Radeon 630 vs GeForce MX230

Place in the ranking	647	704
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	32.83	5.42
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GP108	Polaris 23
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	21 February 2019 (5 years ago)	13 May 2019 (5 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	256	512
Core clock speed	1519 MHz	1082 MHz
Boost clock speed	1582 MHz	1218 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.31	38.98
Floating-point processing power	0.81 TFLOPS	1.247 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	16
TMUs	16	32

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
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	112.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

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.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.4	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
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.

GeForce MX230 4.76
+21.1%

Radeon 630 3.93

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 1829
+21%

Radeon 630 1512

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

21
+31.3%

16−18

−31.3%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	13 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +17.6%	16−18 −17.6%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Metro Exodus	15 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +15.4%	12−14 −15.4%
Valorant	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Dota 2	32 +167%	12−14 −167%
Far Cry 5	33 +65%	20−22 −65%
Fortnite	27−30 +21.7%	21−24 −21.7%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +17.6%	16−18 −17.6%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Grand Theft Auto V	19 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Metro Exodus	9 +0%	9−10 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75 +121%	30−35 −121%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +15.4%	12−14 −15.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +23.1%	12−14 −23.1%
Valorant	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
World of Tanks	65 −3.1%	65−70 +3.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10 −10%	10−12 +10%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Dota 2	43 +258%	12−14 −258%
Far Cry 5	18 −11.1%	20−22 +11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +17.6%	16−18 −17.6%
Forza Horizon 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +20.6%	30−35 −20.6%
Valorant	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +18.5%	27−30 −18.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
World of Tanks	30−35 +21.4%	27−30 −21.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Forza Horizon 5	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Valorant	12−14 +18.2%	10−12 −18.2%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +27.3%	10−12 −27.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Fortnite	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Valorant	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

This is how GeForce MX230 and Radeon 630 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX230 is 31% faster in 1080p

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

in Dota 2, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX230 is 258% faster.
in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the Radeon 630 is 11% faster.

All in all, in popular games: