GeForce GTX 460 v2 ES vs MX230

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking645not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency32.56no data
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGP108GF114
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date21 February 2019 (5 years ago)24 September 2011 (13 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 cores256336
Core clock speed1519 MHz779 MHz
Boost clock speed1582 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,800 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)10 Watt160 Watt
Texture fill rate25.3143.62
Floating-point processing power0.81 TFLOPS1.046 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs1656

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1280 MB
Memory bus width64 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1002 MHz
Memory bandwidth48.06 GB/s128.3 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 outputs2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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.

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA+2.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 February 2019 24 September 2011
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1280 MB
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 160 Watt

GeForce MX230 has an age advantage of 7 years, a 60% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1500% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce MX230 and GeForce GTX 460 v2 ES. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce MX230 is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 460 v2 ES is a desktop one.


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