NVIDIA GeForce MX130 vs AMD Radeon R9 M370X

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Combined performance score

R9 M370X
3.98

GeForce MX130 outperforms Radeon R9 M370X by 21% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking650603
Place by popularitynot in top-10092
Value for moneyno data1.51
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameCape VerdeN16S-GTR
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date19 May 2015 (8 years old)1 January 2018 (6 years old)
Current priceno data$899
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Technical specs

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 cores640384
Core clock speed800 MHz1122 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1242 MHz
Number of transistors1500 Millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data15-25 Watt
Texture fill rateno data29.81
Floating-point performanceno data953.9 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M370X and GeForce MX130 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR5DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed4500 MHz5012 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data40.1 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 dataNo outputs

Technologies

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

Optimusno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (FL 11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkanno data1.1.126
CUDAno data+

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.

R9 M370X 3.98
GeForce MX130 4.80
+20.6%

GeForce MX130 outperforms Radeon R9 M370X by 21% in our combined 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%

R9 M370X 1542
GeForce MX130 1859
+20.6%

GeForce MX130 outperforms Radeon R9 M370X by 21% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 M370X 13155
+9.9%
GeForce MX130 11968

Radeon R9 M370X outperforms GeForce MX130 by 10% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

R9 M370X 3638
+26.5%
GeForce MX130 2875

Radeon R9 M370X outperforms GeForce MX130 by 27% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 M370X 2419
+3.2%
GeForce MX130 2345

Radeon R9 M370X outperforms GeForce MX130 by 3% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

R9 M370X 15455
+13.6%
GeForce MX130 13610

Radeon R9 M370X outperforms GeForce MX130 by 14% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

3DMark Ice Storm GPU

Ice Storm Graphics is an obsolete benchmark, part of 3DMark suite. Ice Storm was used to measure entry level laptops and Windows-based tablets performance. It utilizes DirectX 11 feature level 9 to display a battle between two space fleets near a frozen planet in 1280x720 resolution. Discontinued in January 2020, it is now superseded by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 8%

R9 M370X 188948
+10.8%
GeForce MX130 170596

Radeon R9 M370X outperforms GeForce MX130 by 11% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.

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 HD34
+88.9%
18
−88.9%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4
−75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Battlefield 5 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−100%
14
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Hitman 3 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−57.1%
11
+57.1%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−18.2%
13
+18.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−175%
11
+175%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Battlefield 5 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−85.7%
13
+85.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
Hitman 3 8−9
−37.5%
10−12
+37.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+100%
3
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+7.1%
14
−7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−28.6%
9−10
+28.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Battlefield 5 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−71.4%
12
+71.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−25%
14−16
+25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+14.3%
7
−14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Hitman 3 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%

This is how R9 M370X and GeForce MX130 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • R9 M370X is 88.9% faster than GeForce MX130

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

  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M370X is 100% faster than the GeForce MX130.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 4K resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX130 is 200% faster than the R9 M370X.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R9 M370X is ahead in 4 tests (7%)
  • GeForce MX130 is ahead in 47 tests (78%)
  • there's a draw in 9 tests (15%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 3.98 4.80
Recency 19 May 2015 1 January 2018
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB

The GeForce MX130 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R9 M370X in performance tests.


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