GeForce GTX 590 vs GeForce MX330

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 590 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 590 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 590 GeForce MX330
Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt 10 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) 2 GB
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 590 has 3550% more power consumption, than GeForce MX330.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce MX330 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 590 has 3070 GB more memory, than GeForce MX330.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is used in Desktops, and GeForce MX330 - in Laptops.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and GeForce MX330 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX330 is 316 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce MX330 - by 16 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX330 is 5293 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 14−16
ultra / 1080p 10−11 8−9
QHD / 1440p 4−5 3−4
low / 720p 35−40 27−30
medium / 1080p 21−24 16−18
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 28% more, than GeForce MX330.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 590 GeForce MX330
Architecture Fermi Pascal
Code name GF110 N17S-LP / N17S-G3
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 24 March 2011 20 February 2020
Pipelines 1024 384
Core clock speed 1215 MHz 1531 MHz
Boost Clock 1594 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 77.7 billion/sec 38.26
Floating-point performance 2x 1,244.2 gflops
Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
Memory bus width 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1707 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 327.7 GB/s 48.06 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA + 6.1
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s
Optimus +
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