FirePro W5000 vs GeForce GTX 460 SE

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5000 and GeForce GTX 460 SE. 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 W5000 and GeForce GTX 460 SE. 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.
GeForce GTX 460 SE

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GTX 460 SE
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 150 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 2 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • GeForce GTX 460 SE has 100% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 460 SE uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5000 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 460 SE - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 SE is 475 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 460 SE - by 40 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W5000 is 175 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 1500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 9−10
ultra / 1080p 9−10 5−6
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 21−24
medium / 1080p 18−20 12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W5000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 58% more, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GTX 460 SE
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Pitcairn GF104
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 7 August 2012 15 November 2010
Pipelines 768 288
Core clock speed 825 MHz 1300 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 31.2 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 748.8 gflops
Length 183 mm 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 1700 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 108.8 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.1
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 288
Bus support PCIe 3.0 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s 48 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
Number of display connectors 2
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