NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 135M

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M and NVIDIA Quadro NVS 135M 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 Quadro NVS 160M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • Around 45% higher core clock speed: 580 MHz vs 400 MHz
  • Around 45% higher texture fill rate: 4.64 GTexel / s vs 3.2 GTexel / s
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 65 nm vs 80 nm
  • Around 18% higher memory clock speed: 1400 MHz vs 1188 MHz
  • 2.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 136 vs 50
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 784 vs 392
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 784 vs 392
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 15 August 2008 vs 9 May 2007
Core clock speed 580 MHz vs 400 MHz
Texture fill rate 4.64 GTexel / s vs 3.2 GTexel / s
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm vs 80 nm
Memory clock speed 1400 MHz vs 1188 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 136 vs 50
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 784 vs 392
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 784 vs 392

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro NVS 135M

  • 2x more pipelines: 16 vs 8
  • Around 10% better floating-point performance: 25.6 gflops vs 23.2 gflops
  • Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 12 Watt
  • Around 61% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 45 vs 28
Specifications (specs)
Pipelines 16 vs 8
Floating-point performance 25.6 gflops vs 23.2 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 10 Watt vs 12 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark 45 vs 28

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Quadro NVS 135M

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
136
50
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
28
45
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
784
392
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
784
392
Name NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M NVIDIA Quadro NVS 135M
PassMark - G3D Mark 136 50
PassMark - G2D Mark 28 45
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 784 392
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 784 392

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M NVIDIA Quadro NVS 135M

Essentials

Architecture Tesla Tesla
Code name G98 G86
Launch date 15 August 2008 9 May 2007
Place in performance rating 1673 1674
Type Mobile workstation Mobile workstation

Technical info

Core clock speed 580 MHz 400 MHz
Floating-point performance 23.2 gflops 25.6 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 80 nm
Pipelines 8 16
Texture fill rate 4.64 GTexel / s 3.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 12 Watt 10 Watt
Transistor count 210 million 210 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
HDMI

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface MXM-I PCIe 2.0 x16

API support

DirectX 10.0 10.0
OpenGL 3.3 3.3

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 256 MB 256 MB
Memory bandwidth 11.2 GB / s 9.5 GB / s
Memory bus width 64 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1400 MHz 1188 MHz
Memory type GDDR2, GDDR3 GDDR3, GDDR2
Shared memory 0 yes

Technologies

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