Tesla M6 vs GeForce GT 230M

Place in performance ranking	1179	310
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.09	8.83
Architecture	GT2xx (2009−2012)	Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)
GPU code name	N10P-GE	GM204
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	15 June 2009 (15 years ago)	30 August 2015 (8 years ago)
Current price	$57	$350

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla M6 has 9711% better value for money than GT 230M.

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	1536
CUDA cores	48	no data
Core clock speed	500 MHz	930 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1180 MHz
Number of transistors	486 million	5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	8.000	113.3
Floating-point performance	105.6 gflops	3,625 gflops
Gigaflops	158	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 230M and Tesla M6 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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	PCIe 3.0 x16
Width	no data	MXM Module
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	GDDR2, GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	Up to 1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 600 (DDR2), Up to 800 (GDDR3), Up to 1066 (GDDR3) MHz	5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 (DDR2), 25 (DDR3)	160.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	+	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

API compatibility

List of supported graphics 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	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
CUDA	+	5.2

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 230M 0.55

Tesla M6 16.27
+2858%

Tesla M6 outperforms GeForce GT 230M by 2858% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GT 230M 212

Tesla M6 6284
+2864%

Tesla M6 outperforms GeForce GT 230M by 2864% in Passmark.

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

3−4

−2733%

85−90
+2733%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Hitman 3	2−3 −2650%	55−60 +2650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −2817%	350−400 +2817%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −2757%	200−210 +2757%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −2789%	260−270 +2789%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Hitman 3	2−3 −2650%	55−60 +2650%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −2817%	350−400 +2817%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −2757%	200−210 +2757%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −2789%	260−270 +2789%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −2817%	350−400 +2817%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −2757%	200−210 +2757%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%
Watch Dogs: Legion	9−10 −2789%	260−270 +2789%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −2650%	110−120 +2650%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Far Cry 5	1−2 −2600%	27−30 +2600%
Hitman 3	6−7 −2733%	170−180 +2733%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −2733%	85−90 +2733%