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NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 135M vs NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M

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 135M

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Business graphics card based on the GeForce 8400M GS. Drivers and Bios are optimized for stability and business applications. The features are similar to the 8400M series.

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M

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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 160MNVIDIA Quadro NVS 135MNVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M
Quadro NVS Series
Quadro NVS 5100M 48 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro NVS 320M 32 @ 0.58 GHz128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 300M 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 8 @ 0.53 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 135M 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro NVS 130M 8 64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 120M 4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 110M 4/3 cores @ 0.3 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro NVS 5100M 48 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro NVS 320M 32 @ 0.58 GHz128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 300M 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 8 @ 0.53 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 135M 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro NVS 130M 8 64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 120M 4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 110M 4/3 cores @ 0.3 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro NVS 5100M 48 @ 0.55 GHz128 Bit @ 800 MHz
Quadro NVS 320M 32 @ 0.58 GHz128 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 300M 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 8 @ 0.53 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 135M 16 @ 0.4 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Quadro NVS 130M 8 64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 120M 4/3 cores @ 0.45 GHz64 Bit @ 700 MHz
Quadro NVS 110M 4/3 cores @ 0.3 GHz64 Bit @ 600 MHz
Pipelines8 - unified16 - unified4 / 3 Pixel- / Vertexshader
Core Speed580 MHz400 MHz450 MHz
Shader Speed1450 MHz800 MHz
Memory Speed700 MHz600 MHz700 MHz
Memory Bus Width64 Bit64 Bit64 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR2, GDDR3GDDR3, GDDR2DDR-3
Max. Amount of Memory256 MB256 MB256 MB
Shared Memorynoyesno
APIDirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 10, Shader 4.0DirectX 9c, Shader 3.0
Power Consumption12 Watt10 Watt10 Watt
technology65 nm80 nm90 nm
Date of Announcement15.08.2008 09.05.2007 01.06.2006
InformationOpenGL 2.1, max. 1920x1200 (digital) bzw 2048x1536 (analog), max. 2 unabhängige Displays, PCI-Express x16, optionale Interfaces (des Chips): DP, VGA, DVI, LVDS, HDMI90nm, 112 Mio Transistoren, PCI-E
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.comwww.nvidia.com
CodenameG86MG72M
Transistors210 Million112 Million
FeaturesVGA, DVI, LVDS, HDTV, HDMI, max 2, nView, PCI-e 16xPureVideo, UltraShadow II, Intellisample 4.0, CineFX 4.0, PowerMizer 6.0, High Dynamic-Range (HDR) Lighning

Benchmarks

3DMark 2001SE - 3DMark 2001 - Standard
13740 Points (14%)
10100 Points (10%)
3DMark 03 - 3DMark 03 - Standard
min: 5278     avg: 5911     median: 5911 (3%)     max: 6544 Points
3570 Points (2%)
3900 Points (2%)
3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
min: 3250     avg: 3587     median: 3586.5 (4%)     max: 3923 Points
1900 Points (2%)
1900 Points (2%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x800 + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M
3DMark 06
min: 1698     avg: 1939     median: 1841 (2%)     max: 2278 Points
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 135M
3DMark 06
965 Points (1%)
3DMark 06 - Score Unknown Settings + NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M
3DMark 06
660 Points (1%)
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

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M → 100% n=2

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro NVS 135M → 57% n=2

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA Quadro NVS 120M → 59% 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.

F.E.A.R.

F.E.A.R.

2005
low 640x480
100%
Quadro NVS 160M:
297  fps
med. 800x600
100%
Quadro NVS 160M:
58  fps
high 1024x768
100%
Quadro NVS 160M:
13  fps
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
low 640x480
100%
Quadro NVS 160M:
106.4  fps
med. 640x480
100%
Quadro NVS 160M:
106.6  fps
high 800x600
100%
Quadro NVS 160M:
78.5  fps
ultra 1024x768
100%
Quadro NVS 160M:
49.8  fps
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

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

Average Gaming NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160M → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

NVIDIA Quadro NVS 160Mlowmed.highultraQHD4K
F.E.A.R.2975813
Doom 3106.4106.678.549.8
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo210.7
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< 60 fps
< 120 fps
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