NVIDIA GeForce MX130 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX130 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA GeForce MX130

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce MX130

Videocard is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 60% higher pipelines: 384 vs 240
Around 53% better floating-point performance: 953.9 gflops vs 622.1 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 65 nm
7.9x lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 236 Watt
2x more maximum memory size: 2 GB vs 1 GB
4.5x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 1107 MHz
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 1825 vs 1285
3.3x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 196 vs 59
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3686 vs 2697
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3325
Around 37% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3686 vs 2697
Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3325

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	17 November 2017 vs 16 June 2008
Pipelines	384 vs 240
Floating-point performance	953.9 gflops vs 622.1 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt vs 236 Watt
Maximum memory size	2 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz vs 1107 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	1825 vs 1285
PassMark - G2D Mark	196 vs 59
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3686 vs 2697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357 vs 3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3686 vs 2697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357 vs 3325

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280

Around 16% higher core clock speed: 1296 MHz vs 1122 MHz
Around 62% higher texture fill rate: 48.2 billion / sec vs 29.81 GTexel / s
3.3x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 21396 vs 6532

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	1296 MHz vs 1122 MHz
Texture fill rate	48.2 billion / sec vs 29.81 GTexel / s
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	21396 vs 6532

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX130
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

1825

1285

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

196

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

6532

21396

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3686

2697

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3325

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3686

2697

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3357

3325

Name	NVIDIA GeForce MX130	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
PassMark - G3D Mark	1825	1285
PassMark - G2D Mark	196	59
Geekbench - OpenCL	6532	21396
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	31.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	406.203
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	30.251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	107.608
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	2796
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3686	2697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3357	3325
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	2796
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3686	2697
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3357	3325
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score	632

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GeForce MX130	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
Essentials
Architecture	Maxwell	Tesla 2.0
Code name	GM108	GT200
Launch date	17 November 2017	16 June 2008
Place in performance rating	1060	1062
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$649
Price now		$522.78
Value for money (0-100)		2.98
Technical info
Boost clock speed	1242 MHz
Core clock speed	1122 MHz	1296 MHz
Floating-point performance	953.9 gflops	622.1 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	65 nm
Pipelines	384	240
Texture fill rate	29.81 GTexel / s	48.2 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	30 Watt	236 Watt
CUDA cores		240
Maximum GPU temperature		105 °C
Transistor count		1,400 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x S-Video, HDTVDual Link DVI
Audio input for HDMI		S / PDIF
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	medium sized
Supplementary power connectors	None	6-pin & 8-pin
Height		4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
SLI options		2-way3-way
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	10.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB / s	141.7 GB / s
Memory bus width	64 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	5012 MHz	1107 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5 / DDR3	GDDR3
Shared memory	0
Technologies
CUDA
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus
3D Vision
SLI