Radeon 890M vs R5 M330

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R5 M330 and Radeon 890M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R5 M330
2015
4 GB DDR3, 18 Watt
1.54

890M outperforms R5 M330 by a whopping 1309% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking967251
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.91100.00
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)RDNA 3.5 (2024)
GPU code nameExoStrix Point
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date5 May 2015 (9 years ago)July 2024 (recently)

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 cores3201024
Compute units5no data
Core clock speed955 MHz400 MHz
Boost clock speed1030 MHz2900 MHz
Number of transistors690 million34,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)18 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate20.60185.6
Floating-point processing power0.6592 TFLOPS5.939 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs2064
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount4 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width64 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1000 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/sno data
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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

Supported technologies

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

HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.06.8
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCLNot Listed2.1
Vulkan+1.3
Mantle+-

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.

R5 M330 1.54
Radeon 890M 21.70
+1309%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

R5 M330 595
Radeon 890M 8372
+1307%

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.

R5 M330 1689
Radeon 890M 15657
+827%

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.

R5 M330 922
Radeon 890M 8863
+861%

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.

R5 M330 4897
Radeon 890M 54704
+1017%

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:

Full HD9
−411%
46
+411%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−1233%
80−85
+1233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+21.4%
27−30
−21.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+21.4%
27−30
−21.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1275%
55−60
+1275%
Hitman 3 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−1224%
450−500
+1224%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−1233%
40−45
+1233%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−1250%
27−30
+1250%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
−1275%
110−120
+1275%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1300%
14−16
+1300%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

This is how R5 M330 and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 890M is 411% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the R5 M330 is 150% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R5 M330 is ahead in 22 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (4%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.54 21.70
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 18 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 890M has a 1309.1% higher aggregate performance score, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 890M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 M330 in performance tests.


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