GeForce GTS 160M vs Quadro 5000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and Quadro 5000M, 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 Quadro 5000M, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTS 160M and Quadro 5000M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTS 160M and Quadro 5000M 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 Quadro 5000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 160M Quadro 5000M
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Quadro 5000M has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro 5000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • Quadro 5000M has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is used in Laptops, and Quadro 5000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and Quadro 5000M - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 1095 MHz higher, than Quadro 5000M.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro 5000M - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 10−11
ultra / 1080p 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 21−24
medium / 1080p 0−1 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Quadro 5000M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2100% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 160M Quadro 5000M
Architecture G9x Fermi
Code name N10E-GS1 Fermi
Type Laptop Mobile workstation
Release date 2 March 2009 27 July 2010
Pipelines 64 320
Core clock speed 1500 MHz 405 MHz
Transistor count 505 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 19 billion/sec 16.20
Floating-point performance 192 gflops 518.4 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51 GB/s 76.8 GB/s
Shared memory - -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.0 5.1
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 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
Laptop size large large
Gigaflops 288
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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