AMD Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics vs NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M

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Combined performance score

GTS 160M
1.75
+44.6%

GeForce GTS 160M outperforms Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics by 45% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking8811008
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.150.12
ArchitectureG9x (2007−2010)Terascale 3 (2010−2013)
GPU code nameN10E-GS1no data
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date2 March 2009 (15 years old)15 May 2012 (11 years old)
Current price$230 $105
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTS 160M has 25% better value for money than HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics.

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 cores64736
CUDA cores64no data
Core clock speed600 MHz655 / 600 MHz
Number of transistors505 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Wattno data
Texture fill rate19 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance192 gflopsno data
Gigaflops288no data

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTS 160M and Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics 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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
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 typeGDDR3no data
Maximum RAM amount1 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 800 MHz1800 MHz
Memory bandwidth51 GB/sno data
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 data
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)11
Shader Model4.0no data
OpenGL2.1no data
OpenCL1.1no data
VulkanN/Ano data
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
+44.6%
HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics 1.21

GeForce GTS 160M outperforms Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics by 45% in our combined benchmark results.


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
+33.3%
HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics 2975

GeForce GTS 160M outperforms Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics by 33% 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.

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 1−2 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

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

  • in Hitman 3, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GTS 160M is 100% faster than the HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTS 160M is ahead in 17 tests (59%)
  • there's a draw in 12 tests (41%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.75 1.21
Recency 2 March 2009 15 May 2012
Chip lithography 55 nm 40 nm

The GeForce GTS 160M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7500G + HD 7550M Dual Graphics in performance tests.


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