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NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M

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).

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.

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NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160MNVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
Quadro NVS Series
Quadro NVS 5100M compare 48 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro NVS 320M compare 32 @ 0.58 GHz128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 300M compare 8/5 cores @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro NVS 140M 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 160M 8 @ 0.58 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 150M compare 8 @ 0.53 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 135M compare 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro NVS 130M compare 8 64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 120M compare 4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 110M compare 4/3 cores @ 0.3 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro NVS 5100M compare 48 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro NVS 320M compare 32 @ 0.58 GHz128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 300M compare 8/5 cores @ 0.45 GHz128 Bit @ 500 MHz
Quadro NVS 140M 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 160M 8 @ 0.58 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 150M compare 8 @ 0.53 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 135M compare 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro NVS 130M compare 8 64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 120M compare 4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 110M compare 4/3 cores @ 0.3 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Pipelines8 - unified16 - unified
Core Speed580 MHz400 MHz
Shader Speed1450 MHz800 MHz
Memory Speed700 MHz700 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit64 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR2, GDDR3GDDR3, GDDR2
Max. Amount of Memory256 MB256 MB
Shared Memorynoyes
APIDirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
Power Consumption12 Watt10 Watt
technology65 nm80 nm
Date of Announcement15.08.2008 09.05.2007
InformationOpenGL 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 Pagewww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.com
CodenameG84M
Transistors210 Million
FeaturesVGA, DVI-D, LVDS, HDTV, HDMI screen connections, max 2 per card, nView, PCI-e 16x

Benchmarks

3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
13740 Points (14%)
min: 7396     avg: 12268     median: 13071.5 (14%)     max: 13747 Points
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 5278     avg: 5911     median: 5911 (3%)     max: 6544 Points
min: 3185     avg: 4557     median: 5242 (3%)     max: 5244 Points
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 3250     avg: 3587     median: 3586.5 (4%)     max: 3923 Points
min: 1969     avg: 2943     median: 3127.5 (3%)     max: 3177 Points
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M
3DMark 06
min: 1698     avg: 1939     median: 1841 (2%)     max: 2278 Points
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
3DMark 06
min: 1281     avg: 1491     median: 1614 (2%)     max: 1640 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
3DMark 06
1410 Points (2%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1024x768 + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
3DMark 06
1406 Points (2%)
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 2663     avg: 2864     median: 2923 (2%)     max: 3006 Points
Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
2408 Points (2%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
4 fps (1%)

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M → 100% n=4

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M → 88% n=4

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - 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

Fifa 11

2010
low 800x600
Quadro NVS 140M:
121.5  fps
med. 1024x768
Quadro NVS 140M:
43.9  fps
high 1360x768
Quadro NVS 140M:
21.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
Quadro NVS 140M:
5.6  fps
F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
100%
Quadro NVS 160M:
297  fps
72%
Quadro NVS 140M:
59 278 309 ~ 215 fps
med. 800x600
100%
Quadro NVS 160M:
58  fps
97%
Quadro NVS 140M:
55 57 ~ 56 fps
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro NVS 160M:
13  fps
131%
Quadro NVS 140M:
16 17 ~ 17 fps
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
100%
Quadro NVS 160M:
106.4  fps
90%
Quadro NVS 140M:
86.8 99.9 102 ~ 96 fps
med. 640x480
100%
Quadro NVS 160M:
106.6  fps
93%
Quadro NVS 140M:
95.7 100.3 102 ~ 99 fps
high 800x600
100%
Quadro NVS 160M:
78.5  fps
83%
Quadro NVS 140M:
64.7 65.6 65.7 ~ 65 fps
ultra 1024x768
100%
Quadro NVS 160M:
49.8  fps
68%
Quadro NVS 140M:
25.4 31.4 39.1 39.5 ~ 34 fps
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro NVS 160M:
210.7  fps
61%
Quadro NVS 140M:
127.5  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M → 87%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 83%

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160MNVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
Fifa 11121.543.921.85.6
F.E.A.R.29758132155617
Doom 3106.4106.678.549.896996534
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo210.7127.5
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160MNVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
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