NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M review. Specs and Benchmarks

A detailed review of the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M. Ranked 677 in CpusData's performance ranking.

Manufacturer NVIDIA, year of manufacture 2009, process technology 55 nm, power consumption 60 Watt (TDP).

The graphics card runs at a clock frequency of 600 MHz, capable of overclocking up to . On board is 1 GB of memory with a clock rate of and a bandwidth of 51 GB/s.

Below is some key information about the technologies used, interfaces, motherboard compatibility and test results in popular games. This data will help you decide which graphics card to choose. You can also compare your NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M graphics card online with other models on our site.

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General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M, for general information about it.

Place in performance rating:		768
Architecture:		G9x
Code name:		G94
Type:		Laptop
Release date:		2 March 2009 (12 years ago)
Price now:		$230
Value for money:		0.13
GPU code name:		N10E-GS1
Market segment:		Laptop

Technical specs

Characteristics that directly affect the performance of the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M. Smaller process technology, higher clock frequencies, more threads and transistors are signs of a modern graphics card.

Pipelines:		64
Core clock speed:		600 MHz
Transistor count:		505 million
Manufacturing process technology:		55 nm
Power consumption (TDP):		60 Watt
Texture fill rate:		19 billion/sec
Floating-point performance:		192 gflops
CUDA cores:		64
Gigaflops:		288
Pipelines / CUDA cores:		64
Number of transistors:		505 million
Thermal design power (TDP):		60 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating.

Interface:		PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size:		large
SLI options:		2-way
Bus support:		PCI-E 2.0
MXM Type:		MXM 3.0 Type-B

Memory

Video card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require higher memory capacity and speed. The higher these parameters, the higher the performance of the chip NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M.

Memory type:		GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount:		1 GB
Memory bus width:		256 Bit
Memory bandwidth:		51 GB/s
Shared memory:		-

Video outputs and ports

Information about video card interfaces, ports, shape factor and size.

Display Connectors:		VGADisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMILVDSSingle Link DVI
Maximum VGA resolution:		2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI:		S/PDIF
HDMI:		+

Technologies

Additional technologies that the vendor integrates into its devices. They do not directly affect the performance, but can have a nice addition to the graphics card functionality both in games and at work.

CUDA:		+
HybridPower:		+
PureVideo HD:		+
Power management:		8.0

API support

Supported by the video card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M API. The higher the version, the better performance in games.

DirectX:		11.1 (10_0)
OpenGL:		2.1
Vulkan:		N/A
Shader Model:		4.0
OpenCL:		1.1

Overall gaming performance

The tests show the FPS results with different screen resolutions according to the recommendations of the game developer. Benchmark NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M may differ from the actual data, depending on the environment (motherboard or processor).

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Death Stranding (2020)

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F1 2020 (2020)

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Gears Tactics (2020)

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Doom Eternal (2020)

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Legend
5	Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
	May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
	May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
?	Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
	Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M in Benchmarks

The performance of the graphics card NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M is presented in popular modern benchmarks. Testing at maximum loads gives us an idea of the real power of the graphics processor and allows us to compare the model with other popular graphics cards. You can find benchmark descriptions and results on their pages.