NVIDIA GeForce MX230 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX230 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. 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 660 OEM

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce MX230

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 85% higher core clock speed: 1519 MHz vs 823 MHz
Around 78% higher boost clock speed: 1582 MHz vs 888 MHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
13x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 7% higher memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 5600 MHz
Around 51% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 102.234 vs 67.697
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3705 vs 3665
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3356 vs 3325
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3705 vs 3665
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3356 vs 3325

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 February 2019 vs 22 August 2012
Core clock speed	1519 MHz vs 823 MHz
Boost clock speed	1582 MHz vs 888 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 130 Watt
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz vs 5600 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	102.234 vs 67.697
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3705 vs 3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356 vs 3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3705 vs 3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356 vs 3325

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

3x more pipelines: 1152 vs 384
Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 32.718 vs 21.591
2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1021.371 vs 445.82
Around 81% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.143 vs 1.736
Around 74% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 56.509 vs 32.43
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5983 vs 2680
2.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5983 vs 2680

Specifications (specs)
Pipelines	1152 vs 384
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	32.718 vs 21.591
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1021.371 vs 445.82
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.143 vs 1.736
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	56.509 vs 32.43
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	5983 vs 2680
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	5983 vs 2680

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX230
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

21.591

32.718

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

445.82

1021.371

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

1.736

3.143

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

32.43

56.509

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

102.234

67.697

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2680

5983

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3705

3665

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3325

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2680

5983

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3705

3665

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3356

3325

Name	NVIDIA GeForce MX230	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM
PassMark - G3D Mark	1830
PassMark - G2D Mark	214
Geekbench - OpenCL	6740
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	21.591	32.718
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	445.82	1021.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.736	3.143
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	32.43	56.509
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	102.234	67.697
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2680	5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3705	3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3356	3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2680	5983
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3705	3665
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3356	3325
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce MX230	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 OEM
Essentials
Architecture	Pascal	Kepler
Code name	GP108	GK104
Launch date	21 February 2019	22 August 2012
Place in performance rating	981	811
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1582 MHz	888 MHz
Core clock speed	1519 MHz	823 MHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	384	1152
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt	130 Watt
Transistor count	1,800 million	3,540 million
Floating-point performance		2,046 gflops
Texture fill rate		85.25 GTexel / s
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 6-pin
Length		241 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Memory
Memory bus width	64 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	5600 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount		1536 MB
Memory bandwidth		134.4 GB / s