GeForce GTX 560 SE vs GeForce MX330

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 560 SE and GeForce MX330, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 560 SE stacks up against GeForce MX330, check out specs charts below.

GeForce MX330 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce MX330 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce MX330 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE GeForce MX330
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 10 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 560 SE has 1400% more power consumption, than GeForce MX330.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce MX330 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce MX330 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is used in Desktops, and GeForce MX330 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is build with Fermi 2.0 architecture, and GeForce MX330 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX330 is 795 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 560 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce MX330 - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX330 is 3172 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 14−16
ultra / 1080p 5−6 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 21−24 27−30
medium / 1080p 10−12 16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX330 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 41% more, than GeForce GTX 560 SE.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 560 SE GeForce MX330
Architecture Fermi 2.0 Pascal
Code name GF114 N17S-LP / N17S-G3
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 20 February 2012 20 February 2020
Pipelines 288 384
Core clock speed 736 MHz 1531 MHz
Boost Clock 1594 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 35.33 38.26
Floating-point performance 847.9 gflops
Length 210 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 3828 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 91.87 GB/s 48.06 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 2.1 6.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 54 Mh/s
Optimus +
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