FirePro S9050 vs GeForce GTS 160M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro S9050 and GeForce GTS 160M, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro S9050 stacks up against GeForce GTS 160M, check out specs charts below.

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 S9050 GeForce GTS 160M
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 60 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DisplayPort No outputs
  Check Price Check Price
  • FirePro S9050 has 275% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • FirePro S9050 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTS 160M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro S9050 has 11 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • FirePro S9050 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTS 160M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro S9050 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTS 160M - with G9x.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 600 MHz higher, than FirePro S9050.
  • FirePro S9050 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTS 160M - by 55 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 0−1
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 35−40 1−2
medium / 1080p 24−27 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro S9050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

Full Specs

  FirePro S9050 GeForce GTS 160M
Architecture GCN 1.0 G9x
Code name Tahiti N10E-GS1
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 7 August 2014 2 March 2009
Pipelines 1792 64
Core clock speed 900 MHz 1500 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 505 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 19 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 192 gflops
Length 254 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 264 GB/s 51 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_1) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 2.1
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 64
Bus support PCIe 3.0 PCI-E 2.0
SLI options 2-way
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Laptop size large
Form factor full height / full length
Gigaflops 288
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
  Check Price Check Price