AMD Radeon 860M vs Nvidia GeForce MX230
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Compared 2 processors: AMD Radeon 860M, vs Nvidia GeForce MX230. 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 comparisonBenchmarks
| Background Blur | 57.2 frames/s | 19.4 frames/s |
| Face Detection | 30.5 frames/s | 9.09 frames/s |
| Horizon Detection | 0.83 Gpix/sec | 0.29 Gpix/sec |
| Edge Detection | 1.16 Gpix/sec | 0.43 Gpix/sec |
| Gaussian Blur | 0.93 Gpix/sec | 0.44 Gpix/sec |
| Feature Matching | 0.35 Gpix/sec | 0.08 Gpix/sec |
| Stereo Matching | 97.8 Gpix/sec | 25 Gpix/sec |
| Particle Physics | 3933.5 fps | 759.2 fps |
| API | OpenCL | OpenCL |
| G2D Mark | n/a | 214 |
| DirectX 11 | n/a | 15 fps |
| DirectX 12 | n/a | 9 fps |
| GPU Compute | n/a | 765 Ops/s |
| Aztec Ruins (Normal) | n/a | 60.5 fps |
| Car Chase | n/a | 58.3 fps |
| Manhattan 3.1.1 (1440p) | n/a | 49.7 fps |
| T-Rex | n/a | 214.2 fps |
| ALU 2 | n/a | 223.8 fps |
| Driver Overhead 2 | n/a | 192.8 fps |
| API | n/a | OpenGL |
| OS | n/a | Windows |
| Tessellation | n/a | 275.8 |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparisonGeneral Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Nvidia |
| Build | Integrated | Discrete |
| Announced | January, 7, 2025 | February, 21, 2019 |
| Form Factor | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Use case | Universal | Gaming |
| Segment | Mid-range | Entry-level |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.5 | Pascal |
| Codename | Krackan Point | GP108 |
GPU
| GPU Frequency | n/a | 1519 MHz |
| Boost GPU Frequency | 3000 MHz | 1531 MHz |
| Shader Units | 512 | 256 |
| TMUs | 32 | 16 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| Execution Units | 8 | 2 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 8 | No |
| Tensor Cores | n/a | No |
| L1 cache | n/a | 48 KB/core |
| L2 cache | n/a | 512 KB/core |
| Instructions per Clock | 4 IPC | 2 IPC |
Performance
| Pixel Fill Rate | 48 Gpix/sec | 24 Gpix/sec |
| Texture Fill Rate | 96 GTex/s | 24 GTex/s |
| FLOPS | 6.1 TFLOPS | 0.8 TFLOPS |
Process
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x4 |
| TGP | 15-54 W | 10 W |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 14 nm |
| Max temperature | 100 °C | n/a |
| Transistor Size | n/a | 74 mm² |
| Transistor count | n/a | 1.8 billion |
| Transistor density | n/a | 24.32 MTr/mm² |
Memory
| Interface | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 1502 MHz |
| Bus | n/a | 64 bit |
| Effective Memory Speed | n/a | 6000 MB/s |
| Memory Size | n/a | 2 GB |
Max Throughput
API
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
| Vulkan | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| CUDA | n/a | 6.1 |
| DisplayPort | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| Ray Tracing | Yes | No |
| DLSS | No | No |
Results
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