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    GeForce GTX 965M vs GeForce MX230

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 965M 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 965M stacks up against GeForce MX230, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTX 965M and GeForce MX230 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTX 965M 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 GeForce GTX 965M or GeForce MX230 here:

    GeForce GTX 965M Laptops
    GeForce MX230 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTX 965M GeForce MX230
    Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt
    Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 965M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and GeForce MX230 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 965M and GeForce MX230 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTX 965M is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce MX230 - with Pascal.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 575 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.
    • GeForce GTX 965M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce MX230 - by 14 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 4500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 965M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 20−22 9−10
    ultra / 1080p 12−14 5−6
    QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
    4K / 2160p 5−6 −
    low / 720p 35−40 21−24
    medium / 1080p 24−27 12−14
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 965M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce MX230.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTX 965M GeForce MX230
    Architecture Maxwell Pascal
    Code name N16E-GS, N16E-GR N17S-G0
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 5 January 2015 20 February 2019
    Pipelines 1024 256
    Core clock speed 944 MHz 1519 MHz
    Boost Clock 950 / 1151 MHz 1531 MHz
    Transistor count 2,940 million 1,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 73.60 25.31
    Floating-point performance 2,355 gflops
    Memory bus width 128 Bit 64 Bit
    Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 7000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 48.06 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    G-SYNC support +
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 6.4
    OpenGL 4.5 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1 1.2.131
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 1024
    Bus support PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options +
    HDMI +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 226 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus + +
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
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