GeForce GTX 960M vs Arc Graphics 130V

Arc Graphics 130V Arc Graphics 140V
VS
GTX 950A GTX 950M GTX 960A GTX 960M GTX 965M GTX 970M GTX 970M SLI GTX 980 Mobile GTX 980 SLI Mobile GTX 980M GTX 980M SLI GTX 980MX

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Arc Graphics 130V and GeForce GTX 960M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Arc Graphics 130V
16 GB LPDDR5x
11.46
+31%

Arc Graphics 130V outperforms GTX 960M by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Arc Graphics 130V Arc Graphics 130V
GTX 960M GTX 960M

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking415488
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data8.06
ArchitectureXe²Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameLunar Lake iGPUGM107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)13 March 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores7640
Core clock speedno data1096 MHz
Boost clock speed1850 MHz1176 MHz
Number of transistorsno data1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology3 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data75 Watt
Texture fill rateno data47.04
Floating-point processing powerno data1.505 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data40

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)
SLI options-+

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeLPDDR5xGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB4 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data2500 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data80 GB/s
Shared memory+-

Connectivity and outputs

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 dataNo outputs
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+
BatteryBoost-+
Ansel-+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12_212 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.5
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.1.126
CUDA-+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

Arc Graphics 130V 11.46
+31%
GTX 960M 8.75

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of 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.

Arc Graphics 130V 4421
+31%
GTX 960M 3374

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:

900p120−130
+26.3%
95
−26.3%
Full HD31
−9.7%
34
+9.7%
1440p18−20
+20%
15
−20%
4K18−20
+28.6%
14
−28.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 25
+0%
25
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Battlefield 5 30
+0%
30
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 31
+0%
31
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 84
+0%
84
+0%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 31
+0%
31
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 48
+0%
48
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+0%
31
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Battlefield 5 23
+0%
23
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 24
+0%
24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 23
+0%
23
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 71
+0%
71
+0%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 26
+0%
26
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
+0%
73
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 11
+0%
11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Far Cry 5 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 25
+0%
25
+0%
Hitman 3 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+0%
14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14
+0%
14
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 15
+0%
15
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
+0%
8
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 10
+0%
10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45
+0%
45
+0%
Hitman 3 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 15
+0%
15
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6
+0%
6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7
+0%
7
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Metro Exodus 8
+0%
8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+0%
10
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4
+0%
4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how Arc Graphics 130V and GTX 960M compete in popular games:

  • Arc Graphics 130V is 26% faster in 900p
  • GTX 960M is 10% faster in 1080p
  • Arc Graphics 130V is 20% faster in 1440p
  • Arc Graphics 130V is 29% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 11.46 8.75
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 3 nm 28 nm

Arc Graphics 130V has a 31% higher aggregate performance score, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc Graphics 130V is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 960M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Community ratings

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