GeForce GT 130 OEM vs GTX 950A
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 562 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2018) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | G94B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 13 March 2015 (9 years ago) | 10 March 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 cores | 640 | 48 |
| Core clock speed | 993 MHz | 500 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 505 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 44.96 | 12.00 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.439 gflops | 0.12 gflops |
| ROPs | 16 | 12 |
| TMUs | 40 | 24 |
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 | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 229 mm |
| Width | MXM Module | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
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 | DDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 192 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2002 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 32.03 GB/s | 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 | No outputs | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 1.1 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 13 March 2015 | 10 March 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 512 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 55 nm |
GTX 950A has an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 96.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 950A and GeForce GT 130 OEM. We've got no test results to judge.
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