NVIDIA GeForce MX230

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.
Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
GeForce MX200 Series | GeForce MX250  | 384 @ 1.52 - 1.58 GHz | 64 Bit @ 7000 MHz | GeForce MX230 | 256 @ 1.52 - 1.53 GHz | 64 Bit @ 7000 MHz |
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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 | 4096 MB |
Shared Memory | no |
DirectX | DirectX 12_1, Shader 5.0 |
Transistor Count | 1800 Million |
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 | https://www.geforce.com/hardware/noteboo... |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
9.8 pt (10%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 3%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 883%
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Score
min: 786 avg: 851 median: 839.5 (5%) max: 937 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy Graphics
min: 698 avg: 758 median: 748 (4%) max: 837 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Graphics
min: 163728 avg: 178637 median: 183041 (29%) max: 189141 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 35141 avg: 61903 median: 74932 (10%) max: 75636 Points
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 582%
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 8886 avg: 10432 median: 10529.5 (14%) max: 11659 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 -2%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 587%
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 13376 avg: 15921 median: 15796.5 (8%) max: 17999 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB 10%
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 2041 avg: 2300 median: 2298.5 (6%) max: 2531 Points
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 1581%
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 2168 avg: 2479 median: 2467.5 (5%) max: 2755 Points
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 1906%
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 49120 avg: 78716 median: 84971 (11%) max: 95803 Points
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 476%
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 3316 avg: 3590 median: 3621.5 (9%) max: 3720 Points
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 960%
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 3180 avg: 3392 median: 3363.5 (6%) max: 3582 Points
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 0%
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3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +18399 Points (34%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 |
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB119T | i5-8265U | | | 2048MB | 18399 |
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -3%
ATI Radeon HD 5770 -3%
AMD Radeon HD 6790 1%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 156%
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 4095 avg: 5887 median: 6353 (30%) max: 6748 points
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
64.7 fps (29%)
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB119T | i5-8265U | | | 2048MB | 64.7 |
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 163%
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 79.7 avg: 84.3 median: 83.4 (23%) max: 92.46 fps
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 218%
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
176 fps (1%)
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB119T | i5-8265U | | | 2048MB | 176 |
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GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16
60 fps (2%)
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB119T | i5-8265U | | | 2048MB | 60 |
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan Offscreen
91 fps (10%)
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB119T | i5-8265U | | | 2048MB | 91 |
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GFXBench 3.0 - GFXBench 3.0 Manhattan
60 fps (16%)
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB119T | i5-8265U | | | 2048MB | 60 |
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GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Offscreen
45 fps (10%)
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB119T | i5-8265U | | | 2048MB | 45 |
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GFXBench - GFXBench Car Chase Onscreen
38 fps (14%)
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB119T | i5-8265U | | | 2048MB | 38 |
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Room GPU
583 Samples/s (6%)
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB119T | i5-8265U | | | 2048MB | 583 |
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LuxMark v2.0 64Bit - LuxMark v2.0 Sala GPU
1069 Samples/s (4%)
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB119T | i5-8265U | | | 2048MB | 1069 |
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 2521%
ComputeMark v2.1 - ComputeMark v2.1 Result
2018 points (4%)
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB119T | i5-8265U | | | 2048MB | 2018 |
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Power Consumption - Furmark Stress Test Power Consumption - external Monitor *
33.8 Watt (6%)
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB119T | i5-8265U | | | 2048MB | 33.8 |
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Clock Speed - GPU Clock Speed Furmark
1300 MHz (66%)
Asus VivoBook 14 F412FJ-EB119T | i5-8265U | | | 2048MB | 1300 |
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 52%
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
Game Benchmarks
The 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.
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 888%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 1276%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 1522%
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 1982%
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» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
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» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 1610%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 2439%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 2650%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 5168%
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Super (Desktop) 576%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 1837%
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» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 467%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 1446%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 347%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 747%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 854%
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AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT (Desktop) 842%
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
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