GeForce MX230 vs Quadro 600

Place in performance ranking	963	611
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.12	1.61
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GF108	N17S-G0
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	13 December 2010 (13 years ago)	20 February 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$179	no data
Current price	$118 (0.7x MSRP)	$1221

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce MX230 has 1242% better value for money than Quadro 600.

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	96	256
Core clock speed	640 MHz	1519 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1531 MHz
Number of transistors	585 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	10 Watt
Texture fill rate	10.24	25.31
Floating-point performance	245.76 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro 600 and GeForce MX230 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	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	168 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
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	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	48.06 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

1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort

No outputs

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 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	2.1	+

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.

Quadro 600 1.38

GeForce MX230 4.76
+245%

GeForce MX230 outperforms Quadro 600 by 245% 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%

Quadro 600 534

GeForce MX230 1839
+244%

GeForce MX230 outperforms Quadro 600 by 244% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Quadro 600 2055

GeForce MX230 6683
+225%

GeForce MX230 outperforms Quadro 600 by 225% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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

6−7

−283%

23
+283%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−300%

8−9
+300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −333%	13 +333%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Battlefield 5	5−6 −280%	19 +280%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −250%	14 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −250%	14 +250%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −325%	17 +325%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 −250%	21 +250%
Hitman 3	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −257%	24−27 +257%
Metro Exodus	5−6 −260%	18 +260%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −333%	12−14 +333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −325%	16−18 +325%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3 −400%	10 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Battlefield 5	3−4 −333%	13 +333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 −333%	13 +333%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −300%	12 +300%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −300%	12 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −279%	53 +279%
Hitman 3	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −257%	24−27 +257%
Metro Exodus	3−4 −333%	13 +333%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 −333%	12−14 +333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −325%	16−18 +325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −275%	15 +275%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −500%	6 +500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −350%	9 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −250%	7 +250%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −300%	12 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 −257%	24−27 +257%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −325%	16−18 +325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −350%	9 +350%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 −250%	21−24 +250%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

3−4
−333%

12−14

+333%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Far Cry New Dawn	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	2−3
Far Cry 5	2−3 −250%	7−8 +250%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Hitman 3	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 −267%	10−12 +267%
Metro Exodus	0−1	2−3
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	2−3

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−350%

9−10
+350%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	3−4
Far Cry New Dawn	0−1	3−4
Hitman 3	0−1	1−2
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	1−2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	1−2

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	0−1	3−4
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	2−3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	0−1	2−3
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	0−1	2−3
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −500%	6−7 +500%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	1−2

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

1−2

−400%

5−6
+400%

This is how Quadro 600 and GeForce MX230 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX230 is 283% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.38	4.76
Recency	13 December 2010	20 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	10 Watt