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    GeForce GTS 160M vs Radeon R9 M280X

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon R9 M280X. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon R9 M280X. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
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    GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon R9 M280X are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon R9 M280X 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 Radeon R9 M280X here:

    GeForce GTS 160M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M280X Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M Radeon R9 M280X
    Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR3 Not Listed
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M280X uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R9 M280X - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 600 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M280X.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M280X - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 2−3
    ultra / 1080p − 1−2
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
    low / 720p 1−2 14−16
    medium / 1080p 0−1 4−5
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 1400% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M Radeon R9 M280X
    Architecture G9x GCN
    Code name N10E-GS1 Saturn XT
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 2 March 2009 1 February 2015
    Pipelines 64 896
    Core clock speed 1500 MHz 900 MHz
    Transistor count 505 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19 billion/sec 61.60
    Floating-point performance 192 gflops 1,792 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit
    Memory bandwidth 51 GB/s 96 GB/s
    Shared memory - -
    DirectX 11.1 (10_0)
    Shader Model 4.0 6.3
    OpenGL 2.1 4.4
    OpenCL 1.1 Not Listed
    Vulkan N/A
    CUDA +
    FreeSync +
    CUDA cores 64
    Bus support PCI-E 2.0 Not Listed
    SLI options 2-way
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Laptop size large large
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Gigaflops 288
    MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
    Power management 8.0
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