NVIDIA GeForce MX230 vs Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce MX230

• Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
• 5.1x more core clock speed: 1519 MHz vs 300 MHz
• Around 58% higher boost clock speed: 1582 MHz vs 1000 MHz
• 5.3x more pipelines: 384 vs 72
• Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 15 Watt
• Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 32.43 vs 25.346
• Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 102.234 vs 67.077
• 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3705 vs 1668
• 2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3705 vs 1668

Reasons to consider the Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

• Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1988 vs 1834
• Around 68% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 362 vs 216
• Around 37% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8925 vs 6512
• 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 49.145 vs 21.591
• Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 450.087 vs 445.82
• Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.059 vs 1.736
• Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2846 vs 2680
• Around 6% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2846 vs 2680

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX230
GPU 2: Intel Iris Pro Graphics 580

PassMark - G3D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	1834 1988
PassMark - G2D Mark	GPU 1 GPU 2	216 362
Geekbench - OpenCL	GPU 1 GPU 2	6512 8925
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	21.591 49.145
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	445.82 450.087
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	1.736 3.059
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	32.43 25.346
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	GPU 1 GPU 2	102.234 67.077
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	2680 2846
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3705 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3356 3355
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	2680 2846
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3705 1668
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	GPU 1 GPU 2	3356 3355

Compare specifications (specs)