GeForce GTS 160M vs Tesla M10

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTS 160M and Tesla M10. 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 Tesla M10. 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.

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:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTS 160M Tesla M10
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Tesla M10 has 275% more power consumption, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Tesla M10 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M10 has 7 GB more memory, than GeForce GTS 160M.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is used in Laptops, and Tesla M10 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is build with G9x architecture, and Tesla M10 - with Maxwell.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTS 160M is 467 MHz higher, than Tesla M10.
  • GeForce GTS 160M is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Tesla M10 - by 28 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 0−1 18−20
ultra / 1080p 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 1−2 35−40
medium / 1080p 0−1 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M10 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 3600% more, than GeForce GTS 160M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTS 160M Tesla M10
Architecture G9x Maxwell
Code name N10E-GS1 GM107
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 2 March 2009 18 May 2016
Pipelines 64 640
Core clock speed 1500 MHz 1033 MHz
Boost Clock 1306 MHz
Transistor count 505 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 19 billion/sec 52.24
Floating-point performance 192 gflops 4x 1,672 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 51 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 4.0 5.1
OpenGL 2.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.0
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
Gigaflops 288
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
Power management 8.0
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