NVIDIA GeForce MX230 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 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).

NVIDIA GeForce MX230

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce MX230

Videocard is newer: launch date 10 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 22% higher core clock speed: 1519 MHz vs 1242 MHz
2x more pipelines: 384 vs 192
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 65 nm
18.2x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 182 Watt
6x more memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 999 MHz
Around 51% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1830 vs 1208
4x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 214 vs 53
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 21.591 vs 8.664
Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 32.43 vs 24.906
3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 102.234 vs 29.525

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 February 2019 vs 16 June 2008
Core clock speed	1519 MHz vs 1242 MHz
Pipelines	384 vs 192
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 182 Watt
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz vs 999 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1830 vs 1208
PassMark - G2D Mark	214 vs 53
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	21.591 vs 8.664
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	32.43 vs 24.906
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	102.234 vs 29.525
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3342
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3342

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

2.9x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 19512 vs 6740
Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 477.327 vs 445.82

Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	19512 vs 6740
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	477.327 vs 445.82

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX230
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1830

1208

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

214

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6740

19512

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

21.591

8.664

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

445.82

477.327

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

32.43

24.906

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

102.234

29.525

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3342

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3342

Name	NVIDIA GeForce MX230	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
PassMark - G3D Mark	1830	1208
PassMark - G2D Mark	214	53
Geekbench - OpenCL	6740	19512
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	21.591	8.664
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	445.82	477.327
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	32.43	24.906
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	102.234	29.525
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2680
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3705
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3342
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2680
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3705
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3342

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce MX230	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	Tesla 2.0
Code name	GP108	GT200
Launch date	21 February 2019	16 June 2008
Place in performance rating	981	1396
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$449
Price now		$95.38
Value for money (0-100)		13.70
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1582 MHz
Core clock speed	1519 MHz	1242 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	384	192
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	182 Watt
Transistor count	1,800 million	1,400 million
CUDA cores		192
Floating-point performance		476.9 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Texture fill rate		36.9 billion / sec
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, Dual Link DVIHDTV
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	2x 6-pin
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options		2-way3-way
API support
DirectX	12.0	10.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
Memory
Memory bus width	64 Bit	448 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	999 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount		896 MB
Memory bandwidth		111.9 GB / s
Technologies
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI