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日本NVIDIA GeForce MX130 vs NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (2GB GDDR5)
We shall conclude our group of short articles in which we juxtapose two graphics chips with two dedicated NVIDIA solutions – the entry-level GeForce MX130 and the mid-range GeForce 940MX.
You can check out our Top Laptop Graphics Ranking to see these two graphics cards and many more.
Specs overview
Taking a look at the specs sheet of NVIDIA GeForce MX130 unveils 384 shader cores, 24 TMUs, and 8 ROPs. Built upon a 28 nm process, the graphics card is based on the Maxwell architecture and supports DirectX 12.0. Additionally, it comes with 2,048 MB GDDR5 memory connected using a 64-bit memory bus. NVIDIA GeForce MX130 operates at a base frequency of 1122 MHz, which can go up to 1242 MHz. Also, the TDP is rated at 30W.
Moving on, its opponent – NVIDIA GeForce 940MX is part of the GM108 architecture with a total of 384 shader (CUDA) cores, 24 TMUs, and 8 ROPs. Based on a 28 nm manufacturing process, it offers support for DirectX 12 API and Shader 5.0. The specs sheet is complemented by a base frequency of 1122 MHz that can go up to 1242 MHz. In addition, the memory uses a 64-bit bus and has 2GB of GDDR5 VRAM. As for the TDP, it is rated at around 15 to 30 Watts depending on the clock speeds and memory used in the specific laptop.
Check out NVIDIA’s GeForce MX130 full specs here and GeForce 940MX ’s over here.
Benchmarks
Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Unigine Superposition benchmark (higher the score, the better)
In the graph above you can see an approximate comparison between the two GPUs that can be found in Acer Aspire 5 and ASUS VivoBook 15 (X510UQ) respectively. For starters, the GeForce MX130 manages to surpass its opponent with around 5% when it comes to our Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark. What’s more, it scores more eloquent results in the Unigine Heaven 3.0 and 4.0 tests – the MX130 outperforms 940MX with 49% and 7% respectively. On top of all that, the former shows 10% better results when it comes to the Unigine Superposition benchmark.
Conclusion
In our opinion, the results from our benchmark tests speak for themselves, therefore we can announce the entry-level NVIDIA GeForce MX130 as the winner in today’s comparison.
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce MX130
All laptops equipped with the NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (2GB GDDR5)
