FirePro W5130M vs GeForce MX230

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5130M and GeForce MX230, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W5130M stacks up against GeForce MX230, check out specs charts below.

FirePro W5130M and GeForce MX230 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: FirePro W5130M and GeForce MX230 are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with FirePro W5130M or GeForce MX230 here:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5130M GeForce MX230
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce MX230 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5130M.
  • FirePro W5130M is used in Mobile workstations, and GeForce MX230 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5130M is build with GCN architecture, and GeForce MX230 - with Pascal.
  • FirePro W5130M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce MX230 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 3000 MHz higher, than FirePro W5130M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 8−9 9−10
ultra / 1080p 5−6 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 18−20 21−24
medium / 1080p 10−11 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX230 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than FirePro W5130M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5130M GeForce MX230
Architecture GCN Pascal
Code name Tropo N17S-G0
Type Mobile workstation Laptop
Release date 2 October 2015 20 February 2019
Pipelines 512 256
Core clock speed 1519 MHz
Boost Clock 925 MHz 1531 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 29.60 25.31
Floating-point performance 947.2 gflops
Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 4000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 GB/s 48.06 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA +
Laptop size medium sized medium sized
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
AppAcceleration +
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