GeForce 9500 GT vs GT 130M

Place in the ranking	1291	1263
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.11	0.60
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	G96C	G96
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	8 January 2009 (16 years ago)	29 July 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$85.99

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	32	32
Core clock speed	600 MHz	550 MHz
Number of transistors	314 million	314 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	50 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	105 °C
Texture fill rate	9.600	9.600
Floating-point processing power	0.096 TFLOPS	0.096 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	144	no data
ROPs	8	8
TMUs	16	16

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).

Laptop size	medium sized	no data
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	175 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	None
SLI options	2-way	+

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	Up to 1 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	500 (DDR2)/800 (GDDR3) MHz	800 (GDDR3) and 500 (DDR2) MHz
Memory bandwidth	16 (DDR2)/25 (GDDR3)	25.6 (GDDR3) and 16.0 (DDR2)
Shared memory	-	-

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	Single Link DVIDisplayPortVGAHDMIDual Link DVI	Dual Link DVISingle Link DVI
Multi monitor support	+	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management

8.0

no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D 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	2.1
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GT 130M 0.35

9500 GT 0.41
+17.1%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GT 130M 145

9500 GT 172
+18.6%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
Valorant	24−27 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	14−16 −14.3%	16−18 +14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	24−27 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −14.3%	8−9 +14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	24−27 −15.4%	30−33 +15.4%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Hogwarts Legacy	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

0−1

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −6.7%	16−18 +6.7%
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

2−3

+0%

2−3
+0%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.35	0.41
Recency	8 January 2009	29 July 2008
Chip lithography	55 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	23 Watt	50 Watt

GT 130M has an age advantage of 5 months, a 18.2% more advanced lithography process, and 117.4% lower power consumption.

9500 GT, on the other hand, has a 17.1% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce 9500 GT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 130M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 130M is a notebook card while GeForce 9500 GT is a desktop one.

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