Iris Xe Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake) vs GeForce GT 230M

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking	1180	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	no data
Architecture	GT2xx (2009−2012)	Gen. 11 Ice Lake (2019−2022)
GPU code name	N10P-GE	Alder Lake Xe
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	15 June 2009 (15 years ago)	4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Current price	$57	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	48	64
CUDA cores	48	no data
Core clock speed	500 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	no data	1400 MHz
Number of transistors	486 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	8.000	no data
Floating-point performance	105.6 gflops	no data
Gigaflops	158	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 230M and Iris Xe Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	no data

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	GDDR2, GDDR3	no data
Maximum RAM amount	Up to 1 GB	no data
Memory bus width	128 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	Up to 600 (DDR2), Up to 800 (GDDR3), Up to 1066 (GDDR3) MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	16 (DDR2), 25 (DDR3)	no data
Shared memory	-	+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	Dual Link DVIVGADisplayPortHDMISingle Link DVI	no data
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	HDA	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management	8.0	no data
Quick Sync	no data	+

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_1)	DirectX 12_1
Shader Model	4.1	no data
OpenGL	2.1	no data
OpenCL	1.1	no data
Vulkan	N/A	no data
CUDA	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	15 June 2009	4 January 2022
Chip lithography	40 nm	10 nm

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