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    GeForce GTS 160M vs GeForce GTX 850M

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and GeForce GTX 850M, 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 GTS 160M stacks up against GeForce GTX 850M, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTS 160M and GeForce GTX 850M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTS 160M and GeForce GTX 850M are only used in laptop graphics. They have 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 or GeForce GTX 850M here:

    GeForce GTS 160M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 850M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M GeForce GTX 850M
    Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 45 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR3 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTS 160M has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 850M.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 850M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 850M has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and GeForce GTX 850M - with Maxwell.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 850M - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 12−14
    ultra / 1080p − 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
    low / 720p 1−2 27−30
    medium / 1080p 0−1 16−18
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M GeForce GTX 850M
    Architecture G9x Maxwell
    Code name N10E-GS1 N15P-GT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 2 March 2009 12 March 2014
    Pipelines 64 640
    Core clock speed 1500 MHz
    Transistor count 505 million 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19 billion/sec 36.08
    Floating-point performance 192 gflops 1,155 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory bandwidth 51 GB/s 80.0 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 5.1
    OpenGL 2.1 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 1.1
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 64 640
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options 2-way +
    HDMI + +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 153 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
    Standard memory configuration DDR3 or GDDR5
    eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
    LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
    HDCP content protection +
    7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
    TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 1.8 Mh/s
    Gigaflops 288
    MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
    Power management 8.0
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