Nvidia GeForce MX230 vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 8
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Compared 2 processors: Nvidia GeForce MX230, vs AMD Radeon RX Vega 8. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonGames
| Game title | 1080p (High) 1080p (Ultra) 1440p (Ultra) 4K (Ultra) | |
 Forza Horizon 5 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 24 12 9 n/a |
 The Witcher 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 9 11 n/a n/a |
 Counter-Strike 2 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 27 17 12 n/a |
 Far Cry 6 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 19 17 10 n/a |
 Hogwarts Legacy | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 10 n/a n/a n/a |
 COD Modern Warfare 3 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 20 15 13 n/a |
 Ghost of Tsushima | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 12 n/a n/a n/a |
 Cyberpunk 2077 | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 9 n/a n/a n/a |
 Shadow of the Tomb Raider | n/a n/a n/a n/a | 15 15 10 n/a |
| 1080p High | n/a | 16 |
| 1080p Ultra | n/a | 12 |
| 1440p Ultra | n/a | 9 |
| 4K Ultra | n/a | - |
| Deviation | n/a | Low |
Benchmarks
| Time Spy | n/a | 1413 |
| Fire Strike | n/a | 4515 |
| Night Raid | n/a | 17937 |
| Background Blur | 19.4 frames/s | 21.2 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 9.09 frames/s | 10.9 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 0.29 Gpix/sec | 0.34 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 0.43 Gpix/sec | 0.65 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 0.44 Gpix/sec | 0.51 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.08 Gpix/sec | 0.13 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 25 Gpix/sec | 34.9 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 759.2 fps | 1322.9 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | 214 | 409 |
| DirectX 11 | 15 fps | 10 fps |
| DirectX 12 | 9 fps | 8 fps |
| GPU Compute | 765 Ops/s | 874 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | 60.5 fps | 77 fps |
| Car Chase | 58.3 fps | 68.4 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | 49.7 fps | 58.9 fps |
| T-Rex | 214.2 fps | 293.7 fps |
| ALU 2 | 223.8 fps | 318 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | 192.8 fps | 98.4 fps |
| API | OpenGL | OpenGL |
| OS | Windows | Windows |
| Tessellation | 275.8 | 340.4 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | Nvidia | AMD |
| Build | Discrete | Integrated |
| Announced | February, 21, 2019 | February, 13, 2018 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Gaming | Universal |
| Segment | Entry-level | Entry-level |
| Architecture | Pascal | GCN 5.0 |
| Codename | GP108 | Raven |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | 1519 MHz | 300 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 1531 MHz | 1100-2100 MHz |
| Shader Units | 256 | 512 |
| TMUs | 16 | 32 |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 2 | 8 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | No | No |
| Tensor Cores | No | No |
| 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 | 9-17 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 24 GTex/s | 35-67 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 0.8 TFLOPS | 1.1-2.2 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x4 | IGP |
| TGP | 10 W | 15 W |
| Process | Samsung | TSMC |
| Process tech. | 14 nm | 7 nm |
| Transistor Size | 74 mm² | 210 mm² |
| Transistor count | 1.8 billion | 4.94 billion |
| Transistor density | 24.32 MTr/mm² | 23.52 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
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | n/a |
| DisplayPort | 1.4 | n/a |
| Ray Tracing | No | No |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
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