GeForce MX230 vs Radeon R9 M380

Place in performance ranking	513	611
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.61
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Strato Pro GDDR5	N17S-G0
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	16 June 2015 (9 years ago)	20 February 2019 (5 years ago)
Current price	no data	$1221

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	768	256
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1519 MHz
Boost clock speed	1000 MHz	1531 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	10 Watt
Texture fill rate	48.00	25.31
Floating-point performance	1,536 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M380 and GeForce MX230 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 size	medium sized	medium sized
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1500 MHz	7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	48.06 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	No outputs
Eyefinity	1	no data

Supported technologies

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

AppAcceleration	-	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	+	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
DualGraphics	1	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
Optimus	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.3	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	1.2
Vulkan	no data	1.2.131
Mantle	+	no 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.

R9 M380 7.15
+50.2%

GeForce MX230 4.76

Radeon R9 M380 outperforms GeForce MX230 by 50% 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%

R9 M380 2762
+50.2%

GeForce MX230 1839

Radeon R9 M380 outperforms GeForce MX230 by 50% 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

30−35
+30.4%

−30.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12
+37.5%

8−9

−37.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +15.4%	13 −15.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +10.5%	19 −10.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +7.1%	14 −7.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +14.3%	14 −14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 +17.6%	17 −17.6%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +66.7%	21 −66.7%
Hitman 3	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +32%	24−27 −32%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +5.6%	18 −5.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +53.8%	12−14 −53.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +35.3%	16−18 −35.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +27.3%	21−24 −27.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +50%	10 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Battlefield 5	21−24 +61.5%	13 −61.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +15.4%	13 −15.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +33.3%	12 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	20−22 +66.7%	12 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −51.4%	53 +51.4%
Hitman 3	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +32%	24−27 −32%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +46.2%	13 −46.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +53.8%	12−14 −53.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +35.3%	16−18 −35.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	15 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +27.3%	21−24 −27.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +150%	6 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	9−10 +125%	4−5 −125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +66.7%	9 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +129%	7 −129%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +192%	12 −192%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +32%	24−27 −32%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +35.3%	16−18 −35.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +66.7%	9 −66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 +27.3%	21−24 −27.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

20−22
+53.8%

12−14

−53.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−12 +83.3%	6−7 −83.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +28.6%	7−8 −28.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Hitman 3	10−12 +22.2%	9−10 −22.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +36.4%	10−12 −36.4%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14
+33.3%

9−10

−33.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Far Cry New Dawn	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Hitman 3	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +100%	4−5 −100%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+40%

5−6

−40%

This is how R9 M380 and GeForce MX230 compete in popular games:

R9 M380 is 30% faster in 1080p

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

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R9 M380 is 300% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GeForce MX230 is 51% faster.

All in all, in popular games: