GeForce RTX 5080 vs GTS 160M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTS 160M with GeForce RTX 5080, including specs and performance data.
RTX 5080 outperforms GTS 160M by a whopping 5411% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 929 | 3 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 41.79 |
| Power efficiency | 2.02 | 18.55 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | G94 | GB203 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 3 March 2009 (15 years ago) | 30 January 2025 (recently) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 64 | 10752 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 2295 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 2617 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 45,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 360 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 19.20 | 879.3 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.192 TFLOPS | 56.28 TFLOPS |
| Gigaflops | 288 | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 128 |
| TMUs | 32 | 336 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 336 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 84 |
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 | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 304 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 16-pin |
| SLI options | 2-way | - |
| MXM Type | MXM 3.0 Type-B | no 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | Up to 800 MHz | 1875 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 51 GB/s | 960.0 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 | VGADisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMILVDSSingle Link DVI | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| HDMI | + | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Power management | 8.0 | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.4 |
| CUDA | + | 10.1 |
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.
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.
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 | 3−4
−6333%
| 193
+6333%
|
| 1440p | 2−3
−7600%
| 154
+7600%
|
| 4K | 1−2
−10100%
| 102
+10100%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 5.18 |
| 1440p | no data | 6.49 |
| 4K | no data | 9.79 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−2971%
|
210−220
+2971%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−5300%
|
270−280
+5300%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−3800%
|
110−120
+3800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−2971%
|
210−220
+2971%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−5300%
|
270−280
+5300%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−5400%
|
550−600
+5400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−19300%
|
190−200
+19300%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
−1850%
|
150−160
+1850%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−3800%
|
110−120
+3800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−2971%
|
210−220
+2971%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−5300%
|
270−280
+5300%
|
| Dota 2 | 3−4
−5733%
|
170−180
+5733%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−1108%
|
157
+1108%
|
| Fortnite | 8−9
−3750%
|
300−350
+3750%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−5400%
|
550−600
+5400%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 3−4
−5233%
|
160−170
+5233%
|
| Metro Exodus | 1−2
−19300%
|
190−200
+19300%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−1094%
|
210−220
+1094%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
−1850%
|
150−160
+1850%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9
−2075%
|
170−180
+2075%
|
| World of Tanks | 35−40
−697%
|
270−280
+697%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4
−3800%
|
110−120
+3800%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 7−8
−3071%
|
222
+3071%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−5300%
|
270−280
+5300%
|
| Dota 2 | 3−4
−5233%
|
160−170
+5233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−1492%
|
200−210
+1492%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−5400%
|
550−600
+5400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 18−20
−1094%
|
210−220
+1094%
|
1440p
High Preset
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 10−12
−5355%
|
600−650
+5355%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−9200%
|
90−95
+9200%
|
| World of Tanks | 10−12
−4591%
|
500−550
+4591%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 3−4
−5233%
|
160−170
+5233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−2567%
|
160−170
+2567%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 1−2
−23800%
|
230−240
+23800%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
−5300%
|
270−280
+5300%
|
| Valorant | 7−8
−8071%
|
550−600
+8071%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
−990%
|
109
+990%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−1069%
|
180−190
+1069%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
−5233%
|
800−850
+5233%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6
−4080%
|
200−210
+4080%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 1−2
−6300%
|
60−65
+6300%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16
−5233%
|
800−850
+5233%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 1−2
−9000%
|
90−95
+9000%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−11
−260%
|
36
+260%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
−5400%
|
110−120
+5400%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−5213%
|
850−900
+5213%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 1−2
−10400%
|
100−110
+10400%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
−17700%
|
350−400
+17700%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Forza Horizon 5 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Valorant | 800−850
+0%
|
800−850
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Forza Horizon 5 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Valorant | 800−850
+0%
|
800−850
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Forza Horizon 5 | 300−350
+0%
|
300−350
+0%
|
| Valorant | 800−850
+0%
|
800−850
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 85−90
+0%
|
85−90
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 160−170
+0%
|
160−170
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Metro Exodus | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Fortnite | 95−100
+0%
|
95−100
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
This is how GTS 160M and RTX 5080 compete in popular games:
- RTX 5080 is 6333% faster in 1080p
- RTX 5080 is 7600% faster in 1440p
- RTX 5080 is 10100% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in Forza Horizon 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX 5080 is 23800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- RTX 5080 is ahead in 32 tests (73%)
- there's a draw in 12 tests (27%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.68 | 92.58 |
| Recency | 3 March 2009 | 30 January 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 60 Watt | 360 Watt |
GTS 160M has 500% lower power consumption.
RTX 5080, on the other hand, has a 5410.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1525% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5080 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 5080 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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