GeForce MX230 vs Tesla M2070 Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX230 and Tesla M2070 Q, 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 Tesla M2070 Q, 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 Tesla M2070 Q
Power consumption (TDP) 10 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Tesla M2070 Q has 2150% more power consumption, than GeForce MX230.
  • GeForce MX230 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Tesla M2070 Q uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M2070 Q has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce MX230.
  • GeForce MX230 is used in Laptops, and Tesla M2070 Q - in Desktops.
  • GeForce MX230 is build with Pascal architecture, and Tesla M2070 Q - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 945 MHz higher, than Tesla M2070 Q.
  • GeForce MX230 is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Tesla M2070 Q - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX230 is 3868 MHz higher, than Tesla M2070 Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 3−4
ultra / 1080p 5−6 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 14−16
medium / 1080p 12−14 6−7
The average gaming FPS of GeForce MX230 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Tesla M2070 Q.

Full Specs

  GeForce MX230 Tesla M2070 Q
Architecture Pascal Fermi
Code name N17S-G0 GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 20 February 2019 25 July 2011
Pipelines 256 448
Core clock speed 1519 MHz 574 MHz
Boost Clock 1531 MHz
Transistor count 1,800 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 25.31 32.14
Floating-point performance 1,027.7 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 7000 MHz 3132 MHz
Memory bandwidth 48.06 GB/s 150.3 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA + 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 94 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
Optimus +
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