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    GeForce MX130 vs Radeon HD 8970M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce MX130 and Radeon HD 8970M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce MX130 stacks up against Radeon HD 8970M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce MX130 and Radeon HD 8970M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce MX130 and Radeon HD 8970M are only used in laptop graphics. They have lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce MX130 or Radeon HD 8970M here:

    GeForce MX130 Laptops
    Radeon HD 8970M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce MX130 Radeon HD 8970M
    Power consumption (TDP) 30 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR5, DDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon HD 8970M has 233% more power consumption, than GeForce MX130.
    • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
    • GeForce MX130 and Radeon HD 8970M have maximum RAM of 4 GB.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce MX130 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 8970M - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce MX130 is 272 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.
    • GeForce MX130 and Radeon HD 8970M are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
    • Memory clock speed of GeForce MX130 is 212 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8970M.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 9−10 20−22
    ultra / 1080p 5−6 12−14
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 21−24 35−40
    medium / 1080p 10−12 24−27
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8970M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than GeForce MX130.

    Full Specs

      GeForce MX130 Radeon HD 8970M
    Architecture Maxwell GCN
    Code name N16S-GTR Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 1 January 2018 15 May 2013
    Pipelines 384 1280
    Core clock speed 1122 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 1242 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 29.81 72.00
    Floating-point performance 953.9 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5012 MHz 4800 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 40.1 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 5.1 5.1
    OpenGL 4.6 4.6
    OpenCL 1.2 1.2
    Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
    CUDA +
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 273 Mh/s
    Laptop size medium sized large
    Optimus +
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