GeForce MX230 vs Quadro 5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX230 and Quadro 5000M, 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 MX230 stacks up against Quadro 5000M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce MX230 and Quadro 5000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce MX230 and Quadro 5000M 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 Quadro 5000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce MX230 Quadro 5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro 5000M has 900% more power consumption, than GeForce MX230.
  • GeForce MX230 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Quadro 5000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce MX230 has 2 GB more memory, than Quadro 5000M.
  • GeForce MX230 is used in Laptops, and Quadro 5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce MX230 is build with Pascal architecture, and Quadro 5000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 1114 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • GeForce MX230 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Quadro 5000M - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 5800 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 10−11
ultra / 1080p 5−6 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 21−24
medium / 1080p 12−14 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 8% more, than GeForce MX230.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX230 Quadro 5000M
Architecture Pascal Fermi
Code name N17S-G0 Fermi
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 20 February 2019 27 July 2010
Pipelines 256 320
Core clock speed 1519 MHz 405 MHz
Boost Clock 1531 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 25.31 16.20
Floating-point performance 518.4 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA + +
Laptop size medium sized large
Optimus +
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