GeForce GT 130 OEM vs 9500 GT
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | G96 | G94B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 29 July 2008 (15 years ago) | 10 March 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $85.99 | no data |
| Current price | $153 (1.8x MSRP) | $150 |
Detailed Specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 32 | 48 |
| CUDA cores | 32 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 550 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 314 million | 505 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 8.8 billion/sec | 12.00 |
| Floating-point performance | 89.6 gflops | 120 gflops |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 6.875" (17.5 cm) | 229 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
| SLI options | + | no data |
| Memory type | GDDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 25.6 (GDDR3) and 16.0 (DDR2) | 24 GB/s |
Connectivity and Outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | Dual Link DVISingle Link DVI | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 1.1 |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Recency | 29 July 2008 | 10 March 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 50 Watt | 75 Watt |
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9500 GT and GeForce GT 130 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
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