GeForce GTS 160M vs Radeon HD 6850M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 6850M, 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 Radeon HD 6850M, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 6850M are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 6850M 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 Radeon HD 6850M here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTS 160M
Radeon HD 6850M
Power consumption (TDP)
60 Watt
50 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR3
DDR3, GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce GTS 160M has 20% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6850M.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 6850M have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 6850M - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 925 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6850M.
GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6850M - by 40 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
2−3
ultra / 1080p
−
0−1
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
1−2
12−14
medium / 1080p
0−1
3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
14−16
medium / 1080p
−
6−7
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 6850M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
60−65
120−130
medium / 768p
27−30
95−100
ultra / 1080p
7−8
40−45
4K / 2160p
−
10−11
high / 768p
16−18
65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 196% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
low / 768p
70−75
70−75
ultra / 1080p
0−1
16−18
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 6850M have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
45−50
75−80
medium / 768p
10−11
45−50
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Dota 2 is 113% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
3−4
ultra / 1080p
−
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
0−1
12−14
medium / 1080p
−
4−5
high / 1080p
−
10−12
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
QHD / 1440p
−
2−3
low / 720p
21−24
50−55
medium / 1080p
0−1
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Fortnite is 136% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
0−1
4−5
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
18−20
medium / 1080p
0−1
7−8
low / 768p
18−20
45−50
high / 1080p
0−1
5−6
ultra / 1080p
−
3−4
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
12−14
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Grand Theft Auto V is 162% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
1−2
ultra / 1080p
−
0−1
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
5−6
medium / 1080p
−
3−4
low / 768p
75−80
90−95
high / 1080p
27−30
60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in Minecraft is 45% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
low / 720p
8−9
27−30
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 250% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
ultra / 1080p
−
3−4
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
6−7
low / 768p
0−1
10−12
medium / 768p
−
8−9
high / 1080p
−
4−5
ultra / 1080p
−
3−4
4K / 2160p
−
0−1
low / 768p
45−50
75−80
medium / 768p
14−16
40−45
ultra / 1080p
0−1
14−16
high / 768p
12−14
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6850M in World of Tanks is 100% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTS 160M
Radeon HD 6850M
Architecture
G9x
Terascale 2
Code name
N10E-GS1
Granville Pro/LP
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
2 March 2009
6 January 2011
Pipelines
64
800
Core clock speed
1500 MHz
575 / 675 MHz
Transistor count
505 million
1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
19 billion/sec
27.00
Floating-point performance
192 gflops
1,080.0 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
800 MHz
Memory bandwidth
51 GB/s
25.6 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model
4.0
5.0
OpenGL
2.1
4.4
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
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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