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    GeForce GTS 160M vs GeForce GTX 480M SLI

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and GeForce GTX 480M SLI, 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 GeForce GTX 480M SLI, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTS 160M Check Price
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    GeForce GTS 160M and GeForce GTX 480M SLI are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTS 160M and GeForce GTX 480M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 480M SLI here:

    GeForce GTS 160M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 480M SLI Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M GeForce GTX 480M SLI
    Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 100 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 480M SLI has 66% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 160M.
    • GeForce GTX 480M SLI has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and GeForce GTX 480M SLI - with Fermi.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 1075 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 480M SLI.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 480M SLI - by 40 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
    ultra / 1080p − 9−10
    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 GeForce GTX 480M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M GeForce GTX 480M SLI
    Architecture G9x Fermi
    Code name N10E-GS1 N11E-GTX-A3
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 2 March 2009 25 May 2010
    Pipelines 64 704
    Core clock speed 1500 MHz 425 MHz
    Transistor count 505 million 6000 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 1200 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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