Radeon HD 6510G2 vs GeForce GT 230M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 230M and Radeon HD 6510G2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 230M
2009
Up to 1 GB GDDR3, 23 Watt
0.51

HD 6510G2 outperforms GT 230M by a whopping 135% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12701081
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.69no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameGT216no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 June 2009 (16 years ago)14 June 2011 (14 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores48400
Core clock speed500 MHzno data
Number of transistors486 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Wattno data
Texture fill rate8.000no data
Floating-point processing power0.1056 TFLOPSno data
Gigaflops158no data
ROPs8no data
TMUs16no data

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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no 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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amountUp to 1 GBno data
Memory bus width128 Bitno data
Memory clock speedUp to 600 (DDR2), Up to 800 (GDDR3), Up to 1066 (GDDR3) MHzno data
Memory bandwidth16 (DDR2), 25 (DDR3)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 ConnectorsDual Link DVIVGADisplayPortHDMISingle Link DVIno data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIHDAno data

Supported technologies

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

Power management8.0no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_1)11
Shader Model4.1no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/A-
CUDA+-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 0−1 2−3
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Valorant 27−30
−22.2%
30−35
+22.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
−64.7%
27−30
+64.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Dota 2 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 0−1 2−3
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Metro Exodus 0−1 2−3
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Valorant 27−30
−22.2%
30−35
+22.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Dota 2 10−12
−45.5%
16−18
+45.5%
Far Cry 5 0−1 2−3
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Hogwarts Legacy 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Valorant 27−30
−22.2%
30−35
+22.2%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−140%
12−14
+140%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 1−2

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 2−3

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%

4K
Ultra Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 0−1 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 0−1 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Valorant 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Dota 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 6510G2 is 250% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 6510G2 performs better in 27 tests (69%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (31%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.51 1.20
Recency 15 June 2009 14 June 2011

HD 6510G2 has a 135.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 year.

The Radeon HD 6510G2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 230M in performance tests.

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