GeForce MX230 vs Radeon RX 460

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX230 and Radeon RX 460, 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 RX 460, 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 RX 460
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors None None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon RX 460 has 650% more power consumption, than GeForce MX230.
  • GeForce MX230 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Radeon RX 460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • GeForce MX230 and Radeon RX 460 have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
  • GeForce MX230 is used in Laptops, and Radeon RX 460 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce MX230 is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon RX 460 - with Polaris.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 429 MHz higher, than Radeon RX 460.
  • GeForce MX230 and Radeon RX 460 are manufactured by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX230 and Radeon RX 460 is 7000 MHz.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 21−24
ultra / 1080p 5−6 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 7−8
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 21−24 40−45
medium / 1080p 12−14 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 108% more, than GeForce MX230.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX230 Radeon RX 460
Architecture Pascal Polaris
Code name N17S-G0 Polaris 11 / Baffin XT
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 20 February 2019 8 August 2016
Pipelines 256 896
Core clock speed 1519 MHz 1090 MHz
Boost Clock 1531 MHz 1200 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 25.31 67.20
Floating-point performance 2,150 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 7000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 112.0 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.0
Vulkan 1.2.131 1.2.131
CUDA +
FreeSync +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 240 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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