GeForce GTS 160M vs GRID M10 8Q

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and GRID M10 8Q, 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 GRID M10 8Q, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTS 160M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTS 160M is only used in laptop graphics. It has 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 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 160M GRID M10 8Q
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • GRID M10 8Q has 275% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and GRID M10 8Q uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GRID M10 8Q has 7 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is used in Laptops, and GRID M10 8Q - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and GRID M10 8Q - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 467 MHz higher, than GRID M10 8Q.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and GRID M10 8Q - 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 GRID M10 8Q in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 2700% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 160M GRID M10 8Q
Architecture G9x Maxwell
Code name N10E-GS1 GM107
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 2 March 2009 18 May 2016
Pipelines 64 640
Core clock speed 1500 MHz 1033 MHz
Boost Clock 1306 MHz
Transistor count 505 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19 billion/sec 52.24
Floating-point performance 192 gflops 1,672 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.0 5.1
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.0
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
Gigaflops 288
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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