NVIDIA GeForce MX130 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX130 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce MX130

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 14% higher core clock speed: 1122 MHz vs 980 MHz
  • Around 20% higher boost clock speed: 1242 MHz vs 1033 MHz
  • 4.7x lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 140 Watt
  • 835.3x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 31.613 vs 30.505
  • Around 72% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 107.608 vs 62.69
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 November 2017 vs 6 September 2012
Core clock speed 1122 MHz vs 980 MHz
Boost clock speed 1242 MHz vs 1033 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt vs 140 Watt
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 6.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 31.613 vs 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 107.608 vs 62.69

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

  • 2.6x more texture fill rate: 78.4 billion / sec vs 29.81 GTexel / s
  • 2.5x more pipelines: 960 vs 384
  • 2.1x better floating-point performance: 1,981 gflops vs 953.9 gflops
  • 2.2x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4017 vs 1814
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 487 vs 195
  • Around 76% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 11364 vs 6461
  • Around 74% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 705.293 vs 406.203
  • Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.085 vs 2.034
  • Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.416 vs 30.251
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 3581 vs 2796
  • Around 28% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3581 vs 2796
  • 2.1x better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 1307 vs 632
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 78.4 billion / sec vs 29.81 GTexel / s
Pipelines 960 vs 384
Floating-point performance 1,981 gflops vs 953.9 gflops
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 4017 vs 1814
PassMark - G2D Mark 487 vs 195
Geekbench - OpenCL 11364 vs 6461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 705.293 vs 406.203
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.085 vs 2.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.416 vs 30.251
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3581 vs 2796
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3690 vs 3686
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3365 vs 3357
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3581 vs 2796
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3690 vs 3686
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3365 vs 3357
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1307 vs 632

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX130
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1814
4017
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
195
487
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6461
11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31.613
30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
406.203
705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.034
3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
30.251
35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
107.608
62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2796
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3686
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2796
3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3686
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
632
1307
Name NVIDIA GeForce MX130 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
PassMark - G3D Mark 1814 4017
PassMark - G2D Mark 195 487
Geekbench - OpenCL 6461 11364
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 31.613 30.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 406.203 705.293
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.034 3.085
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.251 35.416
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 107.608 62.69
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2796 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3686 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 3365
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2796 3581
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3686 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 3365
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 632 1307

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce MX130 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell Kepler
Code name GM108 GK106
Launch date 17 November 2017 6 September 2012
Place in performance rating 1013 740
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $229
Price now $349.99
Value for money (0-100) 14.35

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1242 MHz 1033 MHz
Core clock speed 1122 MHz 980 MHz
Floating-point performance 953.9 gflops 1,981 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 960
Texture fill rate 29.81 GTexel / s 78.4 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt 140 Watt
CUDA cores 960
Transistor count 2,540 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI..., 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Audio input for HDMI Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size medium sized
Supplementary power connectors None One 6-pin
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.6 4.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB / s 144.2 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 192-bit GDDR5
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 6.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 / DDR3 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

CUDA
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus
3D Blu-Ray
3D Gaming
3D Vision
Adaptive VSync
FXAA
SLI
TXAA