T550 Mobile vs GeForce GTS 160M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTS 160M with T550 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

GTS 160M
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 60 Watt
1.76

T550 Mobile outperforms GTS 160M by a whopping 610% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking918391
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.0337.64
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameG94TU117
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date3 March 2009 (15 years ago)May 2022 (2 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 cores641024
Core clock speed600 MHz1065 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1665 MHz
Number of transistors505 million4,700 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)60 Watt23 Watt
Texture fill rate19.20106.6
Floating-point processing power0.192 TFLOPS3.41 TFLOPS
Gigaflops288no data
ROPs1632
TMUs3264

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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
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 typeGDDR3GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount1 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 800 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth51 GB/s96 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 DVINo outputs
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 (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.6
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA+7.5

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
T550 Mobile 12.50
+610%

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
T550 Mobile 4824
+612%

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.

GTS 160M 3965
T550 Mobile 25155
+534%

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 HD7−8
−657%
53
+657%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−257%
24−27
+257%
Battlefield 5 0−1 30−35
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−625%
27−30
+625%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1050%
65−70
+1050%
Hitman 3 6−7
−217%
18−20
+217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−250%
55−60
+250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−867%
27−30
+867%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−278%
30−35
+278%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−88.2%
60−65
+88.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−257%
24−27
+257%
Battlefield 5 0−1 30−35
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−625%
27−30
+625%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1050%
65−70
+1050%
Hitman 3 6−7
−217%
18−20
+217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−250%
55−60
+250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−867%
27−30
+867%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−367%
42
+367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−125%
27−30
+125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−88.2%
60−65
+88.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
−257%
24−27
+257%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−300%
16−18
+300%
Far Cry 5 3−4
−700%
24−27
+700%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−1050%
65−70
+1050%
Hitman 3 6−7
−217%
18−20
+217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−250%
55−60
+250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 9−10
−300%
36
+300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−66.7%
20
+66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
−88.2%
60−65
+88.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−867%
27−30
+867%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3
−900%
20−22
+900%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−433%
16−18
+433%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−500%
12−14
+500%
Hitman 3 7−8
−85.7%
12−14
+85.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−900%
10−11
+900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 9−10
−622%
65−70
+622%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−240%
16−18
+240%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 1−2
−600%
7−8
+600%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 5−6
Far Cry 5 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 4−5

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how GTS 160M and T550 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • T550 Mobile is 657% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the T550 Mobile is 1050% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • T550 Mobile is ahead in 51 test (75%)
  • there's a draw in 17 tests (25%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.76 12.50
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 60 Watt 23 Watt

T550 Mobile has a 610.2% higher aggregate performance score, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 441.7% more advanced lithography process, and 160.9% lower power consumption.

The T550 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTS 160M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTS 160M is a notebook graphics card while T550 Mobile is a mobile workstation 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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