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    GeForce GTS 160M vs GeForce GTX 950M

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTS 160M and GeForce GTX 950M. 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 GeForce GTX 950M. 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 GeForce GTX 950M are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTS 160M and GeForce GTX 950M 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 950M here:

    GeForce GTS 160M Laptops
    GeForce GTX 950M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M GeForce GTX 950M
    Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Memory type GDDR3 DDR3 or GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTX 950M has 25% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 160M.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 950M uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • GeForce GTX 950M 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 950M - with Maxwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 586 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 950M.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 950M - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 12−14
    ultra / 1080p − 8−9
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 2−3
    low / 720p 1−2 27−30
    medium / 1080p 0−1 16−18
    The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 950M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M GeForce GTX 950M
    Architecture G9x Maxwell
    Code name N10E-GS1 N16P-GT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 2 March 2009 12 March 2015
    Pipelines 64 640
    Core clock speed 1500 MHz 914 MHz
    Boost Clock 1124 MHz
    Transistor count 505 million 1,870 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19 billion/sec 44.96
    Floating-point performance 192 gflops 1,439 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1000 or 2500 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 51 GB/s 32 or 80 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 5.1
    OpenGL 2.1 4.5
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
    CUDA + +
    CUDA cores 64 640
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCI Express 3.0
    SLI options 2-way +
    HDMI + +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 140 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
    DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
    H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
    Optimus +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 2.5 Mh/s
    GameStream +
    GeForce ShadowPlay +
    GPU Boost 2.0
    GameWorks +
    BatteryBoost +
    Gigaflops 288
    MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
    Power management 8.0
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