FirePro W8000 vs GeForce GTX 460 v2

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between FirePro W8000 and GeForce GTX 460 v2, 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 W8000 stacks up against GeForce GTX 460 v2, check out specs charts below.
GeForce GTX 460 v2

Main Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce GTX 460 v2
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 160 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
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  • FirePro W8000 has 40% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
  • FirePro W8000 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and GeForce GTX 460 v2 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W8000 has 3 GB more memory, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8000 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and GeForce GTX 460 v2 - with Fermi 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 121 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
  • FirePro W8000 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and GeForce GTX 460 v2 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8000 is 69 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8000 is 1492 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 10−11
ultra / 1080p 10−11 6−7
QHD / 1440p 4−5 0−1
low / 720p 35−40 21−24
medium / 1080p 21−24 12−14
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8000 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 61% more, than GeForce GTX 460 v2.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8000 GeForce GTX 460 v2
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi 2.0
Code name Tahiti GF114
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 14 June 2012 24 September 2011
Pipelines 1792 336
Core clock speed 900 MHz 779 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 100.8 43.62
Floating-point performance 3,226 gflops 1,045.6 gflops
Length 279 mm 210 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 192 Bit
Memory clock speed 5500 MHz 4008 MHz
Memory bandwidth 176 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) 391 Mh/s 75 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +
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