NVIDIA GeForce MX330

The Nvidia GeForce MX330 is a dedicated entry-level mobile graphics card for laptops. It was released in February 2020 and is basically a renamed Geforce MX250 / GeForce MX150 / desktop GeForce GT 1030. It uses the same GP108 chip as the MX250 (GP108-655-A1 e.g.). It offers the same 384 CUDA cores as the MX250 and MX150 and also the clock speeds only increased slightly (+12 MHz Boost = 0.8% for the 25 Watt version). The dedicated GDDR5 graphics memory is connected via a 64 Bit memory bus and clocked at 3500 MHz (7000 MHz effective) leading to maximal bandwidth of 48 GB/s. Again there is a 25 Watt and slower 12 Watt (low power) variant.
In Nvidia drivers drivers the GeForce MX330 appeared with the hardware ID 1D16.
The GP108 chip is manufactured in a 16 nm FinFET process and offers a number of new features, including support for DisplayPort 1.4 (ready), HDMI 2.0b, HDR and improved H.265 video de- and encoding (PlayReady 3.0). 4K HDR with Netflix however won't run due to the minimum 3 GB graphics memory that is required. Compared to the bigger Pascal chips, the small GP108 does not support Simultaneous Multi-Projection (SMP) for VR and G-Sync. A full list of improvements and the new Pascal desktop GPUs is available in our dedicated Pascal architecture article.
The performance of the GeForce MX330 should be identical to the MX150 and MX250 of previous years. See our GeForce MX250 page for gaming benchmarks. Nvidia states on the product page that the MX330 offers 2x of the performance of a Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 in an i7-1065G7 (vs 2.5x of the MX350). Therefore, very demanding games like Red Dead Redemption 2 will not run smoothly, older and less demanding games like Fifa 20 or Farming Simulator 19 however should run fine in medium settings (see below for our benchmark results with different laptops). The low power version (see below) will be clearly slower however.
There is a low power version N17S-LP with a TGP of 12 Watt (up 2 Watt from 10 Watt of the LP MX250) and a "normal" 25 Watt N17S-G3. The performance of both variants should clearly differ. The low power variant offers relatively slow clock rates of 746 - 936 MHz (base - Turbo), where the 25 Watt G3 variant is clocked at 1531 - 1594 (similar to the MX250 and +70% boost clock versus the LP variant).
Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
GeForce MX300 Series | GeForce MX450  | 896 @ 1.4 - 1.58 GHz | 64 Bit @ 10002 MHz | GeForce MX350  | 640 @ 1.35 - 1.47 GHz | 64 Bit @ 7000 MHz | GeForce MX330 | 384 @ 1.53 - 1.59 GHz | 64 Bit @ 7000 MHz |
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Codename | N17S-LP / N17S-G3 |
Architecture | Pascal |
Pipelines | 384 - unified |
Core Speed | 1531 - 1594 (Boost) MHz |
Memory Speed | 7000 MHz |
Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit |
Memory Type | GDDR5 |
Shared Memory | no |
DirectX | DirectX 12_1 |
technology | 16 nm |
Features | Vulkan 1.1, OpenGL 4.6, OpenCL 1.2, GPU Boost 3.0, Multi Monitor, Optimus, GameWorks |
Date of Announcement | 20.02.2020 |
Link to Manufacturer Page | https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/gam... |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
8.5 pt (9%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 1178 avg: 1236 median: 1235.5 (7%) max: 1293 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 1059 avg: 1136 median: 1160 (6%) max: 1190 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 234893 avg: 243721 median: 243721 (38%) max: 252549 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 32370 avg: 49651 median: 49651 (7%) max: 66932 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 12137 avg: 14691 median: 15382 (20%) max: 16555 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 15595 avg: 19968 median: 20729 (10%) max: 23580 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 3308 avg: 3436 median: 3470 (9%) max: 3530 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 3581 avg: 3727 median: 3762 (7%) max: 3838 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 21238 avg: 45268 median: 45267.5 (6%) max: 69297 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 4898 avg: 5080 median: 5121.5 (12%) max: 5180 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 -3%
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 4616 avg: 4787 median: 4834 (8%) max: 4863 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 5%
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Unigine Valley 1.0 - Unigine Valley 1.0 DX
18.1 fps (9%)
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SPECviewperf 12
specvp12 sw-03 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 sw-03
26.5 fps (12%)
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specvp12 snx-02 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 snx-02
3.4 fps (1%)
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specvp12 showcase-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 showcase-01
16.5 fps (7%)
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specvp12 mediacal-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 mediacal-01
10.5 fps (10%)
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specvp12 maya-04 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 maya-04
27.1 fps (12%)
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specvp12 energy-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 energy-01
0.5 fps (2%)
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specvp12 creo-01 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 creo-01
12.2 fps (7%)
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specvp12 catia-04 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 catia-04
17.7 fps (6%)
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specvp12 3dsmax-05 +SPECviewperf 12 - specvp12 3dsmax-05
27.1 fps (8%)
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SPECviewperf 13 specvp13 sw-04 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 sw-04
