The Nvidia GeForce MX230 is an entry-level dedicated laptop graphics card with DirectX 12 support (FL 12_1) based (most likely) on the Pascal architecture (and not Maxwell as the older MX130). Similar to the faster MX250, the MX230 is based on the GP108 chip.
Features
The GP108 chip is manufactured in a 14 nm FinFET process at Samsung (LPP) 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, wont 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.
Performance
Thanks to the newer Pascal architecture, the MX230 is significantly faster than the old GeForce MX130 (Maxwell based). Demanding games of 2019 run only in lowest resolution and detail settings and may stutter (e.g. Anno 1800 or Rage 2 ran with under 30fps in our benchmarks). Less demanding games like Overwatch, Fifa 19 or Rocket League, however, can be played in higher detail and resolution settings without stuttering (see benchmarks below).
Power Consumption
The MX230 is manufactured in 14nm at Samsung and due to the low shader count and 64 Bit memory bus, the power consumption is rather low. Therefore, the chip can be also used for small and thin laptops. In our power tests, the faster MX250 needed 22% more power (Furmark load) and the old MX130 even 38% more. The integrated UHD Graphics 620 needed on average only 17% less power at a much lower performance.
GeForce MX200 Series
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| Codename | N17S-G0 | ||||||
| Architecture | Pascal | ||||||
| Pipelines | 256 - unified | ||||||
| Core Speed | 1519 - 1531 (Boost) MHz | ||||||
| Memory Speed | 7000 MHz | ||||||
| Memory Bus Width | 64 Bit | ||||||
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | ||||||
| Max. Amount of Memory | 4 GB | ||||||
| Shared Memory | no | ||||||
| API | DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.5 | ||||||
| Transistor Count | 1.8 Billion | ||||||
| technology | 14 nm | ||||||
| Features | Vulcan 1.1, GPU Boost 3.0, Optimus, PhysX, CUDA, GeForce Experience, GameWorks | ||||||
| Notebook Size | medium sized | ||||||
| Date of Announcement | 20.02.2019 | ||||||
| Link to Manufacturer Page | www.geforce.com | ||||||
- Average benchmark valuesThe 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.
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRID 2019 | 46.8 | 19.2 | 12.4 | |||
| Ghost Recon Breakpoint | 28 | 14 | 13 | 9 | ||
| FIFA 20 | 73.1 | 62.4 | 55.6 | 46.4 | ||
| Borderlands 3 | 39.6 | 16 | 10.1 | 7.4 | ||
| Control | 34.8 | 11 | 7.5 | |||
| F1 2019 | 62 | 25 | 20 | 12 | ||
| Total War: Three Kingdoms | 61 | 16 | 8 | 5 | ||
| Rage 2 | 24.5 | 10.2 | 8 | 4.1 | ||
| Anno 1800 | 24.4 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 2.1 | ||
| The Division 2 | 43 | 13 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Dirt Rally 2.0 | 71 | 22.9 | 17.5 | 10.4 | ||
| Anthem | 22.7 | 12.3 | 11.1 | 9.8 | ||
| Far Cry New Dawn | 32 | 15 | 13 | 12 | ||
| Metro Exodus | 25.9 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 4.5 | ||
| Apex Legends | 45.8 | 17.8 | 14.4 | 12.4 | ||
| Just Cause 4 | 30.9 | 17.4 | 12.7 | 10.9 | ||
| Darksiders III | 69.3 | 19.8 | 15.9 | 13.4 | ||
| Battlefield V | 38.3 | 20.2 | 16 | 12 | ||
| Farming Simulator 19 | 122.3 | 48.6 | 23.8 | 17.6 | ||
| Hitman 2 | 29.3 | 13.4 | 10.7 | 9.9 | ||
| Call of Duty Black Ops 4 | 36.8 | 18.9 | 13.8 | 11.7 | ||
| Assassin´s Creed Odyssey | 26 | 13 | 10 | 6 | ||
| Forza Horizon 4 | 46 | 21 | 16 | 12 | ||
| FIFA 19 | 80.5 | 58.6 | 52.6 | 52.2 | ||
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 32 | 10 | 10 | 7 | ||
| F1 2018 | 48 | 23 | 18 | 12 | ||
| Monster Hunter World | 34.1 | 12.9 | 10.9 | 8.3 | ||
| Far Cry 5 | 31 | 15 | 13 | 12 | ||
| World of Tanks enCore | 235 | 54.4 | 17.9 | |||
| X-Plane 11.11 | 48.4 | 36.3 | 32.9 | |||
| Kingdom Come: Deliverance | 31.5 | 13.8 | 11.6 | 7 | ||
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 26 | 11.4 | 7.4 | |||
| Fortnite | 84.7 | 33.2 | 19.5 | 15.6 | ||
| Destiny 2 | 44.9 | 23.9 | 22 | 17.5 | ||
| Middle-earth: Shadow of War | 50 | 18 | 12 | 9 | ||
| Playerunknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) | 58.5 | 23.8 | 21 | 17.3 | ||
| Team Fortress 2 | 96 | 91.4 | 68.8 | 62.9 | ||
| Rocket League | 152.6 | 77.7 | 72.7 | |||
| Prey | 90.9 | 34.7 | 25.3 | 21.3 | ||
| Ghost Recon Wildlands | 35.5 | 15.2 | 13 | 3.5 | ||
| For Honor | 63 | 21 | 18.7 | 15 | ||
| Civilization 6 | 86 | 45.6 | 14.7 | 10.6 | ||
| Overwatch | 96 | 81 | 38 | 20 | ||
| Doom | 56.4 | 45.9 | 19.3 | 15.6 | ||
| Ashes of the Singularity | 18.4 | 10.6 | 9 | |||
| Rainbow Six Siege | 85.9 | 61.9 | 32.2 | 22.5 | ||
| World of Warships | 101.2 | 84.1 | 52.8 | 33.2 | ||
| Dota 2 Reborn | 126.7 | 113 | 58 | 43.2 | ||
| Batman: Arkham Knight | 44 | 38 | 16 | 11 | ||
| The Witcher 3 | 47 | 27 | 15 | 9 | ||
| GTA V | 71.5 | 64.5 | 26.9 | 10.6 | ||
| Sims 4 | 171.9 | 110 | 60.5 | 48.7 | ||
| Thief | 58.7 | 39.4 | 35.6 | 18.3 | ||
| BioShock Infinite | 157 | 82 | 73 | 29 | ||
| Tomb Raider | 150.8 | 74.4 | 55.4 | 26.1 | ||
| Counter-Strike: GO | 178.1 | 127.1 | 90.7 | 64.9 | ||
| Diablo III | 142.6 | 114.2 | 96.1 | 52.6 | ||
| StarCraft 2 | 234.3 | 111.7 | 85.9 | 41.4 | ||
| low | med. | high | ultra | QHD | 4K | < 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps | 9 24 15 10 | 34 10 13 1 | 41 9 7 | 43 7 2 | | |
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