Matrox M9138 1GB DDR4
The Matrox M9138 drives up to three DisplayPort monitors at 2560 x 1600 each, using 1GB DDR4 memory and passive cooling in a low-profile ATX bracket. Its PowerDesk software enables independent or stretched desktop modes, plus pivot and clone support, with a unified driver package for Windows Vista and XP. This card suits business, industrial, or government users needing reliable multi-display setups for productivity, not gaming or 4K workloads.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (85th percentile) 85th
Cons
- Below average rt (2nd percentile)
- Below average efficiency (2nd percentile)
- Below average raster (2nd percentile)
- Below average ai (3rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Chipset
| GPU Chipset | Matrox M9138 |
Memory
| VRAM | 1 GB |
| Memory Type | DDR4 |
Connectivity
| Interface | PCI Express x16 |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| Max Displays | 3 |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
vs Competition
| Spec | Matrox M9138 | ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING | Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD | MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC | ZOTAC AMP Extreme INFINITY ZT-B50900B-10P | PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Matrox M9138 | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 | GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | GeForce RTX 5090 | GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Vram | 1GB DDR4 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 | 32GB GDDR7 | 16GB GDDR7 |
| Boost Clock Mhz | - | 2407 | 2805 | 2482 | 2467 | 2620 |
| Tdp W | - | 575 | 360 | 300 | 600 | 360 |
| Memory Bus Bits | - | 512 | 256 | 256 | 512 | 256 |
| Ray Tracing | - | true | true | true | true | true |
| GPU Class | - | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer | consumer |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AI | Rt | Vram | Raster | Feature | Thermal | Efficiency | Connectivity | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matrox M9138 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2 | 11.2 | 6.6 | 2 | 19.2 | 85.1 |
| ASUS TUF Gaming TUF-RTX5090-32G-GAMING Compare | 96.9 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 96.2 | 72.4 | 24.6 | 99.3 | 3.5 |
| Gigabyte AORUS GV-N5080AORUS M-16GD Compare | 85.2 | 95.2 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 16 |
| MSI Ventus RTX 5070 Ti 16G VENTUS 3X PZ OC Compare | 79.2 | 92.2 | 85.6 | 88.8 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 72.9 | 94 | 21.1 |
| ZOTAC AMP Extreme INFINITY ZT-B50900B-10P Compare | 97.3 | 90.1 | 97.6 | 98.7 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 21.4 | 94 | 2.4 |
| PNY ARGB OC VCG508016TFXXPB1-O Compare | 85.2 | 97.5 | 88.7 | 94.2 | 96.2 | 91.5 | 57.8 | 94 | 18.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From ¥36,630
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall11.4
- AI/LLM5.2
- Budget54.8
- Gaming 4k3.3
- Ray Tracing4.1
- Workstation12.4
- Gaming 1080p6.9
- Gaming 1440p5.2
- Content Creation12
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