GeForce MX230 vs Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX230 and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri, 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 Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri, check out specs charts below.
Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri

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

  GeForce MX230 Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs
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  • GeForce MX230 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - in Desktops.
  • GeForce MX230 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 799 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.
  • GeForce MX230 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 7−8
ultra / 1080p 5−6 4−5
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 18−20
medium / 1080p 12−14 9−10
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX230 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX230 Radeon R7 384 Cores Kaveri
Architecture Pascal GCN
Code name N17S-G0 Kaveri Spectre
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 20 February 2019 14 January 2014
Pipelines 256 384
Core clock speed 1519 MHz 720 MHz
Boost Clock 1531 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.31
Memory bus width 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s
Shared memory - +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.2
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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