GeForce MX230 vs GTX 1070 SLI Mobile

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile and GeForce MX230, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile
2016
2x 8 GB GDDR5
42.03
+785%

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile outperforms MX230 by a whopping 785% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking94645
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data32.55
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code namePascal GP104 SLIGP108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date16 August 2016 (8 years ago)21 February 2019 (5 years ago)

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 cores4096256
Core clock speed1443 MHz1519 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz1582 MHz
Number of transistors14400 Million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data10 Watt
Texture fill rateno data25.31
Floating-point processing powerno data0.81 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data16

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).

Laptop sizelargemedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone
SLI options+-

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 8 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data48.06 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 dataNo outputs
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus-+
VR Ready+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (12_1)
Shader Modelno data6.4
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan+1.2.131
CUDA++

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.

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile 42.03
+785%
GeForce MX230 4.75

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile 42910
+1176%
GeForce MX230 3364

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile 32969
+1236%
GeForce MX230 2468

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile 152370
+865%
GeForce MX230 15797

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD138
+557%
21
−557%
4K75
+838%
8−9
−838%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+813%
8−9
−813%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+569%
13
−569%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+1320%
5−6
−1320%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+595%
19
−595%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+493%
14
−493%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+813%
8−9
−813%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+529%
14
−529%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+500%
17
−500%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+232%
59
−232%
Hitman 3 85−90
+780%
10−11
−780%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+448%
30−35
−448%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+622%
18
−622%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+631%
12−14
−631%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+561%
23
−561%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+191%
45−50
−191%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+444%
16
−444%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+1320%
5−6
−1320%
Battlefield 5 130−140
+915%
13
−915%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+538%
13
−538%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+813%
8−9
−813%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+633%
12
−633%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+750%
12
−750%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+270%
53
−270%
Hitman 3 85−90
+780%
10−11
−780%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+448%
30−35
−448%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+900%
13
−900%
Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+631%
12−14
−631%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+794%
16−18
−794%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170
+900%
16−18
−900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+191%
45−50
−191%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+1350%
6
−1350%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 70−75
+1320%
5−6
−1320%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+822%
9
−822%
Cyberpunk 2077 70−75
+813%
8−9
−813%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+1157%
7
−1157%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+1533%
12
−1533%
Hitman 3 85−90
+780%
10−11
−780%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+448%
30−35
−448%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 150−160
+794%
16−18
−794%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100
+1011%
9
−1011%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+191%
45−50
−191%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95−100
+631%
12−14
−631%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 80−85
+789%
9−10
−789%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+800%
7−8
−800%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
+820%
5−6
−820%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+1125%
4−5
−1125%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−35
+1600%
2−3
−1600%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+860%
5−6
−860%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+2190%
10−11
−2190%
Hitman 3 50−55
+500%
9−10
−500%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+718%
10−12
−718%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+3750%
2−3
−3750%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−110
+910%
10−11
−910%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+1425%
4−5
−1425%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
+560%
30−33
−560%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 70−75
+689%
9−10
−689%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+1300%
3−4
−1300%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+1067%
3−4
−1067%
Hitman 3 30−35
+3300%
1−2
−3300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+3640%
5−6
−3640%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+5200%
1−2
−5200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 72
+7100%
1−2
−7100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+833%
3−4
−833%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+1200%
2−3
−1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+1250%
2−3
−1250%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16 0−1
Far Cry 5 24−27
+1100%
2−3
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+1350%
4−5
−1350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+850%
6−7
−850%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+2000%
1−2
−2000%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+640%
5−6
−640%

This is how GTX 1070 SLI Mobile and GeForce MX230 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is 557% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is 838% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is 7100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 1070 SLI Mobile surpassed GeForce MX230 in all 68 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 42.03 4.75
Recency 16 August 2016 21 February 2019
Chip lithography 16 nm 14 nm

GTX 1070 SLI Mobile has a 784.8% higher aggregate performance score.

GeForce MX230, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1070 SLI Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX230 in performance tests.


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