GeForce MX230 vs Radeon R8 M535DX

Place in performance ranking	888	611
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.18	1.60
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Meso	N17S-G0
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	20 February 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price	$299	$1221

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce MX230 has 789% better value for money than R8 M535DX.

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	320	256
Core clock speed	780 MHz	1519 MHz
Boost clock speed	891 MHz	1531 MHz
Number of transistors	1,550 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	10 Watt
Texture fill rate	17.82	25.31

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R8 M535DX 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	IGP	PCIe 3.0 x16
Width	IGP	no data
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	System Shared	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	System Shared	4 GB
Memory bus width	System Shared	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	System Shared	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	no data	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

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 (12_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.0	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131
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.

R8 M535DX 1.74

GeForce MX230 4.76
+174%

GeForce MX230 outperforms Radeon R8 M535DX by 174% 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%

R8 M535DX 670

GeForce MX230 1839
+174%

GeForce MX230 outperforms Radeon R8 M535DX by 174% 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

8−9

−188%

23
+188%

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 −169%	35−40 +169%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Battlefield 5	19 −163%	50−55 +163%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14 −150%	35−40 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Far Cry 5	14 −150%	35−40 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	17 −165%	45−50 +165%
Forza Horizon 4	21 −162%	55−60 +162%
Hitman 3	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −160%	65−70 +160%
Metro Exodus	18 −150%	45−50 +150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −169%	35−40 +169%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10 −170%	27−30 +170%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Battlefield 5	13 −169%	35−40 +169%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	13 −169%	35−40 +169%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Far Cry 5	12 −150%	30−33 +150%
Far Cry New Dawn	12 −150%	30−33 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	53 −164%	140−150 +164%
Hitman 3	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −160%	65−70 +160%
Metro Exodus	13 −169%	35−40 +169%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −169%	35−40 +169%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	15 −167%	40−45 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6 −167%	16−18 +167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9 −167%	24−27 +167%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Far Cry 5	7 −157%	18−20 +157%
Forza Horizon 4	12 −150%	30−33 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 −160%	65−70 +160%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −165%	45−50 +165%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9 −167%	24−27 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 −162%	55−60 +162%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−169%

35−40
+169%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Far Cry 5	7−8 −157%	18−20 +157%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 −163%	21−24 +163%
Hitman 3	9−10 −167%	24−27 +167%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−167%

24−27

+167%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Hitman 3	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −167%	8−9 +167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −140%	12−14 +140%
Metro Exodus	6−7 −167%	16−18 +167%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −100%	2−3 +100%