FirePro V5900 vs GeForce GTS 160M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro V5900 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 V5900 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 V5900 GeForce GTS 160M
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 60 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI No outputs
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  • FirePro V5900 has 25% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • FirePro V5900 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • FirePro V5900 is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTS 160M - in Laptops.
  • FirePro V5900 is build with TeraScale 3 architecture, and GeForce GTS 160M - with G9x.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 900 MHz higher, than FirePro V5900.
  • FirePro V5900 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and GeForce GTS 160M - by 55 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 4−5 0−1
ultra / 1080p 2−3
QHD / 1440p 1−2 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 1−2
medium / 1080p 7−8 0−1
The average gaming FPS of FirePro V5900 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

Full Specs

  FirePro V5900 GeForce GTS 160M
Architecture TeraScale 3 G9x
Code name Cayman N10E-GS1
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 24 May 2011 2 March 2009
Pipelines 512 64
Core clock speed 600 MHz 1500 MHz
Transistor count 2,640 million 505 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 19.20 19 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 614.4 gflops 192 gflops
Length 230 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 64 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 PCI-E 2.0
SLI options 2-way
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 66 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Gigaflops 288
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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