Nvidia GeForce MX230 vs Intel UHD Graphics 620

Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce MX230, vs Intel UHD Graphics 620. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Nvidia GeForce MX230 and Intel UHD Graphics 620
Games
Performance in DirectX, OpenCL, Vulkan
AI/ML
AI workload testing
Professional Apps
3D modeling, video editing, rendering
Energy Efficiency
Power usage in various scenarios
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
3DMark
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Nvidia GeForce MX230
n/a
Intel UHD Graphics 620
327
Time Spyn/a361
Fire Striken/a1155
Night Raidn/a5104
GeekBench v6
GB6 Compute Score
Nvidia GeForce MX230
7785
Intel UHD Graphics 620
5288
Background Blur19.4 frames/s10.4 frames/s
Face Detection9.09 frames/s6.19 frames/s
Horizon Detection0.29 Gpix/sec0.19 Gpix/sec
Edge Detection0.43 Gpix/sec0.27 Gpix/sec
Gaussian Blur0.44 Gpix/sec0.18 Gpix/sec
Feature Matching0.08 Gpix/sec0.07 Gpix/sec
Stereo Matching25 Gpix/sec20.8 Gpix/sec
Particle Physics759.2 fps769 fps
APIOpenCLOpenCL
PassMark
PassMark Graphics
Nvidia GeForce MX230
1830
Intel UHD Graphics 620
1042
G2D Mark214241
DirectX 1115 fps8 fps
DirectX 129 fps5 fps
GPU Compute765 Ops/s442 Ops/s
GFXBench 5
Aztec Ruins (High 4K)
Nvidia GeForce MX230
9.5 fps
Intel UHD Graphics 620
5.6 fps
Aztec Ruins (Normal)60.5 fps35.2 fps
Car Chase58.3 fpsn/a
Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p)49.7 fpsn/a
T-Rex214.2 fpsn/a
ALU 2223.8 fpsn/a
Driver Overhead 2192.8 fpsn/a
APIOpenGLVulkan
OSWindowsWindows
Tessellation275.8n/a

Tech Specs

Specs & test comparison

General Info

Manufacturer Nvidia Intel
Build Discrete Integrated
Announced February, 21, 2019 August, 28, 2018
Form Factor Laptop use Laptop use
Use case Gaming Universal
Segment Entry-level Entry-level
Architecture Pascal Generation 9.5
Codename GP108 Whiskey Lake GT2

GPU

GPU Frequency 1519 MHz 300 MHz
Boost GPU Frequency 1531 MHz 1000-1150 MHz
Shader Units 256 192
TMUs 16 24
ROPs 16 3
Execution Units 2 24
Ray Tracing Cores No n/a
Tensor Cores No n/a
L1 cache 48 KB/core n/a
L2 cache 512 KB/core n/a
Instructions per Clock 2 IPC 2 IPC

Performance

Pixel Fill Rate 24 Gpix/sec 3 Gpix/sec
Texture Fill Rate 24 GTex/s 24-28 GTex/s
FLOPS 0.8 TFLOPS 0.4 TFLOPS

Process

Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 Ring Bus
TGP 10 W 15 W
Process Samsung Intel
Process tech. 14 nm 14 nm
Transistor Size 74 mm² 49 mm²
Transistor count 1.8 billion 0.19 billion
Transistor density 24.32 MTr/mm² 3.88 MTr/mm²

Memory

Interface GDDR5 System Shared
Memory Frequency 1502 MHz n/a
Bus 64 bit n/a
ECC support n/a No
Effective Memory Speed 6000 MB/s n/a
Memory Size 2 GB n/a
Max Throughput
Nvidia GeForce MX230
48 GB/s
Intel UHD Graphics 620
n/a

API

DirectX 12 12
Vulkan 1.2 1.1.103
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
CUDA 6.1 n/a
DisplayPort 1.4 1.2
Ray Tracing No No
DLSS No No

Results

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