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    GeForce GTS 160M vs HD Graphics 5300

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and HD Graphics 5300, 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 HD Graphics 5300, check out specs charts below.
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    GeForce GTS 160M and HD Graphics 5300 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTS 160M and HD Graphics 5300 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 HD Graphics 5300 here:

    GeForce GTS 160M Laptops
    HD Graphics 5300 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M HD Graphics 5300
    Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 15 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x1
    Memory type GDDR3 System Shared
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTS 160M has 300% more power consumption, than HD Graphics 5300.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and HD Graphics 5300 uses PCIe 2.0 x1 interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and HD Graphics 5300 - with Gen. 8 Broadwell.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 1400 MHz higher, than HD Graphics 5300.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and HD Graphics 5300 - by 14 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 0−1
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 1−2 0−1
    medium / 1080p 0−1 0−1

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M HD Graphics 5300
    Architecture G9x Gen. 8 Broadwell
    Code name N10E-GS1 Broadwell GT2
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 2 March 2009 5 September 2014
    Pipelines 64 24
    Core clock speed 1500 MHz 100 MHz
    Boost Clock 900 MHz
    Transistor count 505 million 1,300 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 14 nm
    Texture fill rate 19 billion/sec 21.60
    Floating-point performance 192 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 64/128 Bit
    Memory bandwidth 51 GB/s
    Shared memory - +
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_1)
    Shader Model 4.0 5.1
    OpenGL 2.1 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan N/A 1.1.80
    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
    Quick Sync +
    Gigaflops 288
    MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
    Power management 8.0
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