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GeForce MX230 offers fewer shader cores but faster clock rates than the GeForce MX130

GeForce MX230 offers fewer shaders but faster clock rates than the GeForce MX130 (Image source: Nvidia)
GeForce MX230 offers fewer shaders but faster clock rates than the GeForce MX130 (Image source: Nvidia)
Our first benchmarks for the Nvidia MX230 show decent performance upgrades over the MX130 of up to 30 percent in 3DMark benchmarks. Shader count is identical to the MX110, but the newer Pascal architecture still manages to deliver faster performance.

After testing out the new GeForce MX250, now is the time to see what the GeForce MX230 is capable of. When compared to the outgoing Maxwell-based GeForce MX130, the MX230 finally makes to the jump to Pascal for higher performance-per-Watt. We can also observe faster boost clock rates (1531 MHz vs. 1189 MHz) over the previous generation between our two Asus samples as shown by our GPU-Z screenshots below.

3DMark 11 and Cloud Gate benchmarks reveal the MX230 to be about 20 to 30 percent faster than the MX130 in the Asus VivoBook 15. Interestingly, this performance gap closes when running more demanding benchmarks like Fire Strike to imply that the MX230 works best on less demanding titles. It may end up being the go-to GPU for popular multiplayer titles like Rocket League, DOTA 2, or Fortnite as a result.

Overall performance is still much slower than the last generation MX150 by about 20 to 30 percent on average. Even the 10 W MX150 Max-Q in last year's MateBook X Pro is able to outperform the MX230 by up to 22 percent.

The MX230 is identified by the Device ID '1D11' in contrast to the '1D13' MX250. Expect our full review on the Asus VivoBook 14 with GeForce MX230 graphics soon.

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8565U
4905 Points
MSI Prestige PS42 8RB-059
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8550U
4686 Points
Acer Aspire 5 A515-52G-53PU
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i5-8265U
4558 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (2796 - 4905, n=47)
4191 Points
Lenovo IdeaPad 530s-14IKB
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8550U
3833 Points
Huawei MateBook X Pro, i7
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8550U
3450 Points
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB119T
NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U
3328 Points
Acer TravelMate 2410-G2-MG-82E6
NVIDIA GeForce MX130, Intel Core i7-8550U
2791 Points
Asus VivoBook 15 X542UF-DM143T
NVIDIA GeForce MX130, Intel Core i5-8250U
2734 Points
3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8565U
21755 Points
MSI Prestige PS42 8RB-059
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8550U
21586 Points
Acer Aspire 5 A515-52G-53PU
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i5-8265U
21120 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (16227 - 22183, n=43)
19512 Points
Lenovo IdeaPad 530s-14IKB
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8550U
18946 Points
Huawei MateBook X Pro, i7
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8550U
17345 Points
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB119T
NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U
15790 Points
Acer TravelMate 2410-G2-MG-82E6
NVIDIA GeForce MX130, Intel Core i7-8550U
13857 Points
Asus VivoBook 15 X542UF-DM143T
NVIDIA GeForce MX130, Intel Core i5-8250U
12166 Points
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8565U
3726 Points
MSI Prestige PS42 8RB-059
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8550U
3712 Points
Acer Aspire 5 A515-52G-53PU
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i5-8265U
3613 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (2323 - 3739, n=44)
3310 Points
Huawei MateBook X Pro, i7
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8550U
2793 Points
Acer TravelMate 2410-G2-MG-82E6
NVIDIA GeForce MX130, Intel Core i7-8550U
2345 Points
Lenovo IdeaPad 530s-14IKB
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8550U
2323 Points
Asus VivoBook 15 X542UF-DM143T
NVIDIA GeForce MX130, Intel Core i5-8250U
2291 Points
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB119T
NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U
2287 Points
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8565U
1147 Points
Acer Aspire 5 A515-52G-53PU
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i5-8265U
1057 Points
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (830 - 1147, n=16)
995 Points
Lenovo IdeaPad 530s-14IKB
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8550U
905 Points
Asus VivoBook 15 X542UF-DM143T
NVIDIA GeForce MX130, Intel Core i5-8250U
623 Points
Cinebench R15 - OpenGL 64Bit
Huawei MateBook X Pro, i7
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8550U
95.1 fps
Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8565U
94 fps
MSI Prestige PS42 8RB-059
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8550U
93.7 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  (59.7 - 111.1, n=42)
92.8 fps
Acer Aspire 5 A515-52G-53PU
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i5-8265U
92.6 fps
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB119T
NVIDIA GeForce MX230, Intel Core i5-8265U
79.7 fps
Acer TravelMate 2410-G2-MG-82E6
NVIDIA GeForce MX130, Intel Core i7-8550U
79.5 fps
Asus VivoBook 15 X542UF-DM143T
NVIDIA GeForce MX130, Intel Core i5-8250U
66 fps
Lenovo IdeaPad 530s-14IKB
NVIDIA GeForce MX150, Intel Core i7-8550U
59.7 fps
GeForce MX230 in the Asus VivoBook 14
GeForce MX230 in the Asus VivoBook 14
GeForce MX130 in the Asus VivoBook 15 for comparison
GeForce MX130 in the Asus VivoBook 15 for comparison

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> Expert Reviews and News on Laptops, Smartphones and Tech Innovations > News > News Archive > Newsarchive 2019 04 > GeForce MX230 offers fewer shader cores but faster clock rates than the GeForce MX130
Allen Ngo, 2019-04- 3 (Update: 2019-04- 3)