Quadro NVS 160M vs HD Graphics (Braswell)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared HD Graphics (Braswell) with Quadro NVS 160M, including specs and performance data.

HD Graphics (Braswell)
2015
0.62
+77.1%

HD Graphics (Braswell) outperforms NVS 160M by an impressive 77% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking12011292
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.01
ArchitectureGen. 8 (2015−2016)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameBraswellG98
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date1 April 2015 (9 years ago)15 August 2008 (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 cores168
Core clock speed320 MHz580 MHz
Boost clock speed700 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data210 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data12 Watt
Texture fill rateno data4.640
Floating-point processing powerno data0.0232 TFLOPS
ROPsno data4
TMUsno data8

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).

Interfaceno dataMXM-I

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 typeno dataGDDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data256 MB
Memory bus width64/128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data700 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data11.2 GB/s
Shared memory+-

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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.211.1 (10_0)
Shader Modelno data4.0
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-1.1

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 Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Fortnite 1−2 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
World of Tanks 16−18
+30.8%
12−14
−30.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
World of Tanks 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Valorant 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Dota 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Valorant 1−2 0−1

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

  • in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the HD Graphics (Braswell) is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD Graphics (Braswell) is ahead in 13 tests (42%)
  • there's a draw in 18 tests (58%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.62 0.35
Recency 1 April 2015 15 August 2008
Chip lithography 14 nm 65 nm

HD Graphics (Braswell) has a 77.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The HD Graphics (Braswell) is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 160M in performance tests.

Be aware that HD Graphics (Braswell) is a notebook graphics card while Quadro NVS 160M is a mobile workstation one.


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