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NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M

NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M

The Nvidia GeForce GT 130M is a DirectX 10 graphics card for notebooks and  technically a higher clocked GeForce 9650M GT with a lower current consumption . It is produced in 55nm and the current consumption is similar to the 9600M GT which is produced in 65nm. As the 9600M GT it features the PureVideo HD video processor (VP3) and HybridPower support.

In conjunction with the Nvidia 9100M G integrated graphics, the GT 130M supports Hybrid-SLI (only HybridPower). HybridPower is a technique to choose between the integrated and dedicated graphics core, if performance or battery runtime is needed. This works only in Windows Vista. Up to now the user has to use a tool to switch between the GPUs. Later Nvidia wants to switch automatically in the drivers. GeForceBoost is not supported with this card, as there would be no performance gain.

As the 9600M GT, the GT 130M features 32 stream processors that do the graphic work of the vertex- and pixel-shaders.

The performance of the GT 130M should be somewhere near the 9650M GS. Therfore high end games like GTA 4 and Crysis wont run in high settings, but less demanding games (like Lef 4 Dead) should run fluently in high settings.

PhysX is only supported when two GeForce GT 130M are used in SLI mode (one GPU dedicated for PhysX) as the 130M is not powerful enough to calculate both graphics and PhysX. 

Compared to desktop graphics cards, the GT 130M is similar to the GeForce 9500GT or GT 120 (which also descend from the G96 core). The desktop CPU GeForce 130 has a wider memory bus and more pipelines.

ManufacturerNVIDIA
GeForce GT 100M Series

GeForce GT 130M 32@600MHz

GeForce GT 120M 32@500MHz

CodenameN10P-GE1
ArchitectureG9x
Pipelines32 - unified
Core Speed *600 MHz
Shader Speed *1400 MHz
Memory Speed *1066 MHz
Memory Bus Width128 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR2, GDDR3
Max. Amount of Memory1024 MB
Shared Memoryno
DirectXDirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Current Consumption23 Watt
Transistors314 Million
technology55 nm
FeaturesOpenGL 2.1, 7.1 Sound over HDMI, PCI-E 2.0, 600 MHz GDDR2, 1066 MHz GDDR3, PureVideo HD Technologie (VP3), Hybrid SLI with HybridPower (with a supported Nvidia chipset, PhysX (in SLI mode), HDMI up to 1920x1200, Displayport theoretisch (if supported by the laptop) up to 2560x1600 
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement08.01.2009
Link to Manufacturer Pagehttp://www.nvidia.com/object/product_gef...
* The specified clock rates are only guidelines for the manufacturer and can be altered by them.

Benchmarks

3DMark Vantage - P Result no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 1595     avg: 1681.7 (5%)     max: 1821 Points
3DMark Vantage - P GPU no PhysX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 1321     avg: 1378.7 (4%)     max: 1489 Points
3DMark 06
0% 100%
min: 4716     avg: 5609.6 (19%)     max: 6463 Points
3DMark 05 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 9692     avg: 10417.3 (28%)     max: 11836 Points
3DMark 03 - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 15171     avg: 16538 (11%)     max: 18722 Points
3DMark 2001SE - Standard 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 20959     avg: 26050.2 (43%)     max: 29892 Points
PCMark Vantage - Gaming Score 1024x768
0% 100%
min: 3133     avg: 3717.3 (14%)     max: 4379 Points
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - 3ds Max 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 5.75     avg: 5.8 (12%)     max: 5.75 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Catia 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 6.16     avg: 6.2 (13%)     max: 6.16 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - EnSight 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 11.99     avg: 12 (25%)     max: 11.99 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Maya 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 20.55     avg: 20.6 (11%)     max: 20.55 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - Pro/Engeneer 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 7.76     avg: 7.8 (15%)     max: 7.76 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - SolidWorks 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 14.06     avg: 14.1 (21%)     max: 14.06 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS Teamcenter 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 3.11     avg: 3.1 (8%)     max: 3.11 fps
SPEC Viewperf 10.0 - UGS NX 1280x1024
0% 100%
min: 4.89     avg: 4.9 (10%)     max: 4.89 fps
Cinebench R10 - Shading 32Bit
0% 100%
min: 3013     avg: 3287.1 (30%)     max: 3604 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU
0% 100%
min: 4.1     avg: 5 (74%)     max: 5.9 Points
Windows Vista Experience Index - GPU Games
0% 100%
min: 3.8     avg: 4.7 (68%)     max: 5.5 Points
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Anno 1404
Anno 1404 (2009)
low:
97.4  fps      Compare
ultra:
14.8  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
ArmA 2 (2009): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
F.E.A.R. 2
F.E.A.R. 2 (2009)
low:
100.4 124.2 ~ 112 fps      Compare
med.:
40.3 43.4 ~ 42 fps      Compare
high:
21 27.5 ~ 24 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto
GTA IV - Grand Theft Auto (2008)
low:
38.1  fps      Compare
med.:
26.1  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Left 4 Dead
Left 4 Dead (2008)
low:
98.8  fps      Compare
high:
63  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Far Cry 2 (2008): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings low. - more...
Racedriver: GRID
Racedriver: GRID (2008)
low:
65.9 74.6 ~ 70 fps      Compare
med.:
40.5 41.6 ~ 41 fps      Compare
high:
21.6 23.3 ~ 22 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Trackmania Nations Forever (2008): Playable with a weaker graphics card in detail settings high. - more...
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare (2007)
low:
132.6 229.4 ~ 181 fps      Compare
med.:
48.9 84.3 ~ 67 fps      Compare
high:
25 37.3 ~ 31 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Supreme Commander - FA Bench
Supreme Commander - FA Bench (2007)
med.:
30.3  fps      Compare
high:
21.4  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Crysis - GPU Benchmark
Crysis - GPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
51.2 51.3 61.1 79.6 ~ 61 fps      Compare
med.:
29 31.4 34 34.4 ~ 32 fps      Compare
high:
18 18.8 18.9 19.1 ~ 19 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Crysis - CPU Benchmark
Crysis - CPU Benchmark (2007)
low:
47.9 52.7 67.2 74 ~ 60 fps      Compare
med.:
29.7 29.8 32 32.8 ~ 31 fps      Compare
high:
16.4 16.9 17.2 17.7 ~ 17 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
World in Conflict - Benchmark
World in Conflict - Benchmark (2007)
high:
15  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Command and Conquer III (2007): Not playable with a weaker graphics card. - more...
Call of Juarez Benchmark
Call of Juarez Benchmark (2006)
high:
11.4  fps      Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark (2005)
high:
125.6  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
F.E.A.R.
F.E.A.R. (2005)
low:
253 417 ~ 335 fps      Compare
med.:
8 187 ~ 98 fps      Compare
high:
8 65 ~ 37 fps      Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Quake 4
Quake 4 (2005)
low:
62.2  fps      Compare
med.:
62  fps      Compare
high:
59.4  fps      Compare
ultra:
56.7  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft (2005)
low:
260.8  fps      Compare
med.:
89.5  fps      Compare
high:
21.6  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Counter-Strike Source
Counter-Strike Source (2004)
high:
207.3  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
Doom 3
Doom 3 (2004)
low:
172.3  fps      Compare
med.:
173  fps      Compare
high:
150.3  fps      Compare
ultra:
112.6  fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo (1999)
high:
192.2 463.7 510.8 ~ 389 fps      Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.

