NVIDIA GeForce MX230
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
NVIDIA GeForce MX230
VS
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030

General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of video cards NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030. Pay attention to the position in the performance rating to choose the best one.

483
Place in performance rating
413
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Value for money (0-100)
32.73
Pascal
Architecture
Pascal
GP108
Code name
GP108
Laptop
Type
Desktop
20 February 2019 (2 years ago)
Release date
17 May 2017 (4 years ago)
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Launch price (MSRP)
$79
$1221
Price now
$167 (2.1x MSRP)
1.59
Value for money
13.90
N17S-G0
GPU code name
N17P-G1
Laptop
Market segment
Desktop

Technical specs

Choose the best graphics card between NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 based on manufacturing process, power consumption, and base frequency and overclocking potential of the GPU.

256
Pipelines
384
1519 MHz
Core clock speed
1228 MHz
1582 MHz
Boost Clock
1468 MHz
1,800 million
Transistor count
1,800 million
14 nm
Manufacturing process technology
14 nm
10 Watt
Power consumption (TDP)
30 Watt
25.31
Texture fill rate
35.23
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Floating-point performance
1,127 gflops
256
Pipelines / CUDA cores
384
1531 MHz
Boost clock speed
1670 MHz
1,800 million
Number of transistors
1,800 million
10 Watt
Thermal design power (TDP)
30 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating when comparing the NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030.

PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
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Length
145 mm
None
Supplementary power connectors
None
medium sized
Laptop size
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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 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 can be seen in this section.

GDDR5
Memory type
GDDR5
4 GB
Maximum RAM amount
2 GB
64 Bit
Memory bus width
64 Bit
7000 MHz
Memory clock speed
6000 MHz
48.06 GB/s
Memory bandwidth
48.06 GB/s
-
Shared memory
-

Video outputs and ports

The difference between the interfaces and ports of video cards NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030, the size and number of monitors.

No outputs
Display Connectors
1x DVI, 1x HDMI
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G-SYNC support
+
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HDMI
+

Technologies

The difference between NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 is the additional functionality.

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VR Ready
+
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Multi Monitor
+
+
GPU Boost
no data
+
CUDA
6.1
+
GeForce Experience
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Multi-Projection
+
+
Optimus
no data
+
GameWorks
no data

API support

The difference in supported APIs is NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030. 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
1.2.131
6.4
Shader Model
6.4
1.2
OpenCL
1.2

Gaming performance

Select form the list the required name to identify gaming performance for NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 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 NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 good for gaming.


low
1280x720
med.
1920x1080
high
1920x1080
ultra
1920x1080
QHD
2560x1440
4K
3840x2160
Horizon Zero Dawn (2020) NVIDIA GeForce MX230
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 31 15 13 10
Death Stranding (2020) NVIDIA GeForce MX230
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 18.5 11.8 9.5
F1 2020 (2020) NVIDIA GeForce MX230
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 92.7 41.6 30.7 18.6 13.7 4.82
Gears Tactics (2020) NVIDIA GeForce MX230
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 105.9 35.7 24.2 15.4 8.9
Doom Eternal (2020) NVIDIA GeForce MX230
NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 38.4 17.6 14.9 14.2
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

Less power consumption (10 Watt vs 30 Watt)

More maximum RAM amount (4 GB vs 2 GB)

Advantages of NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030

3% faster in synthetic tests

Cheaper ($167 (2.1x MSRP) vs $1221)

More pipelines (384 vs 256)

G-SYNC support

VR Ready

Multi Monitor

So, NVIDIA GeForce MX230 or NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030?

Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, we recommend NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 .

NVIDIA GeForce MX230 versus NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 performance benchmarks comparison

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score NVIDIA GeForce MX230
2.5 Out of 2 CpusData Score NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030