NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M vs NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M and NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 3x more core clock speed: 1500 MHz vs 500 MHz
  • Around 19% higher texture fill rate: 19 billion / sec vs 16 GTexel / s
  • Around 20% better floating-point performance: 192 gflops vs 160 gflops
  • Around 17% lower typical power consumption: 60 Watt vs 70 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 1 GB vs 512 MB
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 679 vs 467
  • Around 77% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3221 vs 1820
  • Around 77% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3221 vs 1820
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 3 March 2009 vs 23 February 2008
Core clock speed 1500 MHz vs 500 MHz
Texture fill rate 19 billion / sec vs 16 GTexel / s
Floating-point performance 192 gflops vs 160 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt vs 70 Watt
Maximum memory size 1 GB vs 512 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 679 vs 467
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3221 vs 1820
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3221 vs 1820

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

  • Around 50% higher pipelines: 96 vs 64
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 365 vs 308
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 96 vs 64
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 365 vs 308

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
679
467
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
308
365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3221
1820
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3221
1820
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M
PassMark - G3D Mark 679 467
PassMark - G2D Mark 308 365
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3221 1820
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3221 1820

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 160M NVIDIA Quadro FX 3600M

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Tesla
Code name G94 G92
Launch date 3 March 2009 23 February 2008
Place in performance rating 775 776
Type Laptop Mobile workstation

Technical info

Core clock speed 1500 MHz 500 MHz
CUDA cores 64
Floating-point performance 192 gflops 160 gflops
Gigaflops 288
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 65 nm
Pipelines 64 96
Texture fill rate 19 billion / sec 16 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 60 Watt 70 Watt
Transistor count 505 million 754 million

Video outputs and ports

Audio input for HDMI S / PDIF
Display Connectors VGADisplayPortDual Link DVIHDMILVDSSingle Link DVI No outputs
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
HDCP

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI-E 2.0
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-HE
Laptop size large large
MXM Type MXM 3.0 Type-B
SLI options 2-way

API support

DirectX 10.0 10.0
OpenGL 2.1 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 512 MB
Memory bandwidth 51 GB / s 51.1 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR3
Shared memory 0 0
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz

Technologies

CUDA
HybridPower
Power management 8.0
PureVideo HD
Gigathread technology
HDCP-capable
HDR (High Dynamic-Range Lighting)
PCI-E 16x
PowerMizer 7.0