For more games that might be playable and a list of all games and graphics cards visit our Gaming List

Notebook reviews with NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M graphics card

Acer Aspire 5935G: Intel Core 2 Duo T9550, 15.6", 3.1 kg
  Review » Review Acer Aspire 5935G Notebook

Asus N51VF: Intel Core 2 Duo T6500, 15.6", 3 kg
  Review » Review Asus N51V Notebook

Acer Aspire 5935G: Intel Core 2 Duo T9550, 15.6", 3.1 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 5935G

Asus Lamborghini VX5 : Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000, 16.1", 3.5 kg
  External Review » Asus Lamborghini VX5

Asus N51V: Intel Core 2 Duo T9550, 15.6", 3 kg
  External Review » Asus N51V

Asus N51Vf: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 15.6", 3 kg
  External Review » Asus N51Vf

Asus N70SV: Intel Core 2 Duo T9550, 17.3", 4.2 kg
  External Review » Asus N70SV

Asus N90SV : Intel Core 2 Duo T9550, 18.4", 4.1 kg
  External Review » Asus N90SV

HP HDX 16-1370us: Intel Core 2 Duo T5500, 16.0", 3.1 kg
  External Review » HP HDX 16-1370us

LG P510-U.CPCAG Sambuci : Intel Core 2 Duo T9800, 15.4", 2.3 kg
  External Review » LG P510-U.CPCAG Sambuci

MSI EX629-T6647W7P: Intel Core 2 Duo T6600, 16.0", 2.8 kg
  External Review » MSI EX629-T6647W7P

MSI GX723: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, 17.0", 3.2 kg
  External Review » MSI GX723

Novatech X65: Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200, 17.0", 3.6 kg
  External Review » Novatech X65

» Comparison of GPUs
Detailled list of all laptop GPUs with a short description. Classified and sorted by performance.

» Benchmark List
Sortable and restrainable list of all GPUs with benchmarks (e.g. 3DMarks).

» Notebook Gaming List
Which game can be played with my graphics card.

Class 1
GeForce GTX 590
Radeon HD 7970
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
Radeon HD 7870
GeForce GTX 580
Radeon HD 6970
GeForce GTX 570
GeForce GTX 480
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
Radeon HD 6870
Radeon HD 5850
Radeon HD 7770
Radeon HD 7770
GeForce GTX 460 768MB
Radeon HD 6790
Radeon HD 5770
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Class 2
GeForce GTS 450
Radeon HD 4850
Class 3
Radeon HD 5670
GeForce GT 240
GeForce GT 430
Radeon HD 5570
GeForce GT 220
Radeon HD 6450 GDDR5
Class 4
Class 5
Radeon HD 4350
GeForce G 107M *
Chrome9HD *
PowerVR SGX554MP4 *
Mali-T604 *
Class 6
PowerVR SGX543MP4 *
Adreno 320 *
PowerVR SGX543MP3 *
PowerVR SGX543MP2 *
PowerVR SGX545
PowerVR SGX544 *
Adreno 305 *
Adreno 225 *
Vivante GC4000 *
Mali-400 MP4 *
VideoCore-IV *
Adreno 220 *
Vivante GC1000+ Dual-Core
Mali-400 MP2 *
PowerVR SGX540 *
Adreno 205 *
Adreno 203 *
GC800 *
PowerVR SGX535
PowerVR SGX531
PowerVR SGX530
Adreno 200 *
Mali-200 *
unknown *

* Approximate position of the graphics adapter

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Author: Klaus Hinum (Update: 2013-01-16)