GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q vs Quadro NVS 160M

Place in the ranking	1291	143
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	2.01	30.56
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	G98	TU104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	15 August 2008 (16 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 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 cores	8	2560
Core clock speed	580 MHz	930 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1155 MHz
Number of transistors	210 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	4.640	184.8
Floating-point processing power	0.0232 TFLOPS	5.914 TFLOPS
ROPs	4	64
TMUs	8	160
Tensor Cores	no data	320
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	40

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
Interface	MXM-I	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	700 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	11.2 GB/s	352.0 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	No outputs	No outputs
G-SYNC support	-	+

Supported technologies

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

VR Ready

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	6.5
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.140
CUDA	1.1	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.

NVS 160M 0.35

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 35.51
+10046%

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.

NVS 160M 135

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 13650
+10011%

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	1−2 −10300%	104 +10300%
1440p	0−1	70
4K	-0−1	49

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −800%	70−75 +800%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −3650%	75−80 +3650%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −800%	70−75 +800%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1600%	34 +1600%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −3260%	160−170 +3260%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −2625%	109 +2625%

Full HD
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −800%	70−75 +800%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1300%	28 +1300%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1367%	88 +1367%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −3260%	160−170 +3260%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2643%	190−200 +2643%
Red Dead Redemption 2	4−5 −1175%	51 +1175%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −2360%	120−130 +2360%
World of Tanks	12−14 −2046%	270−280 +2046%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 −800%	70−75 +800%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1100%	24 +1100%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −1450%	90−95 +1450%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −3260%	160−170 +3260%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 −2643%	190−200 +2643%

1440p
High Preset

PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS

2−3

−8650%

170−180
+8650%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −278%	30−35 +278%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 −1600%	30−35 +1600%
Far Cry 5	4−5 −2725%	110−120 +2725%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −2850%	55−60 +2850%
Valorant	5−6 −1900%	100 +1900%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	14−16 −387%	73 +387%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 −387%	73 +387%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	1−2 −11200%	110−120 +11200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 −387%	73 +387%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	0−1	42
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1400%	14−16 +1400%
Dota 2	14−16 −587%	103 +587%
Valorant	1−2 −5000%	51 +5000%

Full HD
Low Preset

Elden Ring

120−130

+0%

120−130

+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	89 +0%	89 +0%
Metro Exodus	98 +0%	98 +0%
Valorant	157 +0%	157 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Dota 2	128 +0%	128 +0%
Elden Ring	120−130 +0%	120−130 +0%
Fortnite	160−170 +0%	160−170 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	125 +0%	125 +0%
Metro Exodus	80 +0%	80 +0%
Valorant	94 +0%	94 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	80 +0%	80 +0%
Dota 2	127 +0%	127 +0%
Valorant	136 +0%	136 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	60−65 +0%	60−65 +0%
Elden Ring	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	33 +0%	33 +0%
World of Tanks	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	76 +0%	76 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	100−105 +0%	100−105 +0%
Metro Exodus	75 +0%	75 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Elden Ring	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Metro Exodus	28 +0%	28 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21 +0%	21 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Far Cry 5	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%
Fortnite	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%

This is how NVS 160M and RTX 2070 Super Max-Q compete in popular games:

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 10300% faster in 1080p

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

in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is 11200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is ahead in 32 tests (52%)
there's a draw in 30 tests (48%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.35	35.51
Recency	15 August 2008	2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount	256 MB	8 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	12 Watt	80 Watt

NVS 160M has 566.7% lower power consumption.

RTX 2070 Super Max-Q, on the other hand, has a 10045.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 160M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro NVS 160M is a mobile workstation card while GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 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.