GeForce MX230 vs GTX 480

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 480 with GeForce MX230, including specs and performance data.

GTX 480
2010
1536 MB GDDR5, 250 Watt
10.66
+124%

GTX 480 outperforms MX230 by a whopping 124% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking433645
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.65no data
Power efficiency2.9232.56
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGF100GP108
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date26 March 2010 (14 years ago)21 February 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores480256
Core clock speed700 MHz1519 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1582 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt10 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate42.0625.31
Floating-point processing power1.345 TFLOPS0.81 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs6016

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 sizeno datamedium sized
Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1848 MHz (3696 data rate)1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth177.4 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
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.

Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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. 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.

GTX 480 10.66
+124%
GeForce MX230 4.75

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.

GTX 480 4106
+124%
GeForce MX230 1830

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 480 5014
+49.1%
GeForce MX230 3364

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.

GTX 480 3650
+47.9%
GeForce MX230 2468

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.

GTX 480 13135
+97.3%
GeForce MX230 6656

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 HD45−50
+114%
21
−114%

Cost per frame, $

1080p11.09no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+92.3%
13
−92.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+73.7%
19
−73.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+50%
14
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+78.6%
14
−78.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+76.5%
17
−76.5%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+20.3%
59
−20.3%
Hitman 3 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+87.1%
30−35
−87.1%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+88.9%
18
−88.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+131%
12−14
−131%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+52.2%
23
−52.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+56.3%
16
−56.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+154%
13
−154%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+61.5%
13
−61.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+108%
12
−108%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−33
+150%
12
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+34%
53
−34%
Hitman 3 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+87.1%
30−35
−87.1%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+162%
13
−162%
Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+131%
12−14
−131%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+106%
16−18
−106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+64.7%
16−18
−64.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+317%
6
−317%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+220%
5−6
−220%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+133%
9
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+257%
7
−257%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+492%
12
−492%
Hitman 3 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+87.1%
30−35
−87.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+106%
16−18
−106%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+211%
9
−211%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+131%
12−14
−131%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+133%
9−10
−133%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+129%
7−8
−129%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+140%
5−6
−140%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+390%
10−11
−390%
Hitman 3 14−16
+55.6%
9−10
−55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+100%
10−12
−100%
Metro Exodus 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+123%
30−33
−123%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Hitman 3 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+840%
5−6
−840%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+800%
1−2
−800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+225%
4−5
−225%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%

This is how GTX 480 and GeForce MX230 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 480 is 114% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 480 is 840% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 480 surpassed GeForce MX230 in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.66 4.75
Recency 26 March 2010 21 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 10 Watt

GTX 480 has a 124.4% higher aggregate performance score.

GeForce MX230, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 2400% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 480 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX230 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 480 is a desktop card while GeForce MX230 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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