GeForce 9100 vs MX130

Place in the ranking	649	1389
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.90	0.36
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GM108	C78
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	17 November 2017 (7 years ago)	17 April 2007 (17 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 cores	384	16
Core clock speed	1122 MHz	500 MHz
Boost clock speed	1242 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	210 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	40 Watt
Texture fill rate	29.81	4.000
Floating-point processing power	0.9539 TFLOPS	0.0384 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	4
TMUs	24	8

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 size	medium sized	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCI
Width	no data	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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 type	GDDR5	System Shared
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	System Shared
Memory bus width	64 Bit	System Shared
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	System Shared
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	no data
Shared memory	-	no data

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 Connectors

No outputs

1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video

Supported technologies

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

Optimus

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	N/A
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
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.

GeForce MX130 4.75
+2162%

GeForce 9100 0.21

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.

GeForce MX130 1826
+2154%

GeForce 9100 81

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:

Full HD

0−1

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	4	0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	12−14	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	22	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	9−10	0−1
Metro Exodus	10−12	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16	0−1
Valorant	12−14	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11	0−1
Dota 2	21	0−1
Far Cry 5	26 +2500%	1−2 −2500%
Fortnite	24 +2300%	1−2 −2300%
Forza Horizon 4	16	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	9−10	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	15	0−1
Metro Exodus	10−12	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35 +3400%	1−2 −3400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14	0−1
Valorant	12−14	0−1
World of Tanks	75−80 +2500%	3−4 −2500%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	12−14	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11	0−1
Dota 2	28 +2700%	1−2 −2700%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +2200%	1−2 −2200%
Forza Horizon 4	14	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	9−10	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10	0−1
Valorant	12−14	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	4−5	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	5−6	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +3100%	1−2 −3100%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
World of Tanks	30−35 +3300%	1−2 −3300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	4−5	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6	0−1
Far Cry 5	10−11	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	7−8	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	6−7	0−1
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9	0−1
Valorant	12−14	0−1

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12	0−1
Dota 2	16−18	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18	0−1
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5	0−1
Counter-Strike 2	10−12	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	16−18	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6	0−1
Fortnite	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	4−5	0−1
Forza Horizon 5	2−3	0−1
Valorant	4−5	0−1

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.75	0.21
Recency	17 November 2017	17 April 2007
Chip lithography	28 nm	80 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	40 Watt

GeForce MX130 has a 2161.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX130 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9100 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce MX130 is a notebook card while GeForce 9100 is a desktop one.

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