NVIDIA GeForce MX130 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce MX130 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 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 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 7% higher core clock speed: 1122 MHz vs 1050 MHz
  • Around 5% higher boost clock speed: 1242 MHz vs 1178 MHz
  • 4.9x lower typical power consumption: 30 Watt vs 148 Watt
  • 716x more memory clock speed: 5012 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3357 vs 3340
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3357 vs 3340
  • Around 71% better performance in 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score: 632 vs 369
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 17 November 2017 vs 19 September 2014
Core clock speed 1122 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Boost clock speed 1242 MHz vs 1178 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt vs 148 Watt
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 vs 3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 632 vs 369

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

  • 3.7x more texture fill rate: 109 billion / sec vs 29.81 GTexel / s
  • 4.3x more pipelines: 1664 vs 384
  • 4.1x better floating-point performance: 3,920 gflops vs 953.9 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • 5.3x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9640 vs 1814
  • 3.9x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 766 vs 195
  • 4.4x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 28498 vs 6461
  • 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 105.107 vs 31.613
  • 3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1225.96 vs 406.203
  • 4.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 8.737 vs 2.034
  • Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 35.714 vs 30.251
  • 4.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 490.688 vs 107.608
  • 4.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11499 vs 2796
  • 4.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11499 vs 2796
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 109 billion / sec vs 29.81 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1664 vs 384
Floating-point performance 3,920 gflops vs 953.9 gflops
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 9640 vs 1814
PassMark - G2D Mark 766 vs 195
Geekbench - OpenCL 28498 vs 6461
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 105.107 vs 31.613
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1225.96 vs 406.203
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 8.737 vs 2.034
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 35.714 vs 30.251
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 490.688 vs 107.608
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11499 vs 2796
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3698 vs 3686
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11499 vs 2796
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3698 vs 3686

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce MX130
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
1814
9640
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
195
766
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
6461
28498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
31.613
105.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
406.203
1225.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.034
8.737
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
30.251
35.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
107.608
490.688
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2796
11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3686
3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2796
11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3686
3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3357
3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score
GPU 1
GPU 2
632
369
Name NVIDIA GeForce MX130 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
PassMark - G3D Mark 1814 9640
PassMark - G2D Mark 195 766
Geekbench - OpenCL 6461 28498
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 31.613 105.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 406.203 1225.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.034 8.737
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.251 35.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 107.608 490.688
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2796 11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3686 3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3357 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2796 11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3686 3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3357 3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 632 369

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce MX130 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell Maxwell 2.0
Code name GM108 GM204
Launch date 17 November 2017 19 September 2014
Place in performance rating 1013 371
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $329
Price now $407.76
Value for money (0-100) 28.59

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1242 MHz 1178 MHz
Core clock speed 1122 MHz 1050 MHz
Floating-point performance 953.9 gflops 3,920 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 384 1664
Texture fill rate 29.81 GTexel / s 109 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 30 Watt 148 Watt
CUDA cores 1664
Maximum GPU temperature 98 °C
Transistor count 5,200 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio input for HDMI Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
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 2x 6-pins
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
SLI options 4x

API support

DirectX 12.0 (11_0) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.4

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB / s 224 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 7.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 / DDR3 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0

Technologies

CUDA
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GPU Boost
Optimus
3D Vision
Adaptive Vertical Sync
GameStream
GeForce ShadowPlay
SLI
Surround