AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M

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Combined performance score

GTS 160M
1.75

Radeon Pro Vega 20 outperforms GeForce GTS 160M by 681% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking881348
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.1514.41
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code nameN10E-GS1Vega Mobile
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date2 March 2009 (15 years old)15 November 2018 (5 years old)
Current price$230 $360
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Pro Vega 20 has 9507% better value for money than GTS 160M.

Technical specs

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 cores641280
CUDA cores64no data
Core clock speed600 MHz815 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1283 MHz
Number of transistors505 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate19 billion/sec102.6
Floating-point performance192 gflopsno data
Gigaflops288no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon Pro Vega 20 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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 sizelargelarge
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options2-wayno data
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno data

Memory

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 typeGDDR3HBM2
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit1024 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 800 MHz1480 MHz
Memory bandwidth51 GB/s189.4 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 ConnectorsVGADisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMILVDSSingle Link DVINo outputs
HDMI+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Technologies

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

Power management8.0no data

API support

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.3
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTS 160M 1.75
Pro Vega 20 13.67
+681%

Radeon Pro Vega 20 outperforms GeForce GTS 160M by 681% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

GTS 160M 678
Pro Vega 20 5299
+682%

Radeon Pro Vega 20 outperforms GeForce GTS 160M by 682% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTS 160M 3965
Pro Vega 20 33590
+747%

Radeon Pro Vega 20 outperforms GeForce GTS 160M by 747% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD7−8
−771%
61
+771%
4K5−6
−720%
41
+720%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−7300%
74
+7300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−250%
35−40
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3900%
40
+3900%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 35−40
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1500%
45−50
+1500%
Hitman 3 2−3
−1750%
35−40
+1750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−1350%
27−30
+1350%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−475%
21−24
+475%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−488%
47
+488%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−6200%
63
+6200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−250%
35−40
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3600%
37
+3600%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 35−40
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1500%
45−50
+1500%
Hitman 3 2−3
−1750%
35−40
+1750%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−1350%
27−30
+1350%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−950%
21−24
+950%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−475%
21−24
+475%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−375%
38
+375%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−900%
50
+900%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−2800%
27−30
+2800%
Battlefield 5 1−2
−5900%
60
+5900%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Far Cry 5 1−2
−3600%
37
+3600%
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 35−40
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−1500%
45−50
+1500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−520%
31
+520%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−400%
20−22
+400%
Hitman 3 4−5
−425%
21−24
+425%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
−111%
18−20
+111%
Metro Exodus 0−1 12−14
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 10−11
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−240%
16−18
+240%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−633%
21−24
+633%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−600%
14−16
+600%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−350%
9−10
+350%
Hitman 3 2−3
−550%
12−14
+550%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 7−8

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−700%
8−9
+700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 6−7
Far Cry 5 3−4
−267%
10−12
+267%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−180%
14−16
+180%

This is how GTS 160M and Pro Vega 20 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

  • Pro Vega 20 is 771% faster than GTS 160M

4K resolution:

  • Pro Vega 20 is 720% faster than GTS 160M

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the Pro Vega 20 is 7300% faster than the GTS 160M.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Without exception, Pro Vega 20 surpassed GTS 160M in all 42 of our tests.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.75 13.67
Recency 2 March 2009 15 November 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 100 Watt

The Radeon Pro Vega 20 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 160M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTS 160M is a notebook graphics card while Radeon Pro Vega 20 is a mobile workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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