UHD Graphics 615 vs GeForce GT 230M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GT 230M and UHD Graphics 615, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
UHD Graphics 615 outperforms GT 230M by a whopping 256% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1235 | 916 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.65 | 9.02 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Generation 9.5 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GT216 | Amber Lake GT2 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 June 2009 (15 years ago) | 7 November 2018 (6 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 | 192 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 486 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 8.000 | 21.60 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1056 TFLOPS | 0.3456 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 158 | no data |
| ROPs | 8 | 3 |
| TMUs | 16 | 24 |
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 | Ring Bus |
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 | Portable Device Dependent |
| 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 |
| Quick Sync | no data | + |
API and SDK 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 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
- Other tests
- Passmark
- 3DMark Vantage Performance
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
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 | 2−3
−400%
| 10
+400%
|
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset - Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−37.5%
|
10−12
+37.5%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−35.7%
|
35−40
+35.7%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 16−18
−124%
|
35−40
+124%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
−18.2%
|
13
+18.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−37.5%
|
10−12
+37.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−35.7%
|
35−40
+35.7%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
−150%
|
10−11
+150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−37.5%
|
10−12
+37.5%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−60%
|
8−9
+60%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
−35.7%
|
35−40
+35.7%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 2−3
−550%
|
12−14
+550%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−240%
|
16−18
+240%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−100%
|
6−7
+100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
−100%
|
2−3
+100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Fortnite | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 3−4
−200%
|
9−10
+200%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 8
+0%
|
8
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
+0%
|
8−9
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
This is how GT 230M and UHD Graphics 615 compete in popular games:
- UHD Graphics 615 is 400% faster in 1080p
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the UHD Graphics 615 is 550% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- UHD Graphics 615 is ahead in 32 tests (62%)
- there's a draw in 20 tests (38%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.48 | 1.71 |
| Recency | 15 June 2009 | 7 November 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 23 Watt | 15 Watt |
UHD Graphics 615 has a 256.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 53.3% lower power consumption.
The UHD Graphics 615 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 230M in performance tests.
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