NVIDIA GeForce MX230
VS
Iris Plus Graphics 940
NVIDIA GeForce MX230
VS
Iris Plus Graphics 940

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and Iris Plus Graphics 940. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

483
Place in performance rating
not rated
Pascal
Architecture
Generation 11.0
GP108
Code name
no data
Laptop
Type
no data
20 February 2019 (2 years ago)
Release date
no data
$1221
Price now
$969
1.59
Value for money
no data
N17S-G0
GPU code name
Ice Lake GT2
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and Iris Plus Graphics 940 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

256
Pipelines
no data
1519 MHz
Core clock speed
400 MHz
1582 MHz
Boost Clock
no data
1,800 million
Transistor count
no data
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
10 nm
10 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
no data
25.31
Texture fill rate
24.00
256
Pipelines / CUDA cores
384
1531 MHz
Boost clock speed
1000 MHz
1,800 million
Number of transistors
no data
10 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
15 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and Iris Plus Graphics 940.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x1
None
Supplementary power connectors
no data
medium sized
Laptop size
no data

Memory

Graphics card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require more and faster memory. The higher these parameters, the more productive the chip. The difference in these characteristics NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and Iris Plus Graphics 940 can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
System Shared
4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
no data
64 Bit
Memory bus width
no data
7000 MHz
Memory clock speed
no data
48.06 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
no data
-
Shared memory
no data

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and Iris Plus Graphics 940, the size and number of monitors.

No outputs
Display Connectors
No outputs

Technologies

The difference between NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and Iris Plus Graphics 940 is the additional functionality.

+
GPU Boost
no data
+
CUDA
no data
+
GeForce Experience
no data
+
Optimus
no data
+
GameWorks
no data

API support

The difference in supported APIs is NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and Iris Plus Graphics 940. Hardware support (API) is not considered in synthetic benchmarks and performance tests.

12 (12_1)
DirectX
12 (12_1)
4.6
OpenGL
4.6
1.2.131
Vulkan
no data
6.4
Shader Model
no data
1.2
OpenCL
no data

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and Iris Plus Graphics 940 graphics cards. The result shows how fast the game will run and whether it can be run on this computer. The different monitor resolutions – from low to 4K – are used for testing. Find out is the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 or Iris Plus Graphics 940 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce MX230
Iris Plus Graphics 940
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce MX230
Iris Plus Graphics 940
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce MX230
Iris Plus Graphics 940
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce MX230
Iris Plus Graphics 940
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce MX230
Iris Plus Graphics 940
Legend
5 Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60 Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
? Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce MX230

10.06% faster in synthetic tests

Advantages of Iris Plus Graphics 940

Cheaper ($969 vs $1221)

Finer manufacturing process technology (10 nm vs 14 nm)

So, NVIDIA GeForce MX230 or Iris Plus Graphics 940?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce MX230 .

NVIDIA GeForce MX230 versus Iris Plus Graphics 940 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score NVIDIA GeForce MX230
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Iris Plus Graphics 940