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    GeForce GTS 160M vs Radeon R9 290X

    If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon R9 290X, 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 R9 290X, check out specs charts below.
    GeForce GTS 160M Check Price
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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 R9 290X
    Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 250 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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    • Radeon R9 290X has 316% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 160M.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 290X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 290X has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is used in Laptops, and Radeon R9 290X - in Desktops.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R9 290X - with GCN.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 290X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 35−40
    ultra / 1080p − 24−27
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 18−20
    4K / 2160p − 10−11
    low / 720p 1−2 60−65
    medium / 1080p 0−1 45−50
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6100% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M Radeon R9 290X
    Architecture G9x GCN
    Code name N10E-GS1 Hawaii XT
    Type Laptop Desktop
    Release date 2 March 2009 24 October 2013
    Pipelines 64 2816
    Core clock speed 1500 MHz
    Boost Clock 947 MHz
    Transistor count 505 million 6,200 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19 billion/sec 176.0
    Floating-point performance 192 gflops 5,632 gflops
    Length 275 mm
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 512 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1250 MHz
    Memory bandwidth 51 GB/s 320 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 6.3
    OpenGL 2.1 4.6
    OpenCL 1.1 2.0
    Vulkan N/A +
    CUDA +
    Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.76 kh/s
    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) 623 Mh/s
    Laptop size large
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    TrueAudio +
    Design reference
    DisplayPort support +
    CrossFire +
    DDMA audio +
    Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
    Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 25.75 Mh/s
    Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 350 Sol/s
    AppAcceleration +
    LiquidVR +
    TressFX +
    UVD +
    Gigaflops 288
    MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
    Power management 8.0
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