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    GeForce GTX 590 vs GeForce MX230

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 590 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 GeForce GTX 590 stacks up against GeForce MX230, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce MX230 is a Laptop Graphics Card

    Note: GeForce MX230 is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 GeForce MX230 here:

    GeForce MX230 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 590 GeForce MX230
    Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt 10 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) 4 GB
    Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 590 has 3550% more power consumption, than GeForce MX230.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce MX230 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 590 has 3068 GB more memory, than GeForce MX230.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is used in Desktops, and GeForce MX230 - in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and GeForce MX230 - with Pascal.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 304 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.
    • GeForce GTX 590 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce MX230 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 5293 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 16−18 9−10
    ultra / 1080p 10−11 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
    low / 720p 35−40 21−24
    medium / 1080p 21−24 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 590 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 75% more, than GeForce MX230.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 590 GeForce MX230
    Architecture Fermi Pascal
    Code name GF110 N17S-G0
    Type Desktop Laptop
    Release date 24 March 2011 20 February 2019
    Pipelines 1024 256
    Core clock speed 1215 MHz 1519 MHz
    Boost Clock 1531 MHz
    Transistor count 3,000 million 1,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 77.7 billion/sec 25.31
    Floating-point performance 2x 1,244.2 gflops
    Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm)
    Memory bus width 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1707 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 327.7 GB/s 48.06 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 6.4
    OpenGL 4.2 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 1024
    Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
    Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
    SLI options +
    Multi monitor support +
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI Internal
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized
    Optimus +
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