Radeon RX 590 vs GeForce GT 130M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 130M with Radeon RX 590, including specs and performance data.

GT 130M
2009
Up to 1 GB GDDR3, 23 Watt
0.32

RX 590 outperforms GT 130M by a whopping 6456% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1288247
Place by popularitynot in top-10093
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data21.76
Power efficiency1.109.50
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameG96CPolaris 30
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date8 January 2009 (16 years ago)15 November 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$279

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores322304
Core clock speed600 MHz1469 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1545 MHz
Number of transistors314 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)23 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate9.600222.5
Floating-point processing power0.096 TFLOPS7.119 TFLOPS
Gigaflops144no data
ROPs832
TMUs16144

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 sizemedium sizedno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data241 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 8-pin
SLI options2-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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amountUp to 1 GB8 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed500 (DDR2)/800 (GDDR3) MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth16 (DDR2)/25 (GDDR3)256.0 GB/s
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 ConnectorsSingle Link DVIDisplayPortVGAHDMIDual Link DVI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+
Power management8.0no data

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model4.06.4
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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 0.32
RX 590 20.98
+6456%

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
RX 590 9375
+6366%

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

GT 130M 1629
RX 590 48454
+2874%

Gaming performance

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

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD1−2
−10100%
102
+10100%
1440p0−160
4K0−138

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data2.74
1440pno data4.65
4Kno data7.34

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 45−50

Full HD
Medium Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−3900%
120
+3900%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 45−50
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1614%
120
+1614%
Valorant 24−27
−1058%
301
+1058%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 14−16
−1693%
250−260
+1693%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
Dota 2 10−11
−1090%
110−120
+1090%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−3667%
113
+3667%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 45−50
Metro Exodus 0−1 52
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1443%
108
+1443%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−2100%
88
+2100%
Valorant 24−27
−1004%
287
+1004%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4800%
45−50
+4800%
Dota 2 10−11
−1090%
110−120
+1090%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−2933%
91
+2933%
Hogwarts Legacy 0−1 45−50
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−1086%
83
+1086%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1175%
51
+1175%
Valorant 24−27
−323%
110
+323%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 0−1 160−170
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−5700%
170−180
+5700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−5800%
55−60
+5800%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 0−1 50−55

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−173%
41
+173%
Valorant 2−3
−5550%
113
+5550%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
−2300%
24
+2300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−1650%
35
+1650%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−1350%
29
+1350%

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 133
+0%
133
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 85
+0%
85
+0%
Fortnite 139
+0%
139
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 111
+0%
111
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Far Cry 5 79
+0%
79
+0%
Fortnite 138
+0%
138
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 79
+0%
79
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 100
+0%
100
+0%
Far Cry 5 74
+0%
74
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 96
+0%
96
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
Valorant 232
+0%
232
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 32
+0%
32
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40
+0%
40
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Dota 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 46
+0%
46
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how GT 130M and RX 590 compete in popular games:

  • RX 590 is 10100% faster in 1080p

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 590 is 5800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX 590 is ahead in 25 tests (42%)
  • there's a draw in 34 tests (58%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.32 20.98
Recency 8 January 2009 15 November 2018
Chip lithography 55 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 23 Watt 175 Watt

GT 130M has 660.9% lower power consumption.

RX 590, on the other hand, has a 6456.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, and a 358.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 590 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 Radeon RX 590 is a desktop one.

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