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    GeForce GTS 160M vs Radeon R9 M380

    Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon R9 M380. 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 M380. 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 M380 are Laptop Graphics Cards

    Note: GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon R9 M380 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 M380 here:

    GeForce GTS 160M Laptops
    Radeon R9 M380 Laptops

    Main Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M Radeon R9 M380
    Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt
    Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
    Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
    Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
    Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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    • GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R9 M380 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
    • Radeon R9 M380 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
    • Both cards are used in Laptops.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and Radeon R9 M380 - with GCN.
    • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 500 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 M380.
    • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R9 M380 - by 28 nm process technology.

    Game benchmarks

    high / 1080p 0−1 16−18
    ultra / 1080p − 9−10
    QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
    4K / 2160p − 4−5
    low / 720p 1−2 30−35
    medium / 1080p 0−1 20−22
    The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 M380 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3100% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

    Full Specs

      GeForce GTS 160M Radeon R9 M380
    Architecture G9x GCN
    Code name N10E-GS1 Strato Pro GDDR5
    Type Laptop Laptop
    Release date 2 March 2009 16 June 2015
    Pipelines 64 768
    Core clock speed 1500 MHz 1000 MHz
    Boost Clock 1000 MHz
    Transistor count 505 million 2,080 million
    Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
    Texture fill rate 19 billion/sec 48.00
    Floating-point performance 192 gflops 1,536 gflops
    Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
    Memory clock speed 1500 MHz
    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 PCIe 3.0
    SLI options 2-way
    HDMI +
    Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
    Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
    Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 194 Mh/s
    Laptop size large medium sized
    Eyefinity +
    HD3D +
    PowerTune +
    DualGraphics +
    TrueAudio +
    ZeroCore +
    Switchable graphics +
    Mantle +
    Gigaflops 288
    MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
    Power management 8.0
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