GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs GT 230

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 230 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 230
2009
512 MB GDDR3, 75 Watt
0.84

RTX 4060 Ti outperforms GT 230 by a whopping 6965% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking114134
Place by popularitynot in top-10014
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.0183.14
Power efficiency0.7725.42
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG94BAD106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 October 2009 (15 years ago)18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$43.99 $399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4060 Ti has 831300% better value for money than GT 230.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores484352
Core clock speed650 MHz2310 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2535 MHz
Number of transistors505 million22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate15.60344.8
Floating-point processing power0.156 TFLOPS22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs24136
Tensor Coresno data136
Ray Tracing Coresno data34

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data240 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 16-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount512 MB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed900 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth57.6 GB/s288.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.18.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 230 0.84
RTX 4060 Ti 59.35
+6965%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 230 323
RTX 4060 Ti 22865
+6979%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 59.35
Recency 12 October 2009 18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount 512 MB 8 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 160 Watt

GT 230 has 113.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 6965.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1000% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 230 in performance tests.


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