GeForce GTS 160M vs Radeon R7 M270

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R7 M270 and GeForce GTS 160M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

R7 M270
2014
0 MB Not Listed
1.99
+13.1%

R7 M270 outperforms GTS 160M by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking898925
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data2.01
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameOpalG94
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date9 January 2014 (10 years ago)3 March 2009 (15 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 cores38464
Core clock speed725 MHz600 MHz
Number of transistors950 million505 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data60 Watt
Texture fill rate19.8019.20
Floating-point processing power0.6336 TFLOPS0.192 TFLOPS
Gigaflopsno data288
ROPs816
TMUs2432

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedlarge
Bus supportPCIe 3.0PCI-E 2.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x8PCIe 2.0 x16
SLI options-2-way
MXM Typeno dataMXM 3.0 Type-B

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 typeNot ListedGDDR3
Maximum RAM amount0 MB1 GB
Memory bus widthNot Listed256 Bit
Memory clock speedno dataUp to 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.8 GB/s51 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 outputsVGADisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMILVDSSingle Link DVI
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
PowerTune+-
DualGraphics+-
ZeroCore+-
Switchable graphics+-
Power managementno data8.0

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1111.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.42.1
OpenCLNot Listed1.1
Vulkan-N/A
Mantle+-
CUDA-+

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.

R7 M270 1.99
+13.1%
GTS 160M 1.76

  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • 3DMark Vantage Performance

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.

R7 M270 766
+13%
GTS 160M 678

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.

R7 M270 6715
+69.4%
GTS 160M 3965

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 HD13
+30%
10−12
−30%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+2.9%
30−35
−2.9%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+2.9%
30−35
−2.9%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Hitman 3 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+2.9%
30−35
−2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

This is how R7 M270 and GTS 160M compete in popular games:

  • R7 M270 is 30% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the R7 M270 is 100% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • R7 M270 is ahead in 24 tests (47%)
  • there's a draw in 27 tests (53%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.99 1.76
Recency 9 January 2014 3 March 2009
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm

R7 M270 has a 13.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon R7 M270 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 160M in performance tests.


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