GeForce GTX 460 SE vs Quadro P500

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 460 SE and Quadro P500. 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 GeForce GTX 460 SE and Quadro P500. 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

Quadro P500 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro P500 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with Quadro P500 here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Quadro P500
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 30 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin None
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI 3x mini-DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 460 SE has 400% more power consumption, than Quadro P500.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro P500 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • Quadro P500 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is used in Desktops, and Quadro P500 - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro P500 - with Pascal.
  • Core clock speed of Quadro P500 is 155 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.
  • GeForce GTX 460 SE is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro P500 - by 14 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Quadro P500 is 3312 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 SE.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 9−10 8−9
ultra / 1080p 5−6 5−6
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 21−24 18−20
medium / 1080p 12−14 10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 SE in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Quadro P500.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 SE Quadro P500
Architecture Fermi Pascal
Code name GF104 GP108
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 15 November 2010 14 November 2017
Pipelines 288 256
Core clock speed 1300 MHz 1455 MHz
Boost Clock 1519 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 1,800 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 31.2 billion/sec 21.25
Floating-point performance 748.8 gflops 679.9 gflops
Length 8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1700 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 108.8 GB/s 32.1 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12.1
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.0.1
CUDA + 6.1
CUDA cores 288
Bus support 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) 48 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Number of display connectors 2
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