NVIDIA GeForce MX230 vs Intel HD Graphics 620

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and Intel HD Graphics 620 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce MX230

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 5.1x more core clock speed: 1519 MHz vs 300 MHz
  • Around 51% higher boost clock speed: 1582 MHz vs 1050 MHz
  • 16x more pipelines: 384 vs 24
  • Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 15 Watt
  • Around 98% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1830 vs 922
  • Around 61% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6740 vs 4178
  • Around 96% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 445.82 vs 227.879
  • Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.736 vs 1.508
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 32.43 vs 15.582
  • 3.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 102.234 vs 30.288
  • Around 91% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2680 vs 1404
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3705 vs 1733
  • Around 91% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2680 vs 1404
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3705 vs 1733
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 February 2019 vs 30 August 2016
Core clock speed 1519 MHz vs 300 MHz
Boost clock speed 1582 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Pipelines 384 vs 24
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1830 vs 922
Geekbench - OpenCL 6740 vs 4178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 445.82 vs 227.879
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.736 vs 1.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 32.43 vs 15.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 102.234 vs 30.288
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2680 vs 1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3705 vs 1733
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2680 vs 1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3705 vs 1733
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3340

Reasons to consider the Intel HD Graphics 620

  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 216 vs 214
  • Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 24.275 vs 21.591
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 216 vs 214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 24.275 vs 21.591

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX230
GPU 2: Intel HD Graphics 620

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1830
922
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
214
216
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6740
4178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21.591
24.275
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
445.82
227.879
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.736
1.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
32.43
15.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
102.234
30.288
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2680
1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3705
1733
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2680
1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3705
1733
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3340
Name NVIDIA GeForce MX230 Intel HD Graphics 620
PassMark - G3D Mark 1830 922
PassMark - G2D Mark 214 216
Geekbench - OpenCL 6740 4178
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.591 24.275
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 445.82 227.879
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.736 1.508
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 32.43 15.582
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 102.234 30.288
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2680 1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3705 1733
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2680 1404
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3705 1733
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 343

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce MX230 Intel HD Graphics 620

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Generation 9.5
Code name GP108 Kaby Lake GT2
Launch date 21 February 2019 30 August 2016
Place in performance rating 981 1334
Type Laptop Laptop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1582 MHz 1050 MHz
Core clock speed 1519 MHz 300 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Pipelines 384 24
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt 15 Watt
Transistor count 1,800 million 189 million
Floating-point performance 403.2 gflops
Texture fill rate 25.2 GTexel / s

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors None

API support

DirectX 12.0 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5

Memory

Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L / LPDDR3 / LPDDR4
Maximum RAM amount 32 GB
Shared memory 1

Technologies

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