Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU vs GeForce MX130

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking637not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency10.99no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2017)no data
GPU code nameGM108no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date17 November 2017 (6 years ago)31 October 2023 (1 year 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 cores38430
Core clock speed1122 MHzno data
Boost clock speed1242 MHzno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)30 Watt53 Watt
Texture fill rate29.81no data
Floating-point processing power0.9539 TFLOPSno data
ROPs8no data
TMUs24no data

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
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data

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 typeGDDR5LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount2 GBno data
Memory bus width64 Bitno data
Memory clock speed1253 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth40.1 GB/sno data
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 outputsno data

Supported technologies

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

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)no data
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 November 2017 31 October 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 53 Watt

GeForce MX130 has 76.7% lower power consumption.

Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce MX130 and Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU. We've got no test results to judge.


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NVIDIA GeForce MX130
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