FirePro W5000 vs GeForce GTX 460 v2

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W5000 and GeForce GTX 460 v2. 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 v2. 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 v2

Main Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GTX 460 v2
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 160 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 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 v2 has 113% more power consumption, than FirePro W5000.
  • FirePro W5000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 460 v2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W5000 has 1 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W5000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 460 v2 - with Fermi 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W5000 is 46 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
  • FirePro W5000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 460 v2 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • GeForce GTX 460 v2 is 27 mm longer, than FirePro W5000.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 v2 is 808 MHz higher, than FirePro W5000.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 10−11
ultra / 1080p 9−10 6−7
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 46% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.

Full Specs

  FirePro W5000 GeForce GTX 460 v2
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi 2.0
Code name Pitcairn GF114
Type Workstation Desktop
Release date 7 August 2012 24 September 2011
Pipelines 768 336
Core clock speed 825 MHz 779 MHz
Transistor count 2,800 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 39.60 43.62
Floating-point performance 1,267 gflops 1,045.6 gflops
Length 183 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 3200 MHz 4008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 96.19 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.1
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 154 Mh/s 75 Mh/s
Form factor full height / half length
DisplayPort count 2
Dual-link DVI support +
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