GeForce MX230 vs GTX 660 OEM

Place in the ranking	738	646
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.78	32.77
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	GK104	GP108
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	22 August 2012 (12 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 cores	1152	256
Core clock speed	823 MHz	1519 MHz
Boost clock speed	888 MHz	1582 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	10 Watt
Texture fill rate	85.25	25.31
Floating-point processing power	2.046 TFLOPS	0.81 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	16
TMUs	96	16

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 size	no data	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1400 MHz	1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth	179.2 GB/s	48.06 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	3.0	+

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 HD

14−16

−50%

21
+50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Elden Ring	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	13 +0%	13 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Metro Exodus	15 +0%	15 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14 +0%	14 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	32 +0%	32 +0%
Elden Ring	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Far Cry 5	33 +0%	33 +0%
Fortnite	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	19 +0%	19 +0%
Metro Exodus	9 +0%	9 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	75 +0%	75 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Valorant	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
World of Tanks	65 +0%	65 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	10 +0%	10 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Dota 2	43 +0%	43 +0%
Far Cry 5	18 +0%	18 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +0%	20−22 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Valorant	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Elden Ring	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
World of Tanks	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Valorant	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Fortnite	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Valorant	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

This is how GTX 660 OEM and GeForce MX230 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX230 is 50% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.37	4.76
Recency	22 August 2012	21 February 2019
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	130 Watt	10 Watt

GeForce MX230 has a 41.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 1200% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX230 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660 OEM in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 660 OEM is a desktop card while GeForce MX230 is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.