GeForce GTS 160M vs Radeon R9 M385
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon R9 M385, 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 R9 M385, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon R9 M385 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon R9 M385 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 M385 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTS 160M
Radeon R9 M385
Power consumption (TDP)
60 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
4 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
No outputs
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GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M385 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon R9 M385 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 M385 - with GCN.
GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M385 - by 28 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
10−12
ultra / 1080p
−
6−7
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
1−2
24−27
medium / 1080p
0−1
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2400% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
0−1
35−40
medium / 1080p
−
18−20
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 160M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon R9 M385.
low / 768p
60−65
170−180
medium / 768p
27−30
140−150
ultra / 1080p
7−8
75−80
QHD / 1440p
−
40−45
4K / 2160p
−
30−33
high / 768p
16−18
110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 357% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
30−33
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 160M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon R9 M385.
low / 768p
45−50
95−100
medium / 768p
10−11
75−80
ultra / 1080p
0−1
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Dota 2 is 200% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
4K / 2160p
−
5−6
low / 720p
0−1
27−30
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
high / 1080p
−
20−22
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 720p
21−24
80−85
medium / 1080p
0−1
35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Fortnite is 272% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
0−1
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
QHD / 1440p
0−1
5−6
low / 720p
0−1
35−40
medium / 1080p
0−1
21−24
low / 768p
18−20
70−75
medium / 768p
−
60−65
high / 1080p
0−1
21−24
ultra / 1080p
−
9−10
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Grand Theft Auto V is 278% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
7−8
ultra / 1080p
−
5−6
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
0−1
21−24
medium / 1080p
−
9−10
low / 768p
75−80
100−110
high / 1080p
27−30
−
ultra / 1080p
−
90−95
medium / 1080p
−
100−105
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in Minecraft is 36% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
16−18
low / 720p
8−9
45−50
medium / 1080p
−
21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 487% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
20−22
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
low / 768p
0−1
35−40
medium / 768p
−
24−27
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
4K / 2160p
−
7−8
low / 768p
45−50
95−100
medium / 768p
14−16
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
27−30
high / 768p
12−14
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M385 in World of Tanks is 168% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTS 160M
Radeon R9 M385
Architecture
G9x
GCN
Code name
N10E-GS1
Strato
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Release date
2 March 2009
16 June 2015
Pipelines
64
896
Core clock speed
1500 MHz
Boost Clock
1100 MHz
Transistor count
505 million
2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
19 billion/sec
56.00
Floating-point performance
192 gflops
1,792 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth
51 GB/s
76.8 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model
4.0
6.3
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
SLI options
2-way
HDMI
+
Maximum VGA resolution
2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI
S/PDIF
Laptop size
large
medium sized
Eyefinity
+
HD3D
+
PowerTune
+
DualGraphics
+
TrueAudio
+
ZeroCore
+
Switchable graphics
+
Mantle
+
Gigaflops
288
MXM Type
MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management
8.0
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