37.3 fps (17%)
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specvp13 snx-03 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 snx-03
6.1 fps (1%)
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specvp13 showcase-02 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 showcase-02
16.5 fps (7%)
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specvp13 medical-02 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 medical-02
10.9 fps (7%)
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specvp13 maya-05 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 maya-05
47.5 fps (10%)
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specvp13 energy-02 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 energy-02
0.5 fps (1%)
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specvp13 creo-02 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 creo-02
26.4 fps (7%)
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specvp13 catia-05 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 catia-05
25.8 fps (6%)
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specvp13 3dsmax-06 +SPECviewperf 13 - specvp13 3dsmax-06
26.8 fps (8%)
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Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 93.4 avg: 98.2 median: 98.2 (28%) max: 103 fps
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
min: 99.6 avg: 99.6 median: 99.6 (100%) max: 99.62 %
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
735 Samples/s (8%)
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
1047 Samples/s (3%)
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ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
2890 points (6%)
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Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 45 avg: 49.9 median: 49.9 (9%) max: 54.8 Watt
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Power Consumption - The Witcher 3 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 48.3 avg: 73.6 median: 73.6 (12%) max: 98.8 Watt
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Power Consumption - Witcher 3 Power Consumption *
min: 53 avg: 57.6 median: 57.6 (13%) max: 62.2 Watt
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Clock Speed - GPU Clock Witcher 3 ultra
1683 MHz (88%)
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Clock Speed - GPU Clock Speed Furmark
1403 MHz (71%)
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- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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Additional Benchmarks
Minimum Settings 1920x1080
26 [X] MSI Prestige 14Intel Core i7-10510U 1.8GHz
GeForce MX330
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16 fps
19.7 fps [X] MSI Prestige 14Intel Core i7-10510U 1.8GHz
GeForce MX330
min:
14 fps, P0.1:
14.2 fps, P1:
15.2 fps, max:
30.7 fps
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9.2 fps [X] MSI Prestige 14Intel Core i7-10510U 1.8GHz
GeForce MX330
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4.88 fps, P0.1:
5.55 fps, P1:
6.39 fps, max:
15.5 fps
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6.2 fps [X] MSI Prestige 14Intel Core i7-10510U 1.8GHz
GeForce MX330
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2.23 fps, P0.1:
2.83 fps, P1:
3.92 fps, max:
34.9 fps
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5.1 fps [X] MSI Prestige 14Intel Core i7-10510U 1.8GHz
GeForce MX330
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1.875 fps, P0.1:
2.04 fps, P1:
2.69 fps, max:
16 fps
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AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT (Desktop) 539%
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Additional Benchmarks
Low Preset 1920x1080
12 [X] MSI Prestige 14Intel Core i7-10510U 1.8GHz
GeForce MX330
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7.48 fps, P0.1:
8.36 fps, P1:
9.96 fps, max:
18.1 fps
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44.3 fps [X] MSI Prestige 14Intel Core i7-10510U 1.8GHz
GeForce MX330
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24.7 fps, P0.1:
24.8 fps, P1:
29.1 fps, max:
96.1 fps
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15.7 fps [X] MSI Prestige 14Intel Core i7-10510U 1.8GHz
GeForce MX330
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9.07 fps, P0.1:
9.09 fps, P1:
9.46 fps, max:
44.6 fps
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15.4 fps [X] MSI Prestige 14Intel Core i7-10510U 1.8GHz
GeForce MX330
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7.99 fps, P0.1:
8.3 fps, P1:
8.81 fps, max:
43.2 fps
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13.4 fps [X] MSI Prestige 14Intel Core i7-10510U 1.8GHz
GeForce MX330
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6.59 fps, P0.1:
6.62 fps, P1:
7.27 fps, max:
43 fps
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35.3 fps [X] MSI Prestige 14Intel Core i7-10510U 1.8GHz
GeForce MX330
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20.8 fps, P0.1:
22.7 fps, P1:
25.3 fps, max:
86.4 fps
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12.7 fps [X] MSI Prestige 14Intel Core i7-10510U 1.8GHz
GeForce MX330
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10 fps, P0.1:
10.1 fps, P1:
10.4 fps, max:
19.5 fps
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8.1 fps [X] MSI Prestige 14Intel Core i7-10510U 1.8GHz
GeForce MX330
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7.95 fps, P0.1:
7.96 fps, P1:
8.26 fps, max:
13.8 fps
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26.2 fps [X] MSI Prestige 14Intel Core i7-10510U 1.8GHz
GeForce MX330
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13.09 fps, P1:
19.27 fps, max:
64.13 fps
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13.9 fps [X] MSI Prestige 14Intel Core i7-10510U 1.8GHz
GeForce MX330
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9.49 fps, P1:
10.84 fps, max:
17.29 fps