GeForce MX230 vs Radeon HD 6950

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX230 and Radeon HD 6950, 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 HD 6950, 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 HD 6950
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 500 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 6950 has 4900% more power consumption, than GeForce MX230.
  • GeForce MX230 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon HD 6950 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce MX230 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6950.
  • GeForce MX230 is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 6950 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce MX230 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 6950 - with TeraScale 3.
  • GeForce MX230 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6950 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 5750 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6950.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 14−16
ultra / 1080p 5−6 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 21−24 27−30
medium / 1080p 12−14 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6950 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 41% more, than GeForce MX230.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX230 Radeon HD 6950
Architecture Pascal TeraScale 3
Code name N17S-G0 Cayman
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 20 February 2019 14 December 2010
Pipelines 256 1408
Core clock speed 1519 MHz
Boost Clock 1531 MHz 800 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 2,640 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 25.31 70.40
Floating-point performance 2,252.8 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 5.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.4
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 2.0 x16
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 244 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
Eyefinity +
Design reference
CrossFire +
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