Intel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) vs NVIDIA GeForce MX230

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Combined performance score

GeForce MX230
4.75
+108%

GeForce MX230 outperforms UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) by 108% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking606810
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.64no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Gen. 12 (2021)
GPU code nameN17S-G0Tiger Lake Xe
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date20 February 2019 (5 years old)30 March 2021 (2 years old)
Current price$1221 no data
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores25616
Core clock speed1519 MHz350 MHz
Boost clock speed1531 MHz1450 MHz
Number of transistors1,800 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology14 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Wattno data
Texture fill rate25.31no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce MX230 and UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount4 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed7000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth48.06 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Video outputs and ports

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 data

Technologies

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

Optimus+no data
Quick Syncno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12_1
Shader Model6.4no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.2.131no data
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 4.75
+108%
UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 2.28

GeForce MX230 outperforms UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) by 108% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GeForce MX230 3364
+103%
UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 1654

GeForce MX230 outperforms UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) by 103% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GeForce MX230 2468
+105%
UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 1203

GeForce MX230 outperforms UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) by 105% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GeForce MX230 15797
+97.9%
UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 7982

GeForce MX230 outperforms UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) by 98% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

GeForce MX230 183041
+183%
UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) 64701

GeForce MX230 outperforms UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) by 183% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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 HD21
+90.9%
11
−90.9%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 13
+550%
2−3
−550%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 20
+100%
10
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 15
+87.5%
8
−87.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 15
+114%
7
−114%
Forza Horizon 4 21
+320%
5−6
−320%
Hitman 3 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+28.6%
7
−28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10
+42.9%
7
−42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+0%
6
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10
+400%
2−3
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 16
+300%
4−5
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 13
+85.7%
7
−85.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
+85.7%
7
−85.7%
Forza Horizon 4 16
+220%
5−6
−220%
Hitman 3 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Metro Exodus 4
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+66.7%
9
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7 0−1

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6
+200%
2−3
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 12
+200%
4−5
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Far Cry 5 12
+500%
2−3
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 12
+100%
6
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 12
+140%
5−6
−140%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9
+80%
5
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Hitman 3 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

This is how GeForce MX230 and UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • GeForce MX230 is 90.9% faster than UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H)

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX230 is 550% faster than the UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H).

All in all, in popular games:

  • GeForce MX230 is ahead in 48 tests (96%)
  • there's a draw in 2 tests (4%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 4.75 2.28
Recency 20 February 2019 30 March 2021
Chip lithography 14 nm 10 nm

The GeForce MX230 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) in performance tests.


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

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