GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER vs GTS 160M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 160M with GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, including specs and performance data.

GTS 160M
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 60 Watt
1.76

RTX 4070 Ti SUPER outperforms GTS 160M by a whopping 4591% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking9257
Place by popularitynot in top-10089
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data48.88
Power efficiency2.0119.85
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG94AD103
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date3 March 2009 (15 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$799

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 cores648448
Core clock speed600 MHz2340 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2610 MHz
Number of transistors505 million45,900 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt285 Watt
Texture fill rate19.20689.0
Floating-point processing power0.192 TFLOPS44.1 TFLOPS
Gigaflops288no data
ROPs1696
TMUs32264
Tensor Coresno data264
Ray Tracing Coresno data66

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Lengthno data310 mm
Widthno data3-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 16-pin
SLI options2-way-
MXM TypeMXM 3.0 Type-Bno data

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 typeGDDR3GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount1 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 800 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth51 GB/s672.3 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 ConnectorsVGADisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMILVDSSingle Link DVI1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

Supported technologies

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

Power management8.0no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.7
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+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.

GTS 160M 1.76
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 82.57
+4591%

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.

GTS 160M 678
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER 31811
+4592%

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 HD4−5
−5625%
229
+5625%
1440p3−4
−5000%
153
+5000%
4K2−3
−4650%
95
+4650%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.49
1440pno data5.22
4Kno data8.41

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−4400%
180−190
+4400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−2300%
160−170
+2300%
Battlefield 5 0−1 240−250
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−4400%
180−190
+4400%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−3833%
110−120
+3833%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−4925%
200−210
+4925%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−4133%
250−260
+4133%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2050%
120−130
+2050%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−1719%
290−300
+1719%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−4033%
120−130
+4033%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−3900%
350−400
+3900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−353%
150−160
+353%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−2300%
160−170
+2300%
Battlefield 5 0−1 240−250
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−4400%
180−190
+4400%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−3833%
110−120
+3833%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−4925%
200−210
+4925%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−4133%
250−260
+4133%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2050%
120−130
+2050%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−1719%
290−300
+1719%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−4033%
120−130
+4033%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−4811%
442
+4811%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−1425%
180−190
+1425%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−353%
150−160
+353%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−2300%
160−170
+2300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−2300%
120−130
+2300%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−4400%
180−190
+4400%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−3833%
110−120
+3833%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−4133%
250−260
+4133%
Hitman 3 6−7
−2050%
120−130
+2050%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−1719%
290−300
+1719%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−4422%
407
+4422%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−1650%
210
+1650%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−324%
144
+324%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−4033%
120−130
+4033%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−8200%
160−170
+8200%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−3633%
110−120
+3633%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−9800%
95−100
+9800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−8100%
80−85
+8100%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−4400%
45−50
+4400%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−4100%
80−85
+4100%
Hitman 3 7−8
−1614%
120−130
+1614%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−4340%
220−230
+4340%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−15800%
159
+15800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−2567%
240−250
+2567%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−2420%
120−130
+2420%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−6800%
65−70
+6800%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−3500%
70−75
+3500%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−6800%
65−70
+6800%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 50−55
Far Cry 5 1−2
−4900%
50−55
+4900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 69

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−3200%
95−100
+3200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 306
+0%
306
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Hitman 3 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Forza Horizon 4 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 162
+0%
162
+0%

This is how GTS 160M and RTX 4070 Ti SUPER compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 5625% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 5000% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 4650% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is 15800% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is ahead in 46 tests (74%)
  • there's a draw in 16 tests (26%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.76 82.57
Recency 3 March 2009 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 285 Watt

GTS 160M has 375% lower power consumption.

RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, on the other hand, has a 4591.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1200% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 160M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTS 160M is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER is a desktop one.


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

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NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M
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