GeForce2 MX vs GeForce GTX 860M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5711590
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.48no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code nameGM107NV11 A2
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date13 January 2014 (11 years ago)28 June 2000 (25 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 cores1152 or 640no data
Core clock speed797 MHz175 MHz
Boost clock speed1085 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million20 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm180 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Wattno data
Texture fill rate43.400.7
Floating-point processing power1.389 TFLOPSno data
ROPs162
TMUs404
L1 Cache320 KBno data
L2 Cache2 MBno data

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)AGP 4x
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeGDDR5SDR
Maximum RAM amount4 GB32 MB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz166 MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s2.656 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x VGA
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
Ansel+no data

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)7.0
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.51.2
OpenCL1.1N/A
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmarks

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



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 860M 3084
+154100%
Samples: 4221
GeForce2 MX 2
Samples: 3

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:

900p91no data
Full HD37no data
4K13no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 35−40 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 no data
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16 no data

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 30−35 no data
Counter-Strike 2 35−40 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 no data
Far Cry 5 24−27 no data
Fortnite 45−50 no data
Forza Horizon 4 30−35 no data
Forza Horizon 5 21−24 no data
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30 no data
Valorant 75−80 no data

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 30−35 no data
Counter-Strike 2 35−40 no data
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 110−120 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 no data
Dota 2 55−60 no data
Far Cry 5 24−27 no data
Fortnite 45−50 no data
Forza Horizon 4 30−35 no data
Forza Horizon 5 21−24 no data
Grand Theft Auto V 26 no data
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16 no data
Metro Exodus 14−16 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20 no data
Valorant 75−80 no data

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 30−35 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 no data
Dota 2 55−60 no data
Far Cry 5 24−27 no data
Forza Horizon 4 30−35 no data
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12 no data
Valorant 75−80 no data

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 45−50 no data

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 14−16 no data
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55−60 no data
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11 no data
Metro Exodus 8−9 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45 no data
Valorant 80−85 no data

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 14−16 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7 no data
Far Cry 5 14−16 no data
Forza Horizon 4 18−20 no data
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11 no data

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 14−16 no data

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 1−2 no data
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20 no data
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4 no data
Metro Exodus 3−4 no data
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7 no data
Valorant 35−40 no data

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 7−8 no data
Counter-Strike 2 1−2 no data
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 no data
Dota 2 27−30 no data
Far Cry 5 7−8 no data
Forza Horizon 4 12−14 no data
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4 no data
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8 no data

4K
Epic

Fortnite 7−8 no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 13 January 2014 28 June 2000
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 32 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 180 nm

GTX 860M has an age advantage of 13 years, a 12700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 860M and GeForce2 MX. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 860M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce2 MX is a desktop one.

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