FirePro W5000 vs GeForce MX230

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W5000 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 W5000 stacks up against GeForce MX230, check out specs charts below.

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:

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce MX230
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 10 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro W5000 has 650% more power consumption, than GeForce MX230.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce MX230 has 2 GB more memory, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is used in Desktops, and GeForce MX230 - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce MX230 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 694 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce MX230 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 3800 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 9−10
ultra / 1080p 9−10 5−6
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 21−24
medium / 1080p 18−20 12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 58% more, than GeForce MX230.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce MX230
Architecture GCN 1.0 Pascal
Code name Pitcairn N17S-G0
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 7 August 2012 20 February 2019
Pipelines 768 256
Core clock speed 825 MHz 1519 MHz
Boost Clock 1531 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 25.31
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 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 +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
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