GeForce GTS 160M vs Radeon HD 7690M XT

In this comparison between GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 7690M XT you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTS 160M will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7690M XT will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 7690M XT are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 7690M XT 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 7690M XT here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 160M Radeon HD 7690M XT
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 25 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GeForce GTS 160M has 140% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Radeon HD 7690M XT 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 7690M XT - with Terascale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 775 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7690M XT.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7690M XT - by 40 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 2−3
ultra / 1080p 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 1−2 12−14
medium / 1080p 0−1 4−5
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7690M XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1200% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 160M Radeon HD 7690M XT
Architecture G9x Terascale 2
Code name N10E-GS1 Thames XTX
Type Laptop Laptop
Release date 2 March 2009 7 June 2011
Pipelines 64 480
Core clock speed 1500 MHz 725 MHz
Transistor count 505 million 716 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 19 billion/sec 17.40
Floating-point performance 192 gflops 696.0 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51 GB/s 57.6 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 medium sized
Gigaflops 288
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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