Arc A310 vs GeForce MX230

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce MX230 with Arc A310, including specs and performance data.

GeForce MX230
2019
2 GB GDDR5, 10 Watt
4.75

Arc A310 outperforms MX230 by a whopping 200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking638363
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency32.9913.18
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGP108DG2-128
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date21 February 2019 (5 years ago)12 October 2022 (2 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 cores256768
Core clock speed1519 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed1582 MHz2000 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate25.3164.00
Floating-point processing power0.81 TFLOPS3.072 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs1632
Tensor Coresno data96
Ray Tracing Coresno data6

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Widthno data1-slot
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1937 MHz
Memory bandwidth48.06 GB/s124.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

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 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.46.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
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. 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.

GeForce MX230 4.75
Arc A310 14.23
+200%

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.

GeForce MX230 1834
Arc A310 5492
+199%

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.

GeForce MX230 3364
Arc A310 11915
+254%

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.

GeForce MX230 2468
Arc A310 8464
+243%

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.

GeForce MX230 15797
Arc A310 53244
+237%

3DMark Time Spy Graphics

GeForce MX230 748
Arc A310 3269
+337%

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 HD20
−90%
38
+90%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
−208%
40−45
+208%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Battlefield 5 19
−211%
55−60
+211%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
−157%
35−40
+157%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Far Cry 5 14
−200%
40−45
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 17
−182%
45−50
+182%
Forza Horizon 4 59
−91.5%
110−120
+91.5%
Hitman 3 10−11
−250%
35−40
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−184%
85−90
+184%
Metro Exodus 18
−244%
60−65
+244%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−277%
45−50
+277%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 23
−157%
55−60
+157%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−91.1%
85−90
+91.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
−150%
40−45
+150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Battlefield 5 13
−354%
55−60
+354%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 13
−177%
35−40
+177%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Far Cry 5 12
−250%
40−45
+250%
Far Cry New Dawn 12
−300%
45−50
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 53
−113%
110−120
+113%
Hitman 3 10−11
−250%
35−40
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−184%
85−90
+184%
Metro Exodus 13
−377%
60−65
+377%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−277%
45−50
+277%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−282%
65
+282%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−141%
40−45
+141%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−91.1%
85−90
+91.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6
−567%
40−45
+567%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9
−300%
35−40
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−163%
21−24
+163%
Far Cry 5 7
−500%
40−45
+500%
Forza Horizon 4 12
−842%
110−120
+842%
Hitman 3 10−11
−250%
35−40
+250%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−184%
85−90
+184%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
−218%
54
+218%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
−222%
29
+222%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−91.1%
85−90
+91.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−277%
45−50
+277%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−278%
30−35
+278%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−350%
18−20
+350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−400%
20−22
+400%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−150%
5−6
+150%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
−880%
95−100
+880%
Hitman 3 9−10
−133%
21−24
+133%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
−227%
35−40
+227%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−1550%
30−35
+1550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−400%
20−22
+400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−260%
100−110
+260%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
−222%
27−30
+222%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−500%
18−20
+500%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−333%
12−14
+333%
Hitman 3 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−1740%
90−95
+1740%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1700%
18−20
+1700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−400%
10−11
+400%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−500%
24−27
+500%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

This is how GeForce MX230 and Arc A310 compete in popular games:

  • Arc A310 is 90% 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 Arc A310 is 1740% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Arc A310 is ahead in 63 tests (95%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.75 14.23
Recency 21 February 2019 12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 75 Watt

GeForce MX230 has 650% lower power consumption.

Arc A310, on the other hand, has a 199.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A310 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX230 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce MX230 is a notebook card while Arc A310 is a desktop 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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