GeForce MX230 vs Radeon R7 M460

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX230 and Radeon R7 M460, 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 R7 M460, check out specs charts below.

GeForce MX230 and Radeon R7 M460 are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce MX230 and Radeon R7 M460 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 M460 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce MX230 Radeon R7 M460
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce MX230 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce MX230 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 M460.
  • Both cards are used in Laptops.
  • GeForce MX230 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon R7 M460 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 535 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M460.
  • GeForce MX230 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M460 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 5000 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 M460.

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 4−5
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX230 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon R7 M460.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX230 Radeon R7 M460
Architecture Pascal GCN
Code name N17S-G0 Meso
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 20 February 2019 21 February 2016
Pipelines 256 384
Core clock speed 1519 MHz 984 MHz
Boost Clock 1531 MHz 1125 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 25.31 27.00
Floating-point performance 864.0 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.0
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA +
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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