GeForce 256 SDR vs GTS 160M

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking	882	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.15	no data
Architecture	G9x (2007−2010)	Celsius (1999−2005)
GPU code name	N10E-GS1	NV10 A3
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop
Release date	2 March 2009 (15 years ago)	11 October 1999 (24 years ago)
Current price	$230	$30

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	64	no data
CUDA cores	64	no data
Core clock speed	600 MHz	120 MHz
Number of transistors	505 million	17 million
Manufacturing process technology	55 nm	220 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	60 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	19 billion/sec	0.48
Floating-point performance	192 gflops	no data
Gigaflops	288	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTS 160M and GeForce 256 SDR compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	AGP 4x
Width	no data	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	2-way	no data
MXM Type	MXM 3.0 Type-B	no data

Memory type	GDDR3	SDR
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	32 MB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	Up to 800 MHz	143 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51 GB/s	1.144 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	VGADisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMILVDSSingle Link DVI	1x VGA
HDMI	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Power management

8.0

no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	7.0
Shader Model	4.0	no data
OpenGL	2.1	1.2
OpenCL	1.1	N/A
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	+	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 March 2009	11 October 1999
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	32 MB
Chip lithography	55 nm	220 nm

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