NVIDIA GeForce MX230 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 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.

NVIDIA GeForce MX230

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce MX230

Videocard is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Around 88% higher core clock speed: 1519 MHz vs 810 MHz
Around 14% higher pipelines: 384 vs 336
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 40 nm
15x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 150 Watt
Around 50% higher memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 4000 MHz
Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 32.43 vs 30.402
Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 102.234 vs 62.233
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3705 vs 3667
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3332
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3705 vs 3667
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3332

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 February 2019 vs 17 May 2011
Core clock speed	1519 MHz vs 810 MHz
Pipelines	384 vs 336
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 150 Watt
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz vs 4000 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	32.43 vs 30.402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	102.234 vs 62.233
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3705 vs 3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3332
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3705 vs 3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3332

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

Around 52% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 2774 vs 1830
2x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 434 vs 214
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 8699 vs 6740
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 25.82 vs 21.591
Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 623.187 vs 445.82
Around 27% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 2.201 vs 1.736
Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3754 vs 2680
Around 40% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3754 vs 2680

Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	2774 vs 1830
PassMark - G2D Mark	434 vs 214
Geekbench - OpenCL	8699 vs 6740
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	25.82 vs 21.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	623.187 vs 445.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.201 vs 1.736
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	3754 vs 2680
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	3754 vs 2680

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX230
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1830

2774

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

214

434

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6740

8699

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

21.591

25.82

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

445.82

623.187

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.736

2.201

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

32.43

30.402

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

102.234

62.233

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2680

3754

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3705

3667

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3332

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2680

3754

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3705

3667

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3332

Name	NVIDIA GeForce MX230	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
PassMark - G3D Mark	1830	2774
PassMark - G2D Mark	214	434
Geekbench - OpenCL	6740	8699
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	21.591	25.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	445.82	623.187
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.736	2.201
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	32.43	30.402
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	102.234	62.233
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2680	3754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3705	3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3332
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2680	3754
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3705	3667
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3332
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce MX230	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	Fermi 2.0
Code name	GP108	GF114
Launch date	21 February 2019	17 May 2011
Place in performance rating	981	855
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$199
Price now		$353.59
Value for money (0-100)		10.61
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1582 MHz
Core clock speed	1519 MHz	810 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	384	336
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	150 Watt
Transistor count	1,800 million	1,950 million
Floating-point performance		1,088.6 gflops
Maximum GPU temperature		99 °C
Texture fill rate		45.4 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI, 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
HDCP
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	Two 6-pin
Bus support		16x PCI-E 2.0
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		8.25" (21 cm)
SLI options		2-Way
API support
DirectX	12.0	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.1
Memory
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	4000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		1 GB
Memory bandwidth		128.0 GB / s
Technologies
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
CUDA
SLI