NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M

It is based on the GeForce Go 7400 with professional certified graphics drivers for applications like CAD, Rendering, 3D modelling, etc. The usability for games is limited.

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M

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The NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M is a business entry-level graphics card for laptop. It is based on the GeForce 8500M GT consumer graphics card and designed for the business sector providing enhanced compatibility and stability. Regarding performance it should be comparable to a 8400M GT, but, might rate a little lower, because of the drivers that emphasize on stability. Therefore, the NVS 140M provides only entry-level 3D performance.

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M

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The Nvidia Quadro NVS 150M is a business graphics adapater for notebooks. It is based on the GeForce 9300M GS consumer graphics card but features special drivers which are optimized for business applications. A short list of the applications which are certified for the NVS line can be found here (including MS Office, Exceed, Notes, McAffee, pcAnywhere, Bloomberg, Reuters, Tradestation).

The gaming performance should be similar to the GeForce 9300M GS and therefore only suited for less demanding games with low details. Still the business drivers are not optimized for games and may therefore show a worse performance (or some bugs). The memory is clocked either with 700 MHz (DDR3) or 400 MHz (DDR2) which is noticable slower.

Compared to the Quadro NVS 150M, the 160M features a higher clock speed and supports higher resolutions up to 1920x1200 (digital) or 2048x1536 (analog).

As the 9300M GS, the Quadro NVS 160M also supports PureVideo HD to decode HD videos with the graphics chip (and save current).

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NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M

Quadro NVS Series

Quadro NVS 5100M	48 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro NVS 320M	32 @ 0.58 GHz	128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 300M	8/5 cores @ 0.45 GHz	128 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro NVS 140M	16 @ 0.4 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 160M	8 @ 0.58 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 150M	8 @ 0.53 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 135M	16 @ 0.4 GHz	64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro NVS 130M	8	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 120M	4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 110M	4/3 cores @ 0.3 GHz	64 Bit @ 600 MHz

Quadro NVS 5100M	48 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro NVS 320M	32 @ 0.58 GHz	128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 300M	8/5 cores @ 0.45 GHz	128 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro NVS 140M	16 @ 0.4 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 160M	8 @ 0.58 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 150M	8 @ 0.53 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 135M	16 @ 0.4 GHz	64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro NVS 130M	8	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 120M	4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 110M	4/3 cores @ 0.3 GHz	64 Bit @ 600 MHz

Quadro NVS 5100M	48 @ 0.55 GHz	128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro NVS 320M	32 @ 0.58 GHz	128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 300M	8/5 cores @ 0.45 GHz	128 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro NVS 140M	16 @ 0.4 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 160M	8 @ 0.58 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 150M	8 @ 0.53 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 135M	16 @ 0.4 GHz	64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro NVS 130M	8	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 120M	4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz	64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 110M	4/3 cores @ 0.3 GHz	64 Bit @ 600 MHz

Codename

G72M

G84M

Pipelines

4 / 3 Pixel- / Vertexshader

16 - unified

8 - unified

Core Speed

450 MHz

400 MHz

580 MHz

Memory Speed

700 MHz

Memory Bus Width

64 Bit

Memory Type

DDR-3

GDDR3, GDDR2

GDDR2, GDDR3

Max. Amount of Memory

256 MB

Shared Memory

yes

API

DirectX 9c, Shader 3.0

DirectX 10, Shader 4.0

Power Consumption

10 Watt

12 Watt

Transistors

112 Million

210 Million

technology

90 nm

80 nm

65 nm

Features

PureVideo, UltraShadow II, Intellisample 4.0, CineFX 4.0, PowerMizer 6.0, High Dynamic-Range (HDR) Lighning

VGA, DVI-D, LVDS, HDTV, HDMI screen connections, max 2 per card, nView, PCI-e 16x

