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    GeForce GTS 160M vs Radeon R7 250

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon R7 250, 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 Radeon R7 250, check out specs charts below.
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    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:

    GeForce GTS 160M Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M Radeon R7 250
    Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 75 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
    Supplementary power connectors N/A
    Memory type GDDR3 DDR3, GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
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    • Radeon R7 250 has 25% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 160M.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 250 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
    • Radeon R7 250 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R7 250 - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R7 250 - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 250 - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 3−4
    ultra / 1080p − 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 1−2 14−16
    medium / 1080p 0−1 5−6
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 250 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M Radeon R7 250
    Architecture G9x GCN
    Code name N10E-GS1 Oland XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 2 March 2009 1 October 2013
    Pipelines 64 384
    Core clock speed 1500 MHz
    Boost Clock 1050 MHz
    Transistor count 505 million 950 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19 billion/sec 25.20
    Floating-point performance 192 gflops 716.8 gflops
    Length 168 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1150 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 51 GB/s 72 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 5.1
    OpenGL 2.1 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 1.2
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 64
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options 2-way
    HDMI + +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 117 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Design reference
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 3 Mh/s
    AppAcceleration +
    Gigaflops 288
    MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
    Power management 8.0
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