FirePro W7100 vs GeForce GTX 460

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W7100 and GeForce GTX 460, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the FirePro W7100 stacks up against GeForce GTX 460, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  FirePro W7100 GeForce GTX 460
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 160 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin 6-pin & 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 768 MB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • FirePro W7100 has 150% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 460.
  • FirePro W7100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 460 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 460 has 760 GB more memory, than FirePro W7100.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W7100 is build with GCN 3.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 460 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W7100 is 245 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.
  • FirePro W7100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 460 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W7100 is 233 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 460.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W7100 is 1400 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 10−12
ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
QHD / 1440p 16−18 1−2
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 24−27
medium / 1080p 40−45 14−16
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W7100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than GeForce GTX 460.

Full Specs

  FirePro W7100 GeForce GTX 460
Architecture GCN 3.0 Fermi
Code name Tonga GF104
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 12 August 2014 12 July 2010
Pipelines 1792 336
Core clock speed 920 MHz 675 MHz
Transistor count 5,000 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 103.0 37.80
Floating-point performance 3,297 gflops 907.2 gflops
Length 241 mm 8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 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) 362 Mh/s 66 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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