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 cores384384Core clock speed1122 MHz952 MHzBoost clock speed1242 MHz1020 MHzManufacturing process technology28 nm28 nmPower consumption [TDP]15-25 Watt17 WattTexture fill rate29.8124.48Floating-point performance953.9 gflops783.4 gflops
Size and compatibility
Information on GeForce MX130 and GeForce 930MX 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 sizedno dataBus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory typeDDR3, GDDR5DDR3, GDDR5Maximum RAM amount4 GB2 GBMemory bus width64 Bit64 BitMemory clock speed5012 MHz2000 MHzMemory bandwidth40.1 GB/s14.4 GB/sShared 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 outputsNo outputs
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
GPU Boostno data2.0Optimus++GameWorksno data+
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX12 [11_0]12 [11_0]Shader Model5.15.1OpenGL4.64.5OpenCL1.21.2Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126CUDA++
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.
GeForce MX130
4.80
+43.7%
MX130 outperforms 930MX by 44% in our combined benchmark results.
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various 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%
GeForce MX130 1865
+43.8%
MX130 outperforms 930MX by 44% 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%
GeForce MX130 11968
+48.4%
MX130 outperforms 930MX by 48% 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%
GeForce MX130 2875
+30.6%
MX130 outperforms 930MX by 31% 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 seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
GeForce MX130 2345
+46.8%
MX130 outperforms 930MX by 47% 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%
GeForce MX130 13610
+50.3%
MX130 outperforms 930MX by 50% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
MX130 outperforms 930MX by 18% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
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%
GeForce MX130 170596
+26.3%
MX130 outperforms 930MX by 26% in 3DMark Ice Storm GPU.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 5%
GeForce MX130 6355
+33.6%
MX130 outperforms 930MX by 34% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.
GeekBench 5 CUDA
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.
Benchmark coverage: 4%
GeForce MX130 6872
+23.5%
MX130 outperforms 930MX by 23% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.
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 HD18 16
Performance in popular games
Full HD Low Preset
Cyberpunk 20774 8
Full HD Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey8−9
−25%
10
+25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 514−16
−7.1%
15
+7.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare16−18
+45.5%
11
−45.5%
Cyberpunk 20778−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 514
+27.3%
11
−27.3%
Far Cry New Dawn10−11
−10%
11
+10%
Forza Horizon 416−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Hitman 310−12
−9.1%
12
+9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn11
+22.2%
9
−22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 29−10
+12.5%
8
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider13
+44.4%
9
−44.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion11
+22.2%
9
−22.2%
Full HD High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 514−16
+16.7%
12
−16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare16−18
+23.1%
12−14
−23.1%
Cyberpunk 20778−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 513
+160%
5−6
−160%
Far Cry New Dawn10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Forza Horizon 416−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Hitman 310−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Metro Exodus3
+50%
2
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 29−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt14
+40%
10
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Full HD Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Battlefield 514−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Cyberpunk 20778−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry 512
+140%
5−6
−140%
Far Cry New Dawn10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Forza Horizon 416−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt7
+16.7%
6
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
1440p High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Hitman 38−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Metro Exodus4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 23−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
1440p Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 20772−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 58−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Forza Horizon 47−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion1−2 0−1
4K High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 35−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 22−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt1−2 0−1
4K Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey1−2 0−1 Assassin's Creed Valhalla1−2 0−1 Cyberpunk 20770−1 0−1 Far Cry 56−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Far Cry New Dawn8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 45−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion1−2 0−1
This is how GeForce MX130 and GeForce 930MX compete in popular games:
1080p resolution:
- GeForce MX130 is 12.5% faster than GeForce 930MX
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry New Dawn, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GeForce MX130 is 400% faster than the GeForce 930MX.
- in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the GeForce 930MX is 100% faster than the GeForce MX130.
All in all, in popular games:
- GeForce MX130 is ahead in 45 tests [83%]
- GeForce 930MX is ahead in 5 tests [9%]
- there's a draw in 4 tests [7%]
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score 4.80 3.34 Recency 1 January 2018 10 March 2016 Memory bandwidth 40.1 14.4 Power consumption [TDP] 15 Watt 17 Watt
The GeForce MX130 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 930MX in performance tests.
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