NVIDIA GeForce MX230 vs Intel UHD Graphics 630

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and Intel UHD Graphics 630 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 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 4.3x more core clock speed: 1519 MHz vs 350 MHz
  • Around 32% higher boost clock speed: 1582 MHz vs 1200 MHz
  • 16x more pipelines: 384 vs 24
  • Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 15 Watt
  • Around 48% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1830 vs 1237
  • Around 45% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 6740 vs 4657
  • Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 445.82 vs 354.254
  • Around 60% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 32.43 vs 20.323
  • 3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 102.234 vs 29.327
  • Around 43% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 2680 vs 1870
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3705 vs 1596
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3309
  • Around 43% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 2680 vs 1870
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3705 vs 1596
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3309
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 21 February 2019 vs 1 September 2017
Core clock speed 1519 MHz vs 350 MHz
Boost clock speed 1582 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Pipelines 384 vs 24
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 15 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 1830 vs 1237
Geekbench - OpenCL 6740 vs 4657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 445.82 vs 354.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 32.43 vs 20.323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 102.234 vs 29.327
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2680 vs 1870
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3705 vs 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 vs 3309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2680 vs 1870
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3705 vs 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 vs 3309

Reasons to consider the Intel UHD Graphics 630

  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 299 vs 214
  • Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 27.517 vs 21.591
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 1.807 vs 1.736
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 299 vs 214
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 27.517 vs 21.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.807 vs 1.736

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX230
GPU 2: Intel UHD Graphics 630

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1830
1237
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
214
299
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6740
4657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
21.591
27.517
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
445.82
354.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1.736
1.807
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
32.43
20.323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
102.234
29.327
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2680
1870
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3705
1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2680
1870
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3705
1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3356
3309
Name NVIDIA GeForce MX230 Intel UHD Graphics 630
PassMark - G3D Mark 1830 1237
PassMark - G2D Mark 214 299
Geekbench - OpenCL 6740 4657
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 21.591 27.517
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 445.82 354.254
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.736 1.807
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 32.43 20.323
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 102.234 29.327
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2680 1870
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3705 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3356 3309
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2680 1870
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3705 1596
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3356 3309
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 68

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce MX230 Intel UHD Graphics 630

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Generation 9.5
Code name GP108 Coffee Lake GT2
Launch date 21 February 2019 1 September 2017
Place in performance rating 981 1234
Type Laptop Desktop

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1582 MHz 1200 MHz
Core clock speed 1519 MHz 350 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 460.8 gflops
Texture fill rate 28.8 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 4.6

Memory

Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 / 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz
Memory type GDDR5
Shared memory 1

Technologies

Quick Sync