GeForce GTX 460 vs Quadro K4000M

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 460 and Quadro K4000M, 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 GeForce GTX 460 stacks up against Quadro K4000M, check out specs charts below.

Quadro K4000M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Quadro K4000M 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 K4000M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 Quadro K4000M
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 100 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors 6-pin & 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 768 MB 4 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 460 has 60% more power consumption, than Quadro K4000M.
  • GeForce GTX 460 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Quadro K4000M uses MXM-B (3.0) interface.
  • GeForce GTX 460 has 764 GB more memory, than Quadro K4000M.
  • GeForce GTX 460 is used in Desktops, and Quadro K4000M - in Mobile workstations.
  • GeForce GTX 460 is build with Fermi architecture, and Quadro K4000M - with Kepler.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 is 75 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000M.
  • GeForce GTX 460 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Quadro K4000M - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 460 is 800 MHz higher, than Quadro K4000M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−12 10−11
ultra / 1080p 6−7 6−7
QHD / 1440p 1−2 1−2
low / 720p 24−27 21−24
medium / 1080p 14−16 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 460 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 10% more, than Quadro K4000M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 460 Quadro K4000M
Architecture Fermi Kepler
Code name GF104 N14E-Q3
Type Desktop Mobile workstation
Release date 12 July 2010 1 June 2012
Pipelines 336 960
Core clock speed 675 MHz 600 MHz
Transistor count 1,950 million 3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 37.80 48.08
Floating-point performance 907.2 gflops 1,154 gflops
Length 8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)
Memory bus width 192 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 3600 MHz 2800 MHz
Memory bandwidth 86.4 GB/s 89.6 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.1 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + +
Bus support 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) 66 Mh/s 37 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Optimus +
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