GeForce GTS 160M vs Radeon HD 8870M

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 8870M. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 8870M. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

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GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 8870M are Laptop Graphics Cards

Note: GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 8870M 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 8870M here:

GeForce GTS 160M Laptops

Radeon HD 8870M Laptops

Main Specs

	GeForce GTS 160M	Radeon HD 8870M
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5, DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
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GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 8870M uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 8870M 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 8870M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 775 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 8870M.
GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 8870M - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	0−1	7−8
ultra / 1080p	−	4−5
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	1−2	18−20
medium / 1080p	0−1	9−10
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p	−	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 768p	50−55	45−50
high / 1080p	45−50	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 160M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p	60−65	140−150
medium / 768p	27−30	110−120
ultra / 1080p	7−8	55−60
QHD / 1440p	−	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
high / 768p	16−18	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 260% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
low / 768p	70−75	55−60
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	45−50	45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 160M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	10−11	60−65
ultra / 1080p	0−1	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Dota 2 is 158% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p	−	9−10
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
4K / 2160p	−	4−5
low / 720p	0−1	21−24
medium / 1080p	−	10−11
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	10−12
low / 720p	21−24	65−70
medium / 1080p	0−1	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Fortnite is 204% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p	0−1	12−14
ultra / 1080p	−	12−14
QHD / 1440p	0−1	2−3
low / 720p	0−1	27−30
medium / 1080p	0−1	14−16
low / 768p	18−20	55−60
medium / 768p	−	45−50
high / 1080p	0−1	14−16
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
medium / 720p	12−14	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p	−	5−6
ultra / 1080p	−	3−4
4K / 2160p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	14−16
medium / 1080p	−	7−8
low / 768p	75−80	95−100
high / 1080p	27−30	90−95
ultra / 1080p	−	80−85
medium / 1080p	−	95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in Minecraft is 79% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	−	14−16
low / 720p	8−9	35−40
medium / 1080p	−	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 362% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
ultra / 1080p	−	8−9
QHD / 1440p	−	0−1
low / 720p	0−1	14−16
medium / 1080p	−	10−12
low / 768p	0−1	27−30
medium / 768p	−	18−20
high / 1080p	−	10−11
ultra / 1080p	−	7−8
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 768p	45−50	85−90
medium / 768p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
high / 768p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 8870M in World of Tanks is 128% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

Full Specs

	GeForce GTS 160M	Radeon HD 8870M
Architecture	G9x	GCN
Code name	N10E-GS1	Venus
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Release date	2 March 2009	18 December 2012
Pipelines	64	640
Core clock speed	1500 MHz	725 MHz
Boost Clock		775 MHz
Transistor count	505 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	19 billion/sec	31.00
Floating-point performance	192 gflops	992.0 gflops
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed		4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)		107 Mh/s
Laptop size	large	large
Gigaflops	288
MXM Type	MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management	8.0
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GeForce GTS 160M vs Radeon HD 8870M

GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 8870M are Laptop Graphics Cards

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