Radeon RX 5700 XT vs Quadro NVS 160M

Place in the ranking	1287	86
Place by popularity	not in top-100	72
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	47.47
Power efficiency	2.03	13.31
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	G98	Navi 10
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	15 August 2008 (16 years ago)	7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$399

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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	2560
Core clock speed	580 MHz	1605 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1905 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.640	304.8
Floating-point processing power	0.0232 TFLOPS	9.754 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	64
TMUs	8	160

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 x16
Length	no data	272 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	11.2 GB/s	448.0 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, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI	-	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready	no data	+
Multi Monitor	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	4.0	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	+
CUDA	1.1	-

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

RX 5700 XT 42.93
+12166%

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

RX 5700 XT 16562
+12168%

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 HD	1−2 −12500%	126 +12500%
1440p	0−1	74
4K	-0−1	46

Cost per frame, $

1080p	no data	3.17
1440p	no data	5.39
4K	no data	8.67

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

2−3

−3800%

78
+3800%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −2433%	76 +2433%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −5800%	118 +5800%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3800%	78 +3800%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2000%	84 +2000%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −3813%	313 +3813%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −3925%	160−170 +3925%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −825%	259 +825%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −5033%	154 +5033%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −5250%	107 +5250%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3650%	75 +3650%
Hitman 3	4−5 −2050%	86 +2050%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −3575%	294 +3575%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4725%	193 +4725%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −889%	85−90 +889%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −786%	248 +786%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −1967%	62 +1967%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −3900%	80 +3900%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3250%	67 +3250%
Hitman 3	4−5 −1975%	83 +1975%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 −1588%	135 +1588%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 −4175%	171 +4175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −933%	93 +933%
Watch Dogs: Legion	27−30 −139%	67 +139%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	40
Hitman 3	6−7 −883%	59 +883%
Horizon Zero Dawn	2−3 −5100%	104 +5100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−3850%

79
+3850%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	1−2 −3400%	35 +3400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	33

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

2−3

−1900%

40
+1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	110 +0%	110 +0%
Battlefield 5	199 +0%	199 +0%
Far Cry 5	125 +0%	125 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	118 +0%	118 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	298 +0%	298 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	115 +0%	115 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	91 +0%	91 +0%
Battlefield 5	165 +0%	165 +0%
Far Cry 5	101 +0%	101 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	108 +0%	108 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	283 +0%	283 +0%
Metro Exodus	144 +0%	144 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	97 +0%	97 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla	78 +0%	78 +0%
Far Cry 5	73 +0%	73 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	148 +0%	148 +0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

108

+0%

108

+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	126 +0%	126 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	84 +0%	84 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	53 +0%	53 +0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	59 +0%	59 +0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	58 +0%	58 +0%
Far Cry 5	59 +0%	59 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	273 +0%	273 +0%
Metro Exodus	104 +0%	104 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	119 +0%	119 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	241 +0%	241 +0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	56 +0%	56 +0%
Far Cry New Dawn	44 +0%	44 +0%
Hitman 3	45 +0%	45 +0%
Horizon Zero Dawn	121 +0%	121 +0%
Metro Exodus	65 +0%	65 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 +0%	54 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	33 +0%	33 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 +0%	17 +0%
Far Cry 5	30 +0%	30 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	79 +0%	79 +0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	71 +0%	71 +0%
Watch Dogs: Legion	13 +0%	13 +0%

This is how NVS 160M and RX 5700 XT compete in popular games:

RX 5700 XT is 12500% faster in 1080p

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

in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX 5700 XT is 5800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 5700 XT is ahead in 29 tests (41%)
there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.35	42.93
Recency	15 August 2008	7 July 2019
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	225 Watt

NVS 160M has 1775% lower power consumption.

RX 5700 XT, on the other hand, has a 12165.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 828.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 5700 XT 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 Radeon RX 5700 XT is a desktop one.

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