GeForce MX230 vs Go 7700

Place in the ranking	1263	643
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	33.12
Architecture	Curie (2003−2013)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	G73	GP108
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	1 August 2006 (18 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	17	256
Core clock speed	450 MHz	1519 MHz
Boost clock speed	450 MHz	1582 MHz
Number of transistors	177 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	10 Watt
Texture fill rate	5.400	25.31
Floating-point processing power	no data	0.81 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	12	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	medium sized	medium sized
Interface	PCIe 1.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	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	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 MHz	1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 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

No outputs

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	9.0c (9_3)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	3.0	6.4
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	N/A	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	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.

Go 7700 0.38

GeForce MX230 4.75
+1150%

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.

Go 7700 147

GeForce MX230 1834
+1148%

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

1−2

−1900%

20
+1900%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−300%

8−9
+300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −333%	13 +333%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −600%	14 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Hitman 3	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −288%	30−35 +288%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −475%	23 +475%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −60.7%	45−50 +60.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −433%	16 +433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −550%	13 +550%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Hitman 3	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −288%	30−35 +288%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −325%	16−18 +325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −88.9%	16−18 +88.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −60.7%	45−50 +60.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −100%	6 +100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −350%	9 +350%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −300%	8−9 +300%
Hitman 3	4−5 −150%	10−11 +150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −288%	30−35 +288%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −325%	16−18 +325%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −60.7%	45−50 +60.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	2−3
Hitman 3	6−7 −50%	9−10 +50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −450%	10−12 +450%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−350%

9−10
+350%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −200%	3−4 +200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	2−3

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−150%

5−6
+150%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Battlefield 5	19 +0%	19 +0%
Far Cry 5	14 +0%	14 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	17 +0%	17 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	59 +0%	59 +0%
Metro Exodus	18 +0%	18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Battlefield 5	13 +0%	13 +0%
Far Cry 5	12 +0%	12 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	12 +0%	12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	53 +0%	53 +0%
Metro Exodus	13 +0%	13 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	7 +0%	7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12 +0%	12 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+0%

12−14

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 +0%	30−33 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

This is how Go 7700 and GeForce MX230 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX230 is 1900% faster in 1080p

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

in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX230 is 600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce MX230 is ahead in 28 tests (42%)
there's a draw in 38 tests (58%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.38	4.75
Recency	1 August 2006	21 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	2 GB
Chip lithography	90 nm	14 nm

GeForce MX230 has a 1150% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX230 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce Go 7700 in performance tests.

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