GeForce MX230 vs Radeon R7 Carrizo

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce MX230 and Radeon R7 Carrizo. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce MX230 and Radeon R7 Carrizo. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce MX230 and Radeon R7 Carrizo are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce MX230 and Radeon R7 Carrizo 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 Radeon R7 Carrizo here:

Main Specs

  GeForce MX230 Radeon R7 Carrizo
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 12-35 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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  • Radeon R7 Carrizo has 20% more power consumption, than GeForce MX230.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce MX230 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - with GCN 1.2/2.0.
  • GeForce MX230 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 Carrizo - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 2−3
ultra / 1080p 5−6 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 12−14
medium / 1080p 12−14 5−6
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX230 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 114% more, than Radeon R7 Carrizo.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX230 Radeon R7 Carrizo
Architecture Pascal GCN 1.2/2.0
Code name N17S-G0 Carrizo
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 20 February 2019 4 June 2015
Pipelines 256 512
Core clock speed 1519 MHz
Boost Clock 1531 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.31
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s
Shared memory - +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Laptop size medium sized medium sized
Optimus +
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