Date of Announcement

01.06.2006

09.05.2007

15.08.2008

Information

90nm, 112 Mio Transistoren, PCI-E

OpenGL 2.1, max. 1920x1200 (digital) bzw 2048x1536 (analog), max. 2 unabhängige Displays, PCI-Express x16, optionale Interfaces (des Chips): DP, VGA, DVI, LVDS, HDMI

Link to Manufacturer Page

www.nvidia.com

Shader Speed

800 MHz

1450 MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard

100%

¹ Quadro NVS 140M +

min: 7396 avg: 12268 median: 13071.5 (14%) max: 13747 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo Thinkpad T61	T7300	Quadro NVS 140M 0.1 GB	3 GB	7396
	T7100	Quadro NVS 140M		12577
Lenovo ThinkPad R61	T7100	Quadro NVS 140M 0.1 GB	1 GB	12577
Lenovo ThinkPad T61	T7300	Quadro NVS 140M 432 / 601 MHz 0.1 GB	2 GB	13566
	T7700	Quadro NVS 140M	3 GB	13747
Lenovo Thinkpad T61	T7300	Quadro NVS 140M 0.1 GB	3 GB	13747

105%

¹ Quadro NVS 160M +

13740 Points (14%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Latitude E6400	T9400	Quadro NVS 160M 580 / 400 MHz 0.3 GB	4 GB	13740

3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard

100%

Quadro NVS 120M +

3900 Points (2%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
		Quadro NVS 120M		3900

134%

Quadro NVS 140M +

min: 3185 avg: 4557 median: 5242 (3%) max: 5244 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo Thinkpad T61	T7300	Quadro NVS 140M 0.1 GB	3 GB	3185
Lenovo ThinkPad T61	T7300	Quadro NVS 140M 432 / 601 MHz 0.1 GB	2 GB	5242
	T7500	Quadro NVS 140M 0.1 GB		5244

152%

Quadro NVS 160M +

min: 5278 avg: 5911 median: 5911 (3%) max: 6544 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Latitude E6400	T9400	Quadro NVS 160M 580 / 400 MHz 0.3 GB	4 GB	5278
Dell Latitude E6500	P9500	Quadro NVS 160M 580 / 702 MHz 0.3 GB	4 GB	6544

3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard

100%

Quadro NVS 120M +

1900 Points (2%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
		Quadro NVS 120M		1900

165%

Quadro NVS 140M +

min: 1969 avg: 2943 median: 3127.5 (3%) max: 3177 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo Thinkpad T61	T7300	Quadro NVS 140M 0.1 GB	3 GB	1969
	T7100	Quadro NVS 140M		3113
Lenovo ThinkPad R61	T7100	Quadro NVS 140M 0.1 GB	1 GB	3113
	T7700	Quadro NVS 140M	3 GB	3142
Lenovo Thinkpad T61	T7300	Quadro NVS 140M 0.1 GB	3 GB	3142
Lenovo ThinkPad T61	T7300	Quadro NVS 140M 432 / 601 MHz 0.1 GB	2 GB	3177

189%

Quadro NVS 160M +

min: 3250 avg: 3587 median: 3586.5 (4%) max: 3923 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Latitude E6400	T9400	Quadro NVS 160M 580 / 400 MHz 0.3 GB	4 GB	3250
Dell Latitude E6500	P9500	Quadro NVS 160M 580 / 702 MHz 0.3 GB	4 GB	3923

3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M

3DMark 06

100%

¹ Quadro NVS 120M +

660 Points (1%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings
(3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)		Quadro NVS 120M		660

3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M

245%

¹ Quadro NVS 140M +

min: 1281 avg: 1491 median: 1614 (2%) max: 1640 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings
(3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	T7100	Quadro NVS 140M		1281
Lenovo ThinkPad R61 (3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	T7100	Quadro NVS 140M 0.1 GB	1 GB	1281
Lenovo Thinkpad T61 (3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	T7300	Quadro NVS 140M 0.1 GB	3 GB	1614
(3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	T7700	Quadro NVS 140M	3 GB	1640
Lenovo Thinkpad T61 (3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings)	T7300	Quadro NVS 140M 0.1 GB	3 GB	1640

