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    GeForce MX230 vs Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2

    When choosing between GeForce MX230 and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce MX230 and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
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    GeForce MX230 and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce MX230 and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 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 MX230 or Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 here:

    GeForce MX230 Laptops
    Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce MX230 Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
    Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 110 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 512 MB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 1000% more power consumption, than GeForce MX230.
    • GeForce MX230 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
    • Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 has 508 GB more memory, than GeForce MX230.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce MX230 is build with Pascal architecture, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - with RV6xx.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 859 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.
    • GeForce MX230 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2 - by 55 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 6150 MHz higher, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 6−7
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 4−5
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 21−24 16−18
    medium / 1080p 12−14 8−9
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX230 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2.

    Full Specs

      GeForce MX230 Mobility Radeon HD 3870 X2
    Architecture Pascal RV6xx
    Code name N17S-G0 M88-XT CF
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 20 February 2019 1 September 2008
    Pipelines 256 640
    Core clock speed 1519 MHz 660 MHz
    Boost Clock 1531 MHz
    Transistor count 1,800 million 666 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 55 nm
    Texture fill rate 25.31 10.56
    Floating-point performance 2x 422.4 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 850 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 54.4 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_1) 10.1 (10_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 4.1
    OpenGL 4.6 3.3
    OpenCL 1.2 N/A
    Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
    CUDA +
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Optimus +
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