GeForce GTS 160M vs 9800M GTS
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce 9800M GTS and GeForce GTS 160M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
GTS 160M outperforms 9800M GTS by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1188 | 988 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.87 | 2.08 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | G94 | G94 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 29 July 2008 (17 years ago) | 3 March 2009 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 64 | 64 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 505 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 60 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 19.20 | 19.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.192 TFLOPS | 0.192 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 240 | 288 |
| ROPs | 16 | 16 |
| TMUs | 32 | 32 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 64 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | large | large |
| Bus support | no data | PCI-E 2.0 |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | no data |
| SLI options | - | 2-way |
| MXM Type | no data | MXM 3.0 Type-B |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | Up to 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51.2 GB/s | 51 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | VGADisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMILVDSSingle Link DVI |
| HDMI | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | S/PDIF |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | no data | 8.0 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
3DMark Vantage Performance
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 6−7 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−20%
|
35−40
+20%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 21−24
−52.2%
|
35−40
+52.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−35.7%
|
18−20
+35.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 6−7 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 0−1 | 3−4 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−20%
|
35−40
+20%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
| Dota 2 | 14−16
−35.7%
|
18−20
+35.7%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−300%
|
4−5
+300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−50%
|
9−10
+50%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 5−6
−20%
|
6−7
+20%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Valorant | 30−33
−20%
|
35−40
+20%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 0−1 | 6−7 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 5−6
−120%
|
10−12
+120%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−77.8%
|
16−18
+77.8%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 1−2 |
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 2−3 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3
−100%
|
4−5
+100%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2
−200%
|
3−4
+200%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 4−5
−100%
|
8−9
+100%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
−50%
|
3−4
+50%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Valorant | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| Dota 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 0−1 | 0−1 |
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Far Cry 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTS 160M is 300% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTS 160M performs better in 34 tests (74%)
- there's a draw in 12 tests (26%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.85 | 1.62 |
| Recency | 29 July 2008 | 3 March 2009 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 60 Watt |
GTS 160M has a 90.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 25% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTS 160M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 9800M GTS in performance tests.
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