GeForce GTS 160M vs Quadro P500
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and Quadro P500, 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 P500, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTS 160M and Quadro P500 are Laptop Graphics Cards
Note: GeForce GTS 160M and Quadro P500 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 Quadro P500 here:
Main Specs
GeForce GTS 160M
Quadro P500
Power consumption (TDP)
60 Watt
30 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
None
Memory type
GDDR3
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
2 GB
Display Connectors
No outputs
3x mini-DisplayPort
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GeForce GTS 160M has 100% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro P500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Quadro P500 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
GeForce GTS 160M is used in Laptops, and Quadro P500 - in Mobile workstations.
GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and Quadro P500 - with Pascal.
Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 45 MHz higher, than Quadro P500.
GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
0−1
8−9
ultra / 1080p
−
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
1−2
18−20
medium / 1080p
0−1
10−11
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1800% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
30−33
medium / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 768p
50−55
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
45−50
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 160M in Call of Duty: Warzone is 6% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
60−65
150−160
medium / 768p
27−30
120−130
ultra / 1080p
7−8
60−65
QHD / 1440p
−
35−40
4K / 2160p
−
27−30
high / 768p
16−18
90−95
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 285% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
low / 768p
70−75
55−60
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTS 160M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Quadro P500.
low / 768p
45−50
85−90
medium / 768p
10−11
65−70
ultra / 1080p
0−1
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Dota 2 is 165% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
10−11
ultra / 1080p
−
9−10
4K / 2160p
−
4−5
low / 720p
0−1
21−24
medium / 1080p
−
10−11
high / 1080p
−
16−18
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
low / 720p
21−24
65−70
medium / 1080p
0−1
27−30
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Fortnite is 204% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
0−1
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
2−3
low / 720p
0−1
30−35
medium / 1080p
0−1
16−18
low / 768p
18−20
55−60
medium / 768p
−
50−55
high / 1080p
0−1
14−16
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
medium / 720p
12−14
−
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Grand Theft Auto V is 200% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
5−6
ultra / 1080p
−
4−5
4K / 2160p
−
1−2
low / 720p
0−1
14−16
medium / 1080p
−
7−8
low / 768p
75−80
95−100
high / 1080p
27−30
90−95
ultra / 1080p
−
85−90
medium / 1080p
−
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in Minecraft is 79% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
high / 1080p
−
18−20
ultra / 1080p
−
14−16
low / 720p
8−9
35−40
medium / 1080p
−
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 362% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
ultra / 1080p
−
8−9
QHD / 1440p
−
0−1
low / 720p
0−1
14−16
medium / 1080p
−
12−14
low / 768p
0−1
30−33
medium / 768p
−
20−22
high / 1080p
−
10−12
ultra / 1080p
−
7−8
4K / 2160p
−
6−7
low / 768p
45−50
90−95
medium / 768p
14−16
45−50
ultra / 1080p
0−1
21−24
high / 768p
12−14
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Quadro P500 in World of Tanks is 140% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.
Full Specs
GeForce GTS 160M
Quadro P500
Architecture
G9x
Pascal
Code name
N10E-GS1
GP108
Type
Laptop
Mobile workstation
Release date
2 March 2009
14 November 2017
Pipelines
64
256
Core clock speed
1500 MHz
1455 MHz
Boost Clock
1519 MHz
Transistor count
505 million
1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology
55 nm
14 nm
Texture fill rate
19 billion/sec
21.25
Floating-point performance
192 gflops
679.9 gflops
Memory bus width
256 Bit
64 Bit
Memory clock speed
5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth
51 GB/s
32.1 GB/s
Shared memory
-
-
DirectX
11.1 (10_0)
12.1
Shader Model
4.0
5.1
OpenGL
2.1
4.6
OpenCL
1.1
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
1.1.0.1
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
large
Gigaflops
288
MXM Type
MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management
8.0
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