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    GeForce GTS 160M vs Radeon R9 M290X

    When choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon R9 M290X, it is worth examining the specifications of the models in detail. Do they meet the recommended requirements of modern games and software? Storage capacity, form factor, TDP, available ports, warranty and manufacturer support are all important. For example, the size of a PC case can limit the maximum thickness and length of the card. Often, instead of the factory overclocked card and RGB backlight, it is better to choose a reference model with a more efficient GPU. And make sure that your current power supply unit has the correct connection pins (using adapters is not recommended). This GPUs compare tool is meant to help you to choose the best graphics card for your build. Let's find out the difference between GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon R9 M290X.
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    GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon R9 M290X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon R9 M290X 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 R9 M290X here:

    GeForce GTS 160M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M290X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M Radeon R9 M290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors None
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • Radeon R9 M290X has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 160M.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 M290X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R9 M290X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 650 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M290X.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M290X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
    ultra / 1080p − 10−11
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 1−2 30−35
    medium / 1080p 0−1 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M Radeon R9 M290X
    Architecture G9x GCN
    Code name N10E-GS1 Neptune
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 2 March 2009 7 January 2014
    Pipelines 64 1280
    Core clock speed 1500 MHz 850 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 505 million 2,800 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19 billion/sec 72.00
    Floating-point performance 192 gflops 2,304 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1200 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 51 GB/s 153.6 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 5.1
    OpenGL 2.1 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 64
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0 x16
    SLI options 2-way
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 300 Mh/s
    Laptop size large large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Compute units 20
    Gigaflops 288
    MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
    Power management 8.0
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