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    GeForce MX230 vs Radeon R9 M290X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX230 and Radeon R9 M290X, 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 R9 M290X, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce MX230 and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce MX230 and Radeon R9 M290X 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 R9 M290X here:

    GeForce MX230 Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce MX230 Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 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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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 900% more power consumption, than GeForce MX230.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce MX230 and Radeon R9 M290X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce MX230 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 669 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • GeForce MX230 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 5800 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 16−18
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 21−24 30−35
    medium / 1080p 12−14 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 66% more, than GeForce MX230.

    Full Specs

      GeForce MX230 Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture Pascal GCN
    Code name N17S-G0 Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 20 February 2019 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 256 1280
    Core clock speed 1519 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1531 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 1,800 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 25.31 72.00
    Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (12_1)
    Shader Model 6.4 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.4
    OpenCL 1.2 Not Listed
    Vulkan 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Optimus +
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
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