GeForce GTS 160M vs P106 090

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and P106 090, 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 P106 090, 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 P106 090
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • P106 090 has 25% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and P106 090 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • P106 090 has 2 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is used in Laptops, and P106 090 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and P106 090 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 146 MHz higher, than P106 090.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and P106 090 - by 16 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 14−16
ultra / 1080p 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 1−2 30−35
medium / 1080p 0−1 18−20
The average gaming FPS of P106 090 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 160M P106 090
Architecture G9x Pascal
Code name N10E-GS1 GP106
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 2 March 2009 31 July 2017
Pipelines 64 768
Core clock speed 1500 MHz 1354 MHz
Boost Clock 1531 MHz
Transistor count 505 million 4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 16 nm
Texture fill rate 19 billion/sec 73.49
Floating-point performance 192 gflops 2,352 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51 GB/s 192.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 4.0 6.4
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA + 6.1
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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