GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition vs MX130

Place in the ranking	647	970
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	10.92	2.16
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2017)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GM108	GK107
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	17 November 2017 (7 years ago)	1 April 2013 (11 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	384
Core clock speed	1122 MHz	950 MHz
Boost clock speed	1242 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	no data	1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	29.81	30.40
Floating-point processing power	0.9539 TFLOPS	0.7296 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	16
TMUs	24	32

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	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	None

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1253 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	40.1 GB/s	80 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 Connectors

No outputs

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)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.1.126
CUDA	+	3.0

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

17
+240%

5−6

−240%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	4 +300%	1−2 −300%
Elden Ring	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	22 +214%	7−8 −214%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
Valorant	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Dota 2	21 +250%	6−7 −250%
Elden Ring	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Far Cry 5	26 +225%	8−9 −225%
Fortnite	24 +243%	7−8 −243%
Forza Horizon 4	16 +220%	5−6 −220%
Grand Theft Auto V	15 +275%	4−5 −275%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	35 +250%	10−11 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 +275%	4−5 −275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +250%	4−5 −250%
Valorant	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
World of Tanks	75−80 +225%	24−27 −225%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Dota 2	28 +211%	9−10 −211%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +229%	7−8 −229%
Forza Horizon 4	14 +250%	4−5 −250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10 +233%	3−4 −233%
Valorant	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	3−4	0−1
Elden Ring	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Grand Theft Auto V	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +220%	10−11 −220%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
World of Tanks	30−35 +240%	10−11 −240%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 +350%	2−3 −350%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Forza Horizon 4	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Metro Exodus	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +500%	1−2 −500%
Valorant	12−14 +225%	4−5 −225%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
Elden Ring	2−3	0−1
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Dota 2	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Fortnite	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	3−4	0−1
Valorant	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

This is how GeForce MX130 and GTX 660M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

GeForce MX130 is 240% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.76	1.57
Recency	17 November 2017	1 April 2013
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	512 MB
Power consumption (TDP)	30 Watt	50 Watt

GeForce MX130 has a 203.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce MX130 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 660M Mac Edition in performance tests.

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