GeForce GTS 160M vs Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire, 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 6970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire 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 6970M Crossfire here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTS 160M
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)
60 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2x2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
Both cards are used in Laptops.
GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - with Terascale 2.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 820 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire.
GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire - 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
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
1−2
40−45
medium / 1080p
0−1
24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
30−35
ultra / 1080p
−
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
0−1
70−75
medium / 1080p
−
35−40
low / 768p
50−55
50−55
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
60−65
230−240
medium / 768p
27−30
200−210
ultra / 1080p
7−8
120−130
QHD / 1440p
−
95−100
4K / 2160p
−
50−55
high / 768p
16−18
170−180
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 560% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
low / 768p
70−75
60−65
ultra / 1080p
0−1
50−55
medium / 1080p
45−50
55−60
GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p
45−50
120−130
medium / 768p
10−11
100−110
ultra / 1080p
0−1
80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 296% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
21−24
QHD / 1440p
−
20−22
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 720p
0−1
50−55
medium / 1080p
−
27−30
high / 1080p
−
30−35
ultra / 1080p
−
24−27
QHD / 1440p
−
16−18
low / 720p
21−24
120−130
medium / 1080p
0−1
70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 468% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
0−1
35−40
ultra / 1080p
−
27−30
QHD / 1440p
0−1
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
12−14
low / 720p
0−1
70−75
medium / 1080p
0−1
40−45
low / 768p
18−20
100−110
medium / 768p
−
95−100
high / 1080p
0−1
40−45
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
QHD / 1440p
0−1
7−8
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 452% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
10−11
QHD / 1440p
−
10−11
4K / 2160p
−
3−4
low / 720p
0−1
40−45
medium / 1080p
−
18−20
low / 768p
75−80
120−130
high / 1080p
27−30
−
medium / 1080p
−
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 62% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 720p
8−9
70−75
medium / 1080p
−
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 800% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
10−11
QHD / 1440p
−
2−3
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
0−1
40−45
medium / 1080p
−
21−24
low / 768p
0−1
75−80
medium / 768p
−
45−50
high / 1080p
−
24−27
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
4K / 2160p
−
8−9
low / 768p
45−50
90−95
medium / 768p
14−16
60−65
ultra / 1080p
0−1
40−45
high / 768p
12−14
55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 180% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTS 160M
Radeon HD 6970M Crossfire
Architecture
G9x
Terascale 2
Code name
N10E-GS1
Blackcomb XT
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
2 March 2009
6 January 2011
Pipelines
64
1920
Core clock speed
1500 MHz
680 MHz
Transistor count
505 million
2x1700 Million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
40 nm
Texture fill rate
19 billion/sec
Floating-point performance
192 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
256 Bit
Memory clock speed
900 MHz
Memory bandwidth
51 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Shader Model
4.0
OpenGL
2.1
OpenCL
1.1
Vulkan
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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