GeForce MX230 vs GT 710

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Aggregate performance score

GT 710
2014
2 GB DDR3, 19 Watt
1.63

MX230 outperforms GT 710 by a whopping 191% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking908611
Place by popularity49not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.041.61
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK208BN17S-G0
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date27 March 2014 (10 years ago)20 February 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$34.99 no data
Current price$81 (2.3x MSRP)$1221

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce MX230 has 3925% better value for money than GT 710.

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 cores192256
CUDA cores192no data
Core clock speed954 MHz1519 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1531 MHz
Number of transistors915 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)19 Watt10 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature95 °Cno data
Texture fill rate15.2625.31
Floating-point performance366.3 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GT 710 and GeForce MX230 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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x8PCIe 3.0 x16
Length5.7" (14.5 cm)no data
Height2.713" (6.9 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone

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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1.8 GB/s7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth14.4 GB/s48.06 GB/s
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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-DHDMIVGANo outputs
Multi monitor support3 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision+no data
PureVideo+no data
PhysX+no data
Optimusno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA++

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 710 1.63
GeForce MX230 4.75
+191%

MX230 outperforms GT 710 by 191% 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 710 630
GeForce MX230 1838
+192%

MX230 outperforms GT 710 by 192% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GT 710 947
GeForce MX230 2468
+161%

MX230 outperforms GT 710 by 161% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GT 710 7270
GeForce MX230 15797
+117%

MX230 outperforms GT 710 by 117% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GT 710 1924
GeForce MX230 6709
+249%

MX230 outperforms GT 710 by 249% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GT 710 70459
GeForce MX230 183041
+160%

MX230 outperforms GT 710 by 160% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 5%

GT 710 1934
GeForce MX230 7113
+268%

MX230 outperforms GT 710 by 268% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GT 710 1519
GeForce MX230 6604
+335%

MX230 outperforms GT 710 by 335% in GeekBench 5 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 HD7
−214%
22
+214%
1440p5
−180%
14−16
+180%
4K7
−157%
18−21
+157%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1200%
13
+1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−250%
14
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−100%
14
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−1600%
17
+1600%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−250%
21
+250%
Hitman 3 5
−120%
10−12
+120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8
−100%
16−18
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 7−8

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−900%
10
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−150%
10−11
+150%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Far Cry 5 15
−120%
33
+120%
Far Cry New Dawn 3
−300%
12
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−167%
16
+167%
Hitman 3 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
Metro Exodus 5
−160%
13
+160%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3
−33.3%
4
+33.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5
−200%
15
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 7−8

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−500%
6
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−125%
9
+125%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+0%
7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−100%
12
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−53.8%
20−22
+53.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3
−200%
9
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 7−8

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−500%
6−7
+500%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 3−4

1440p
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−75%
7−8
+75%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−120%
10−12
+120%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5
−180%
14−16
+180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 15
+15.4%
12−14
−15.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 2−3
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 2−3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 2−3
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−66.7%
5−6
+66.7%

This is how GT 710 and GeForce MX230 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX230 is 214% faster in 1080p
  • GeForce MX230 is 180% faster in 1440p
  • GeForce MX230 is 157% faster in 4K

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

  • in Far Cry 5, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GT 710 is 15% faster.
  • in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX230 is 1600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 710 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • GeForce MX230 is ahead in 42 tests (95%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.63 4.75
Recency 27 March 2014 20 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 19 Watt 10 Watt

The GeForce MX230 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 710 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 710 is a desktop card while GeForce MX230 is a notebook one.


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