Radeon Vega 7 vs GeForce GT 230M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 230M and Radeon Vega 7, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Vega 7 outperforms GT 230M by a whopping 1236% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1216 | 534 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 12 |
| Power efficiency | 1.67 | 11.43 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | GCN 5.1 (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | GT216 | Cezanne |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 June 2009 (15 years ago) | 13 April 2021 (3 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 cores | 48 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | 9,800 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 8.000 | 53.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1056 TFLOPS | 1.702 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 158 | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 8 |
| TMUs | 16 | 28 |
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 |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 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 | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | Up to 1 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 600 (DDR2), Up to 800 (GDDR3), Up to 1066 (GDDR3) MHz | System Shared |
| 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 outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
| 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 |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_1) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 1−2
−2200%
| 23
+2200%
|
| 1440p | 1−2
−2400%
| 25
+2400%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−1400%
| 15
+1400%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−383%
|
29
+383%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−440%
|
27
+440%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−300%
|
28
+300%
|
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 40−45 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−300%
|
24
+300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−475%
|
46
+475%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
−320%
|
21−24
+320%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−360%
|
21−24
+360%
|
| World of Tanks | 16−18
−241%
|
58
+241%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6−7
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 7−8
−371%
|
30−35
+371%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−250%
|
21
+250%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−650%
|
60−65
+650%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
| World of Tanks | 1−2
−5300%
|
50−55
+5300%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−1233%
|
40−45
+1233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 4−5
−300%
|
16−18
+300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 4−5
−1150%
|
50−55
+1150%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−280%
|
18−20
+280%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−20%
|
18−20
+20%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−1233%
|
200−210
+1233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
−2100%
|
21−24
+2100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−20%
|
18−20
+20%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 0−1 | 6−7 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−1100%
|
24−27
+1100%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−1233%
|
200−210
+1233%
|
| Valorant | 1−2
−600%
|
7−8
+600%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Elden Ring | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21
+0%
|
21
+0%
|
| Valorant | 29
+0%
|
29
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 17
+0%
|
17
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 16
+0%
|
16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 15
+0%
|
15
+0%
|
| Valorant | 14
+0%
|
14
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Valorant | 25
+0%
|
25
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Elden Ring | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 9−10
+0%
|
9−10
+0%
|
This is how GT 230M and Vega 7 compete in popular games:
- Vega 7 is 2200% faster in 1080p
- Vega 7 is 2400% faster in 1440p
- Vega 7 is 1400% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in World of Tanks, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Vega 7 is 5300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Vega 7 is ahead in 22 tests (46%)
- there's a draw in 26 tests (54%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.56 | 7.48 |
| Recency | 15 June 2009 | 13 April 2021 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 45 Watt |
GT 230M has 95.7% lower power consumption.
Vega 7, on the other hand, has a 1235.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, and a 471.4% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon Vega 7 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 230M in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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