FirePro W4300 vs GeForce GTS 160M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W4300 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 W4300 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 W4300 GeForce GTS 160M
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 60 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTS 160M has 20% more power consumption, than FirePro W4300.
  • FirePro W4300 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTS 160M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W4300 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • FirePro W4300 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTS 160M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro W4300 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTS 160M - with G9x.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 570 MHz higher, than FirePro W4300.
  • FirePro W4300 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTS 160M - by 55 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 0−1
ultra / 1080p 8−9
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 1−2
medium / 1080p 18−20 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W4300 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

Full Specs

  FirePro W4300 GeForce GTS 160M
Architecture GCN 2.0 G9x
Code name Bonaire N10E-GS1
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 1 December 2015 2 March 2009
Pipelines 768 64
Core clock speed 930 MHz 1500 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 505 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 19 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 192 gflops
Length 171 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 51 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 6.3 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 2.1
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 64
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options 2-way
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 152 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Gigaflops 288
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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