GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile vs MX230

Place in performance ranking	618	201
Place by popularity	not in top-100	56
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	N17S-G0	GN20-P1
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	20 February 2019 (5 years ago)	10 May 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	256	2560
Core clock speed	1519 MHz	1222 MHz
Boost clock speed	1531 MHz	1485 MHz
Number of transistors	1,800 million	13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	60 Watt (35 - 80 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate	25.31	118.8
Floating-point performance	0.81 gflops	7.603 gflops

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	large
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7000 MHz	12000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	48.06 GB/s	192.0 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 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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	6.4	6.6
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2
CUDA	+	8.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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.

GeForce MX230 4.74

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 25.01
+428%

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.

GeForce MX230 3364

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 18057
+437%

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.

GeForce MX230 2468

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 13360
+441%

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.

GeForce MX230 15797

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 72925
+362%

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

GeForce MX230 183041

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 422757
+131%

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	22 −236%	74 +236%
1440p	7−8 −500%	42 +500%
4K	5−6 −440%	27 +440%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9

−675%

62
+675%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	13 −323%	55−60 +323%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −1100%	60 +1100%
Battlefield 5	19 −332%	80−85 +332%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14 −264%	50−55 +264%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −638%	59 +638%
Far Cry 5	14 −314%	55−60 +314%
Far Cry New Dawn	17 −282%	65−70 +282%
Forza Horizon 4	59 −147%	140−150 +147%
Hitman 3	10−11 −700%	80 +700%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −271%	110−120 +271%
Metro Exodus	18 −694%	143 +694%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −654%	98 +654%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	23 −270%	85−90 +270%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −413%	231 +413%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16 −244%	55−60 +244%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −600%	35 +600%
Battlefield 5	13 −531%	80−85 +531%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	13 −292%	50−55 +292%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −463%	45 +463%
Far Cry 5	12 −383%	55−60 +383%
Far Cry New Dawn	12 −442%	65−70 +442%
Forza Horizon 4	53 −175%	140−150 +175%
Hitman 3	10−11 −670%	77 +670%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −271%	110−120 +271%
Metro Exodus	13 −777%	114 +777%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −500%	78 +500%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −518%	105 +518%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −218%	50−55 +218%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −351%	203 +351%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6 −817%	55−60 +817%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 −420%	26 +420%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9 −467%	50−55 +467%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 −400%	40 +400%
Far Cry 5	7 −729%	55−60 +729%
Forza Horizon 4	12 −1117%	140−150 +1117%
Hitman 3	10−11 −570%	67 +570%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 −197%	92 +197%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 −429%	90 +429%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9 −456%	50 +456%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 +60.7%	28 −60.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

−523%

81
+523%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −422%	45−50 +422%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −443%	35−40 +443%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 −550%	24−27 +550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −600%	27−30 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1000%	22 +1000%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −480%	27−30 +480%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 −1330%	140−150 +1330%
Hitman 3	9−10 −411%	46 +411%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 −527%	69 +527%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −2900%	60 +2900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −675%	30−35 +675%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−33 −363%	139 +363%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10

−522%

56
+522%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −733%	24−27 +733%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −533%	18−20 +533%
Hitman 3	1−2 −1900%	20 +1900%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −2460%	120−130 +2460%
Metro Exodus	1−2 −4600%	47 +4600%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −2800%	29 +2800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −400%	14−16 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −550%	12−14 +550%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	10
Far Cry 5	2−3 −600%	14−16 +600%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 −750%	30−35 +750%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 −900%	10 +900%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6

−480%

29
+480%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	26 +0%	26 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	61 +0%	61 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

+0%

This is how GeForce MX230 and RTX 3050 Ti Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 236% faster in 1080p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 500% faster in 1440p
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 440% faster in 4K

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

in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX230 is 61% faster.
in Metro Exodus, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is 4600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

GeForce MX230 is ahead in 1 test (1%)
RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is ahead in 67 tests (94%)
there's a draw in 3 tests (4%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.74	25.01
Recency	20 February 2019	10 May 2021
Chip lithography	14 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	10 Watt	60 Watt

GeForce MX230 has 500% lower power consumption.

RTX 3050 Ti Mobile, on the other hand, has a 427.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce MX230 in performance tests.

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