3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M

3DMark 06

100%

¹ Quadro NVS 140M +

1410 Points (2%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024
(3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024)	T7250	Quadro NVS 140M 400 / 400 MHz 0.3 GB		1410

3DMark 06 - Standard 1024x768 + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M

3DMark 06

100%

¹ Quadro NVS 140M +

1406 Points (2%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1024x768
Lenovo ThinkPad T61 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1024x768)	T7300	Quadro NVS 140M 432 / 601 MHz 0.1 GB	2 GB	1406

3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M

3DMark 06

100%

¹ Quadro NVS 160M +

min: 1698 avg: 1939 median: 1841 (2%) max: 2278 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800
Dell Latitude E6400 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800)	T9400	Quadro NVS 160M 580 / 400 MHz 0.3 GB	4 GB	1698
Dell Latitude E6400 XFR (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800)	P9600	Quadro NVS 160M 580 / 400 MHz 0.3 GB	4 GB	1841
Dell Latitude E6500 (3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800)	P9500	Quadro NVS 160M 580 / 702 MHz 0.3 GB	4 GB	2278

Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M

Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)

100%

¹ Quadro NVS 140M +

2408 Points (2%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Lenovo ThinkPad T61	T7300	Quadro NVS 140M 432 / 601 MHz 0.1 GB	2 GB	2408

Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M

121%

¹ Quadro NVS 160M +

min: 2663 avg: 2864 median: 2923 (2%) max: 3006 Points

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Latitude E6400 XFR	P9600	Quadro NVS 160M 580 / 400 MHz 0.3 GB	4 GB	2663
Dell Latitude E6400	T9400	Quadro NVS 160M 580 / 400 MHz 0.3 GB	4 GB	2923
Dell Latitude E6500	P9500	Quadro NVS 160M 580 / 702 MHz 0.3 GB	4 GB	3006

Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit

100%

¹ Quadro NVS 140M +

4 fps (1%)

Model	CPU	GPU	RAM	Value
Dell Latitude D830	T7500	Quadro NVS 140M		3.99

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M → 100% ⁿ⁼²

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M → 150% ⁿ⁼²

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M → 170% ⁿ⁼²

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card

- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
¹ This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Fifa 11

2010

Quadro NVS 140M:

121.5 fps

Quadro NVS 140M:

43.9 fps

Quadro NVS 140M:

21.8 fps

Quadro NVS 140M:

5.6 fps

F.E.A.R.

2005

Quadro NVS 140M:

59 278 309 ~ 215 fps

Quadro NVS 160M:

297 fps

Quadro NVS 140M:

55 57 ~ 56 fps

Quadro NVS 160M:

58 fps

Quadro NVS 140M:

16 17 ~ 17 fps

Quadro NVS 160M:

13 fps

Doom 3

2004

Quadro NVS 140M:

86.8 99.9 102 ~ 96 fps

Quadro NVS 160M:

106.4 fps

Quadro NVS 140M:

95.7 100.3 102 ~ 99 fps

Quadro NVS 160M:

106.6 fps

Quadro NVS 140M:

64.7 65.6 65.7 ~ 65 fps

Quadro NVS 160M:

78.5 fps

Quadro NVS 140M:

25.4 31.4 39.1 39.5 ~ 34 fps

Quadro NVS 160M:

49.8 fps

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999

Quadro NVS 140M:

127.5 fps

Quadro NVS 160M:

210.7 fps

	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M						NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M						NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M
	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
Fifa 11							121.5	43.9	21.8	5.6
F.E.A.R.							215	56	17				297	58	13
Doom 3							96	99	65	34			106.4	106.6	78.5	49.8
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo									127.5						210.7
	NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M						NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M						NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M
	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps							< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps	1 2	2 1	2 1 1	1 1			< 30 fps < 60 fps < 120 fps ≥ 120 fps	1 1	1 1	1 1 1	1