Radeon RX 6400 vs GeForce MX230

Place in performance ranking	611	269
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.61	12.36
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	RDNA 2.0 (2020−2022)
GPU code name	N17S-G0	Navi 24
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	20 February 2019 (5 years ago)	19 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$159
Current price	$1221	$376 (2.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 6400 has 668% better value for money than GeForce MX230.

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 cores	256	768
Core clock speed	1519 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	1531 MHz	2321 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	53 Watt
Texture fill rate	25.31	111.4

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce MX230 and Radeon RX 6400 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 size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x4
Width	no data	1-slot
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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	16 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	128.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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 HDMI 2.1, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.3
CUDA	+	no data

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.

GeForce MX230 4.76

RX 6400 19.54
+311%

Radeon RX 6400 outperforms GeForce MX230 by 311% 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%

GeForce MX230 1838

RX 6400 7550
+311%

Radeon RX 6400 outperforms GeForce MX230 by 311% in Passmark.

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

−309%

90−95
+309%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9
−275%

30−33

+275%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	13 −285%	50−55 +285%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Battlefield 5	19 −295%	75−80 +295%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14 −293%	55−60 +293%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −275%	30−33 +275%
Far Cry 5	14 −293%	55−60 +293%
Far Cry New Dawn	17 −282%	65−70 +282%
Forza Horizon 4	21 −305%	85−90 +305%
Hitman 3	10−12 −309%	45−50 +309%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −300%	80−85 +300%
Metro Exodus	18 −289%	70−75 +289%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −285%	50−55 +285%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −306%	65−70 +306%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −286%	27−30 +286%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10 −300%	40−45 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Battlefield 5	13 −285%	50−55 +285%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −300%	40−45 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −275%	30−33 +275%
Far Cry 5	33 −294%	130−140 +294%
Far Cry New Dawn	12 −275%	45−50 +275%
Forza Horizon 4	16 −306%	65−70 +306%
Hitman 3	10−12 −309%	45−50 +309%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −300%	80−85 +300%
Metro Exodus	13 −285%	50−55 +285%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −285%	50−55 +285%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4 −300%	16−18 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	15 −300%	60−65 +300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −286%	27−30 +286%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6 −300%	24−27 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9 −289%	35−40 +289%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −275%	30−33 +275%
Far Cry 5	7 −286%	27−30 +286%
Forza Horizon 4	12 −275%	45−50 +275%
Horizon Zero Dawn	20−22 −300%	80−85 +300%
Metro Exodus	12 −275%	45−50 +275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9 −289%	35−40 +289%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −286%	27−30 +286%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−285%

50−55
+285%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −289%	35−40 +289%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%
Hitman 3	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −300%	12−14 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −286%	27−30 +286%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −286%	27−30 +286%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −275%	30−33 +275%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −309%	45−50 +309%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5	12−14 −285%	50−55 +285%
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Hitman 3	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −300%	16−18 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −260%	18−20 +260%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −300%	24−27 +300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%