GeForce MX230 vs HD Graphics 4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics 4000 and GeForce MX230, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD Graphics 4000
2012
1.18

MX230 outperforms HD Graphics 4000 by a whopping 303% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1066645
Place by popularity50not in top-100
Power efficiency1.8032.55
ArchitectureGeneration 7.0 (2012−2013)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameIvy Bridge GT2GP108
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date14 May 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 cores128256
Core clock speed650 MHz1519 MHz
Boost clock speed1000 MHz1582 MHz
Number of transistors1,200 million1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology22 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown10 Watt
Texture fill rate16.0025.31
Floating-point processing power0.256 TFLOPS0.81 TFLOPS
ROPs216
TMUs1616

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfaceRing BusPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared2 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared64 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared1502 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 ConnectorsPortable Device DependentNo outputs

Supported technologies

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

Optimus-+
Quick Sync+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.06.4
OpenGL4.04.6
OpenCL1.21.2
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.

HD Graphics 4000 1.18
GeForce MX230 4.75
+303%

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.

HD Graphics 4000 454
GeForce MX230 1831
+303%

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.

HD Graphics 4000 523
GeForce MX230 3364
+543%

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.

HD Graphics 4000 480
GeForce MX230 2468
+414%

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.

HD Graphics 4000 3769
GeForce MX230 15797
+319%

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.

HD Graphics 4000 44324
GeForce MX230 183041
+313%

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:

900p12
−275%
45−50
+275%
Full HD10
−110%
21
+110%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−160%
13
+160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−250%
14
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1300%
14
+1300%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−467%
17
+467%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−5800%
59
+5800%
Hitman 3 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−121%
30−35
+121%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−188%
23
+188%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−40.6%
45−50
+40.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−220%
16
+220%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−225%
13
+225%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−1100%
12
+1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−300%
12
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−5200%
53
+5200%
Hitman 3 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−121%
30−35
+121%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13
−30.8%
16−18
+30.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−40.6%
45−50
+40.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−20%
6
+20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−125%
9
+125%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−600%
7
+600%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−1100%
12
+1100%
Hitman 3 6−7
−66.7%
10−11
+66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−121%
30−35
+121%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−113%
16−18
+113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+22.2%
9
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−40.6%
45−50
+40.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
−800%
9−10
+800%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−300%
4−5
+300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 4−5
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Hitman 3 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 4−5
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−500%
30−33
+500%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−125%
9−10
+125%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 3−4

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 2−3
Far Cry 5 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%
Metro Exodus 18
+0%
18
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Battlefield 5 13
+0%
13
+0%
Metro Exodus 13
+0%
13
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 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

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

This is how HD Graphics 4000 and GeForce MX230 compete in popular games:

  • GeForce MX230 is 275% faster in 900p
  • GeForce MX230 is 110% faster in 1080p

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD Graphics 4000 is 22% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX230 is 5800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD Graphics 4000 is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • GeForce MX230 is ahead in 46 tests (73%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.18 4.75
Recency 14 May 2012 21 February 2019
Chip lithography 22 nm 14 nm

GeForce MX230 has a 302.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 57.1% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX230 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics 4000 in performance tests.


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