GeForce MX130 vs GTX 960A

Place in performance ranking	489	609
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.00	1.41
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code name	GM107	N16S-GTR
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	13 March 2015 (9 years ago)	1 January 2018 (6 years ago)
Current price	$243	$899

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GeForce MX130 has 41% better value for money than GTX 960A.

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	640	384
Core clock speed	1029 MHz	1122 MHz
Boost clock speed	1085 MHz	1242 MHz
Number of transistors	1,870 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	75 Watt	15-25 Watt
Texture fill rate	43.40	29.81
Floating-point performance	1,389 gflops	953.9 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 960A and GeForce MX130 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	medium sized
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Width	MXM Module	no data
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR5	DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80.19 GB/s	40.1 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.1.126
CUDA	5.0	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

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

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 960A 7.96
+66.2%

GeForce MX130 4.79

GTX 960A outperforms MX130 by 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTX 960A 3075
+66.4%

GeForce MX130 1848

GTX 960A outperforms MX130 by 66% in Passmark.

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 HD

30−35
+57.9%

−57.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

6−7
+50%

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +50%	14 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +59.1%	21−24 −59.1%
Hitman 3	14−16 +55.6%	9 −55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +60%	25 −60%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	35−40 +59.1%	22 −59.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 +63.6%	11 −63.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +63.6%	11 −63.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +59.1%	21−24 −59.1%
Hitman 3	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +60%	24−27 −60%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +61.5%	12−14 −61.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	24−27 +50%	16 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +50%	14 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +59.1%	21−24 −59.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +50%	8 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +59.1%	21−24 −59.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +61.5%	13 −61.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +50%	14 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +42.9%	7 −42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +59.1%	21−24 −59.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
+61.5%

12−14

−61.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Hitman 3	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +63.6%	10−12 −63.6%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

+55.6%

9−10
−55.6%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Metro Exodus	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%