GeForce MX230 vs Radeon R9 M360

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX230 and Radeon R9 M360, 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 M360, check out specs charts below.

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 R9 M360
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • GeForce MX230 and Radeon R9 M360 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce MX230 is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 M360 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce MX230 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 M360 - with GCN 1.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 619 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M360.
  • GeForce MX230 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M360 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 5875 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M360.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 8−9
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 R9 M360.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX230 Radeon R9 M360
Architecture Pascal GCN 1.0
Code name N17S-G0 Tropo
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 20 February 2019 5 May 2015
Pipelines 256 512
Core clock speed 1519 MHz 900 MHz
Boost Clock 1531 MHz 925 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.31 29.60
Floating-point performance 947.2 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 1125 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 72 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
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
Compute units 8
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