FirePro W5100 vs GeForce GTX 460

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5100 and GeForce GTX 460. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W5100 and GeForce GTX 460. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

Main Specs

  FirePro W5100 GeForce GTX 460
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 160 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 6-pin & 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 768 MB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 460 has 220% more power consumption, than FirePro W5100.
  • FirePro W5100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 460 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 460 has 764 GB more memory, than FirePro W5100.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 460 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 255 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.
  • FirePro W5100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 460 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W5100 is 163 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 460.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5100 is 2400 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 10−12
ultra / 1080p 9−10 6−7
QHD / 1440p 4−5 1−2
low / 720p 30−35 24−27
medium / 1080p 18−20 14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 45% more, than GeForce GTX 460.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5100 GeForce GTX 460
Architecture GCN 2.0 Fermi
Code name Bonaire GF104
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 31 March 2014 12 July 2010
Pipelines 768 336
Core clock speed 930 MHz 675 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 44.64 37.80
Floating-point performance 1,428 gflops 907.2 gflops
Length 171 mm 8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96 GB/s 86.4 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.1
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
Bus support PCIe 3.0 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 163 Mh/s 66 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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