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    GeForce GTS 160M vs GeForce GTX 860M SLI

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and GeForce GTX 860M 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 860M SLI, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTS 160M Check Price
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    GeForce GTS 160M and GeForce GTX 860M SLI are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTS 160M and GeForce GTX 860M 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 860M SLI here:

    GeForce GTS 160M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 860M SLI Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M GeForce GTX 860M SLI
    Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 120 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2x 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 860M SLI has 100% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 160M.
    • GeForce GTX 860M SLI has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and GeForce GTX 860M SLI - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 471 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 860M SLI.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 860M SLI - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 21−24
    ultra / 1080p − 14−16
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 8−9
    4K / 2160p − 5−6
    low / 720p 1−2 40−45
    medium / 1080p 0−1 27−30
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 860M SLI in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M GeForce GTX 860M SLI
    Architecture G9x Maxwell
    Code name N10E-GS1
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 2 March 2009 12 March 2014
    Pipelines 64 1280
    Core clock speed 1500 MHz 1029 MHz
    Transistor count 505 million 2x 1870 Million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19 billion/sec
    Floating-point performance 192 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 2x 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 5000 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 51 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) DirectX 12 (FL 11_0), 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
    Optimus +
    Gigaflops 288
    MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
    Power management 8.0
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