FirePro V7900 vs GeForce GTS 160M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro V7900 and GeForce GTS 160M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro V7900 and GeForce GTS 160M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTS 160M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTS 160M is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 GTS 160M here:

Main Specs

  FirePro V7900 GeForce GTS 160M
Power consumption (TDP) 151 Watt 60 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • FirePro V7900 has 151% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro V7900 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • FirePro V7900 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTS 160M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V7900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and GeForce GTS 160M - with G9x.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 775 MHz higher, than FirePro V7900.
  • FirePro V7900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTS 160M - by 55 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 0−1
ultra / 1080p 6−7
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 24−27 1−2
medium / 1080p 14−16 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V7900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

Full Specs

  FirePro V7900 GeForce GTS 160M
Architecture TeraScale 3 G9x
Code name Cayman N10E-GS1
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 2 March 2009
Pipelines 1280 64
Core clock speed 725 MHz 1500 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 505 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 58.00 19 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,856.0 gflops 192 gflops
Length 279 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 51 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.2 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.0 4.0
OpenGL 4.4 2.1
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan N/A N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 64
Bus support PCIe 2.1 x16 PCI-E 2.0
SLI options 2-way
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 171 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
Gigaflops 288
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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