GeForce GTS 160M vs Quadro M2000

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and Quadro M2000, 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 Quadro M2000, 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 Quadro M2000
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 75 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR3 128 Bit
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 4x DisplayPort
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  • Quadro M2000 has 25% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro M2000 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro M2000 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is used in Laptops, and Quadro M2000 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and Quadro M2000 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 704 MHz higher, than Quadro M2000.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro M2000 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 21−24
ultra / 1080p 12−14
QHD / 1440p 0−1 6−7
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 1−2 40−45
medium / 1080p 0−1 24−27
The average gaming FPS of Quadro M2000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 4100% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 160M Quadro M2000
Architecture G9x Maxwell 2.0
Code name N10E-GS1 GM206
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 2 March 2009 8 April 2016
Pipelines 64 768
Core clock speed 1500 MHz 796 MHz
Boost Clock 1163 MHz
Transistor count 505 million 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19 billion/sec 55.82
Floating-point performance 192 gflops 1,812 gflops
Length 201 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 6612 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12
Shader Model 4.0 5
OpenGL 2.1 4.5
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A +
CUDA + 5.2
CUDA cores 64
Bus support PCI-E 2.0
SLI options 2-way
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 215 Mh/s
Laptop size large
3D Vision Pro +
Mosaic +
Width 1" (2.5 cm)
Number of simultaneous displays 4
nView Desktop Management +
Gigaflops 288
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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