GeForce 930A vs GeForce GTS 160M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce 930A 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 GeForce 930A 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

  GeForce 930A GeForce GTS 160M
Power consumption (TDP) 33 Watt 60 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type DDR3 GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTS 160M has 81% more power consumption, than GeForce 930A.
  • GeForce 930A is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and GeForce GTS 160M uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce 930A has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • GeForce 930A is used in Desktops, and GeForce GTS 160M - in Laptops.
  • GeForce 930A is build with Maxwell architecture, and GeForce GTS 160M - with G9x.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 572 MHz higher, than GeForce 930A.
  • GeForce 930A is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTS 160M - by 55 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 0−1
ultra / 1080p 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 1−2
medium / 1080p 5−6 0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce 930A in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

Full Specs

  GeForce 930A GeForce GTS 160M
Architecture Maxwell G9x
Code name GM108 N10E-GS1
Type Desktop Laptop
Release date 13 March 2015 2 March 2009
Pipelines 384 64
Core clock speed 928 MHz 1500 MHz
Boost Clock 941 MHz
Transistor count 505 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 55 nm
Texture fill rate 22.58 19 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 722.7 gflops 192 gflops
Memory bus width 64 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2002 MHz
Memory bandwidth 16.02 GB/s 51 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model 5.1 4.0
OpenGL 4.6 2.1
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA 5.0 +
CUDA cores 64
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options 2-way
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Laptop size large
Gigaflops 288
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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