GeForce MX230 vs Radeon R9 M390X

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX230 and Radeon R9 M390X, 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 M390X, check out specs charts below.

GeForce MX230 and Radeon R9 M390X are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce MX230 and Radeon R9 M390X 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 M390X here:

Main Specs

  GeForce MX230 Radeon R9 M390X
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 M390X 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 M390X have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce MX230 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R9 M390X - with GCN 3.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 796 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M390X.
  • GeForce MX230 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M390X - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 21−24
ultra / 1080p 5−6 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 8−9
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 21−24 40−45
medium / 1080p 12−14 27−30
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M390X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than GeForce MX230.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX230 Radeon R9 M390X
Architecture Pascal GCN 3
Code name N17S-G0 Amethyst (XT) / Tonga
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 20 February 2019 9 June 2015
Pipelines 256 2048
Core clock speed 1519 MHz 723 MHz
Boost Clock 1531 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.31 92.54
Floating-point performance 2,961 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 160.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.3
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 large
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
PowerTune +
DualGraphics +
ZeroCore +
Switchable graphics +
Mantle +
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