GeForce GTS 160M vs Quadro K4000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and Quadro K4000, 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 K4000, 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 GTS 160M Quadro K4000
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 80 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro K4000 has 33% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Quadro K4000 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is used in Laptops, and Quadro K4000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and Quadro K4000 - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 690 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro K4000 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 14−16
ultra / 1080p 8−9
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 1−2 27−30
medium / 1080p 0−1 16−18
The average gaming FPS of Quadro K4000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 160M Quadro K4000
Architecture G9x Kepler
Code name N10E-GS1 GK106
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 2 March 2009 1 March 2013
Pipelines 64 768
Core clock speed 1500 MHz 810 MHz
Transistor count 505 million 2,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19 billion/sec 51.84
Floating-point performance 192 gflops 1,244 gflops
Length 241 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 5616 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51 GB/s 134.8 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 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 3.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.21 kh/s
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) 61 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Gigaflops 288
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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