GeForce MX330 vs Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 with GeForce MX330, including specs and performance data.

HD 6450 GDDR5
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 27 Watt
0.96

MX330 outperforms HD 6450 GDDR5 by a whopping 555% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1118577
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.4443.12
ArchitectureTerascale 2 (2009−2015)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameCaicosGP108
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date18 April 2011 (13 years ago)10 February 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores160384
Core clock speed750 MHz1531 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1594 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rateno data38.26
Floating-point processing powerno data1.224 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data24

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data48.06 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131
CUDA-6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 6450 GDDR5 0.96
GeForce MX330 6.29
+555%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD 6450 GDDR5 623
GeForce MX330 4834
+676%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD 6450 GDDR5 464
GeForce MX330 3762
+711%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

HD 6450 GDDR5 4257
GeForce MX330 20729
+387%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p7
−543%
45−50
+543%
Full HD15
−46.7%
22
+46.7%
1200p5
−500%
30−35
+500%
4K3−4
−700%
24
+700%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−280%
19
+280%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−175%
11
+175%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−2000%
21
+2000%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1250%
27
+1250%
Hitman 3 5−6
−220%
16
+220%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−808%
118
+808%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−2500%
26
+2500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−150%
80
+150%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−340%
22
+340%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−150%
10
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1700%
18
+1700%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−850%
19
+850%
Hitman 3 5−6
−200%
15
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−715%
106
+715%
Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−1900%
20
+1900%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−100%
20−22
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−134%
75
+134%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−40%
7
+40%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1100%
12
+1100%
Hitman 3 5−6
−160%
13
+160%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−23.1%
16
+23.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−214%
21−24
+214%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−20%
12
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−59.4%
50−55
+59.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 1−2
−800%
9
+800%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−1100%
12−14
+1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Hitman 3 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 5−6
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−900%
40−45
+900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 4−5

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 3−4
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 3−4
Far Cry 5 0−1 3−4

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9
+0%
9
+0%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 27
+0%
27
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
+0%
8
+0%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 21
+0%
21
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 16
+0%
16
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

This is how HD 6450 GDDR5 and GeForce MX330 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX330 is 543% faster in 900p
  • GeForce MX330 is 47% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX330 is 500% faster in 1200p
  • GeForce MX330 is 700% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Red Dead Redemption 2, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX330 is 2500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX330 is ahead in 42 tests (64%)
  • there's a draw in 24 tests (36%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.96 6.29
Recency 18 April 2011 10 February 2020
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 10 Watt

GeForce MX330 has a 555.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 170% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX330 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5 is a desktop card while GeForce MX330 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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AMD Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
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