The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    Geforce GTS 160

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Plisken, May 9, 2009.

  1. Plisken

    Plisken Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    20
    Messages:
    137
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    Well apparently the GTS 160 has less power consumption (60 watt) then a 9800M GT and the same performance of a 9800M GTX. Oh and has 1 GB of GDDR3.

    Anyone know if this is really true? because that would seem like a useful upgrade. Getting a card that runs cooler but preforms better.
     
    Plisken, May 9, 2009
    #1
  2. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    769
    Messages:
    5,851
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    206
    i don't think so... from what i remember, the GTX 260M is the rough equivalent (or even rebrand?) of the 9800m-gtx. i don't see the 160M getting similar performance numbers. do you have any sources?
     
    whizzo, May 9, 2009
    #2
  3. Blacky

    Blacky Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    2,049
    Messages:
    5,356
    Likes Received:
    1,040
    Trophy Points:
    331
    The 160M is the equivalent of the 9800M GTS with lower power consumption.

    The 260M is a 10% higher clocked 9800M GTX with 65W power consumption opposed to 75W of the 9800M GTX.

    Hope that clears things out.
     
    Blacky, May 9, 2009
    #3
  4. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    769
    Messages:
    5,851
    Likes Received:
    2
    Trophy Points:
    206
    it did. a +rep if i ever saw one.
     
    whizzo, May 9, 2009
    #4
  5. Plisken

    Plisken Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    20
    Messages:
    137
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30
    oh ok!

    but um isnt the 260M have a power consumption of 75 watts to?
     
    Plisken, May 9, 2009
    #5
  6. Blacky

    Blacky Notebook Prophet

    Reputations:
    2,049
    Messages:
    5,356
    Likes Received:
    1,040
    Trophy Points:
    331
    No, it has 65W.

    This is because the 100/200M generation uses the 55nm technology while the 9000M/8000M series is using the 65nm technology. In other words, the 100/200M uses a technology that makes the GPU run cooler, drawn less power and be cheaper in comparision to the 9000M series.

    Thanx Whizzo.
     
    Blacky, May 9, 2009
    #6
  7. Plisken

    Plisken Notebook Consultant

    Reputations:
    20
    Messages:
    137
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    30

    oh! awesome! thanks again man!
     
    Plisken, May 9, 2009
    #7