GeForce RTX 4060 Ti vs Quadro NVS 160M

Place in the ranking	1288	33
Place by popularity	not in top-100	14
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	83.28
Power efficiency	2.03	25.87
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	G98	AD106
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	15 August 2008 (16 years ago)	18 May 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	8	4352
Core clock speed	580 MHz	2310 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2535 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	22,900 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	160 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.640	344.8
Floating-point processing power	0.0232 TFLOPS	22.06 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	48
TMUs	8	136
Tensor Cores	no data	136
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	34

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).

Interface	MXM-I	PCIe 4.0 x8
Length	no data	240 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 16-pin

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	11.2 GB/s	288.0 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 Connectors	No outputs	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI	-	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.0	6.7
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
CUDA	1.1	8.9

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. 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.

NVS 160M 0.35

RTX 4060 Ti 59.46
+16889%

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.

NVS 160M 135

RTX 4060 Ti 22939
+16892%

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

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−14900%

300−310
+14900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −16567%	500−550 +16567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −14900%	300−310 +14900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −14900%	300−310 +14900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −16150%	650−700 +16150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −16775%	1350−1400 +16775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −16150%	650−700 +16150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −16864%	4750−4800 +16864%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −16567%	500−550 +16567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −14900%	300−310 +14900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −14900%	300−310 +14900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −16150%	650−700 +16150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −16775%	1350−1400 +16775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −16150%	650−700 +16150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −16567%	1500−1550 +16567%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −16864%	4750−4800 +16864%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −16567%	500−550 +16567%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −14900%	300−310 +14900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −14900%	300−310 +14900%
Hitman 3	4−5 −16150%	650−700 +16150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −16775%	1350−1400 +16775%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −16150%	650−700 +16150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −16567%	1500−1550 +16567%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −16864%	4750−4800 +16864%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Hitman 3	6−7 −16567%	1000−1050 +16567%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −14900%	300−310 +14900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−14900%

300−310
+14900%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −15900%	160−170 +15900%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−14900%

300−310
+14900%

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.35	59.46
Recency	15 August 2008	18 May 2023
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	160 Watt

NVS 160M has 1233.3% lower power consumption.

RTX 4060 Ti, on the other hand, has a 16888.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 160M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro NVS 160M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is a desktop one.

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