NVIDIA GeForce MX330 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX330 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: Geekbench - OpenCL, PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce MX330

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce MX330

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 56% higher core clock speed: 1531 MHz vs 980 MHz
Around 54% higher boost clock speed: 1594 MHz vs 1033 MHz
488x more texture fill rate: 38.26 GTexel/s vs 78.4 billion / sec
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
14x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 140 Watt
250.3x more memory clock speed: 1502 MHz (6008 MHz effective) vs 6.0 GB/s
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3808 vs 3581
Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3808 vs 3581

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	10 Feb 2020 vs 6 September 2012
Core clock speed	1531 MHz vs 980 MHz
Boost clock speed	1594 MHz vs 1033 MHz
Texture fill rate	38.26 GTexel/s vs 78.4 billion / sec
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 140 Watt
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz (6008 MHz effective) vs 6.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3808 vs 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3808 vs 3581

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

2.5x more pipelines: 960 vs 384
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11267 vs 10876
2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 478 vs 230
Around 63% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3998 vs 2454
Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3690 vs 2784
Around 33% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3690 vs 2784

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	960 vs 384
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	11267 vs 10876
PassMark - G2D Mark	478 vs 230
PassMark - G3D Mark	3998 vs 2454
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3365 vs 3352
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3365 vs 3352
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3690 vs 2784
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3690 vs 2784

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX330
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

10876

11267

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

230

478

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

2454

3998

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3352

3365

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3352

3365

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2784

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2784

3690

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3808

3581

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3808

3581

Name	NVIDIA GeForce MX330	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Geekbench - OpenCL	10876	11267
PassMark - G2D Mark	230	478
PassMark - G3D Mark	2454	3998
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3352	3365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3352	3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2784	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2784	3690
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3808	3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3808	3581
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		62.69
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		1307

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce MX330	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	Kepler
Code name	GP108	GK106
Launch date	10 Feb 2020	6 September 2012
Place in performance rating	765	772
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$229
Price now		$349.99
Value for money (0-100)		14.35
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1594 MHz	1033 MHz
Core clock speed	1531 MHz	980 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Peak Double Precision (FP64) Performance	38.26 GFLOPS (1:32)
Peak Half Precision (FP16) Performance	19.13 GFLOPS (1:64)
Peak Single Precision (FP32) Performance	1,224 GFLOPS
Pipelines	384	960
Pixel fill rate	25.50 GPixel/s
Texture fill rate	38.26 GTexel/s	78.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	140 Watt
Transistor count	1800 million	2,540 million
CUDA cores		960
Floating-point performance		1,981 gflops
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI..., 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	One 6-pin
Width	IGP
Bus support		PCI Express 3.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		9.5" (24.1 cm)
API support
DirectX	12.1	12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL	1.2
OpenGL	4.6	4.3
Shader Model	6.4
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	144.2 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 bit	192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz (6008 MHz effective)	6.0 GB/s
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
SLI
TXAA