GeForce GTS 160M vs Tesla M2070

Place in the ranking	641	932
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.12	no data
Power efficiency	1.53	2.02
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code name	GF100	G94
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	25 July 2011 (13 years ago)	3 March 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,099	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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	448	64
Core clock speed	574 MHz	600 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	505 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	60 Watt
Texture fill rate	32.14	19.20
Floating-point processing power	1.03 TFLOPS	0.192 TFLOPS
Gigaflops	no data	288
ROPs	48	16
TMUs	56	32

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 size	no data	large
Bus support	no data	PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	248 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	no data
SLI options	-	2-way
MXM Type	no data	MXM 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	783 MHz	Up to 800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	150.3 GB/s	51 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	VGADisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMILVDSSingle Link DVI
HDMI	-	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	S/PDIF

Supported technologies

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

Power management

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8.0

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	5.1	4.0
OpenGL	4.6	2.1
OpenCL	1.1	1.1
Vulkan	N/A	N/A
CUDA	2.0	+

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	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Dota 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Fortnite	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Metro Exodus	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
World of Tanks	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Dota 2	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
World of Tanks	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Far Cry 5	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Valorant	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 47 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.83	1.70
Recency	25 July 2011	3 March 2009
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	60 Watt

Tesla M2070 has a 184.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 62.5% more advanced lithography process.

GTS 160M, on the other hand, has 275% lower power consumption.

The Tesla M2070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 160M in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla M2070 is a workstation card while GeForce GTS 160M is a notebook one.

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