Radeon Graphics 128SP vs GeForce MX230
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 730 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 33.64 | no data |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | RDNA 2 (2021−2025) |
| GPU code name | GP108 | Raphael |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 21 February 2019 (7 years ago) | 27 September 2022 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 256 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 1519 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1582 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,800 million | 3.4 billion |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 25.31 | 17.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.81 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 4 |
| TMUs | 16 | 8 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 2 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 32 KB |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | 32 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 48.06 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Motherboard Dependent |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 February 2019 | 27 September 2022 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 15 Watt |
GeForce MX230 has 33% lower power consumption.
Graphics 128SP, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 64% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce MX230 and Radeon Graphics 128SP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce MX230 is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Graphics 128SP is a desktop one.
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