GeForce MX230 vs Radeon R7 M265

Place in the ranking	1001	643
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	no data	33.12
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)	Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code name	Topaz	GP108
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	20 May 2014 (10 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	384	256
Compute units	6	no data
Core clock speed	900 MHz	1519 MHz
Boost clock speed	825 MHz	1582 MHz
Number of transistors	1,550 million	1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	no data	10 Watt
Texture fill rate	23.52	25.31
Floating-point processing power	0.7526 TFLOPS	0.81 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	24	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
Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x8	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	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	DDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth	32 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.

FreeSync	+	-
HD3D	+	-
PowerTune	+	-
DualGraphics	+	-
ZeroCore	+	-
Switchable graphics	+	-
Optimus	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 11	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	6.3	6.4
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	Not Listed	1.2
Vulkan	-	1.2.131
Mantle	+	-
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.

R7 M265 1.41

GeForce MX230 4.75
+237%

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.

R7 M265 545

GeForce MX230 1834
+237%

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.

R7 M265 1882

GeForce MX230 3364
+78.7%

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.

R7 M265 1336

GeForce MX230 2468
+84.7%

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.

R7 M265 8402

GeForce MX230 15797
+88%

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

−42.9%

20
+42.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

4−5

−100%

8−9
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −117%	13 +117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −250%	14 +250%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −600%	14 +600%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −467%	17 +467%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −1867%	59 +1867%
Hitman 3	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −107%	30−35 +107%
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 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −167%	16 +167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −225%	13 +225%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −500%	12 +500%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 −300%	12 +300%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −1667%	53 +1667%
Hitman 3	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −107%	30−35 +107%
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	21 +23.5%	16−18 −23.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +0%	6 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 −125%	9 +125%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 −100%	8−9 +100%
Far Cry 5	2−3 −250%	7 +250%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 −300%	12 +300%
Hitman 3	6−7 −66.7%	10−11 +66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 −107%	30−35 +107%
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 −36.4%	45−50 +36.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−550%

12−14
+550%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 −350%	9−10 +350%
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	2−3 −150%	5−6 +150%
Hitman 3	7−8 −28.6%	9−10 +28.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	5−6 −120%	10−12 +120%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 −300%	4−5 +300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	7−8 −329%	30−33 +329%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

4−5

−125%

9−10
+125%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn

1−2

−200%

3−4
+200%

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

3−4

−66.7%

5−6
+66.7%

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 R7 M265 and GeForce MX230 compete in popular games:

GeForce MX230 is 43% 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 High Preset, the R7 M265 is 24% faster.
in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GeForce MX230 is 1867% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

R7 M265 is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
GeForce MX230 is ahead in 46 tests (71%)
there's a draw in 17 tests (26%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.41	4.75
Recency	20 May 2014	21 February 2019
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	14 nm

R7 M265 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GeForce MX230, on the other hand, has a 236.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce MX230 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 M265 in performance tests.

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