GeForce GT 130M vs GTX 860M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 860M and GeForce GT 130M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 860M
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
7.90
+1979%

GTX 860M outperforms GT 130M by a whopping 1979% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking5181265
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.351.15
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameGM107G96C
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date13 January 2014 (10 years ago)8 January 2009 (15 years ago)

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 cores1152 or 64032
Core clock speed797 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed1085 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,870 million314 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate43.409.600
Floating-point processing power1.389 TFLOPS0.096 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data144
ROPs168
TMUs4016

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 sizedmedium sized
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0PCI-E 2.0
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount4 GBUp to 1 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz500 (DDR2)/800 (GDDR3) MHz
Memory bandwidth80.0 GB/s16 (DDR2)/25 (GDDR3)
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 ConnectorsNo outputsSingle Link DVIDisplayPortVGAHDMIDual Link DVI
Multi monitor supportno data+
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI++
HDCP content protection+-
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
Power managementno data8.0
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.52.1
OpenCL1.11.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 860M 7.90
+1979%
GT 130M 0.38

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.

GTX 860M 3047
+1987%
GT 130M 146

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.

GTX 860M 19216
+1080%
GT 130M 1629

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:

900p91
+2175%
4−5
−2175%
Full HD36
+3500%
1−2
−3500%
4K130−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12 0−1
Battlefield 5 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Far Cry 5 18−20 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+2500%
2−3
−2500%
Hitman 3 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+463%
8−9
−463%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+100%
27−30
−100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12 0−1
Battlefield 5 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Far Cry 5 18−20 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+2500%
2−3
−2500%
Hitman 3 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+463%
8−9
−463%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+2200%
1−2
−2200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+567%
9−10
−567%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+100%
27−30
−100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+533%
3−4
−533%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+700%
2−3
−700%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+500%
2−3
−500%
Far Cry 5 18−20 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+2500%
2−3
−2500%
Hitman 3 14−16
+275%
4−5
−275%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+463%
8−9
−463%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+550%
4−5
−550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+100%
27−30
−100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5 0−1
Far Cry 5 9−10 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+2900%
1−2
−2900%
Hitman 3 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+750%
2−3
−750%
Metro Exodus 10−11 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+2400%
2−3
−2400%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+550%
2−3
−550%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6 0−1
Hitman 3 4−5 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+2700%
1−2
−2700%
Metro Exodus 5−6 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 9−10 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+300%
2−3
−300%

This is how GTX 860M and GT 130M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 860M is 2175% faster in 900p
  • GTX 860M is 3500% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 860M is 750% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, GTX 860M surpassed GT 130M in all 29 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.90 0.38
Recency 13 January 2014 8 January 2009
Chip lithography 28 nm 55 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 23 Watt

GTX 860M has a 1978.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.

GT 130M, on the other hand, has 226.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 860M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 130M in performance tests.


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