Quadro FX 5800 vs Radeon R7 M460

In this comparison between Quadro FX 5800 and Radeon R7 M460 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Quadro FX 5800 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 M460 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon R7 M460 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon R7 M460 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 Radeon R7 M460 here:

Main Specs

  Quadro FX 5800 Radeon R7 M460
Power consumption (TDP) 189 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x8
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR3 DDR3
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x DisplayPort, 1x S-Video No outputs
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  • Quadro FX 5800 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon R7 M460 uses PCIe 3.0 x8 interface.
  • Quadro FX 5800 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R7 M460.
  • Quadro FX 5800 is used in Desktops, and Radeon R7 M460 - in Laptops.
  • Quadro FX 5800 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon R7 M460 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon R7 M460 is 374 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.
  • Quadro FX 5800 is manufactured by 55 nm process technology, and Radeon R7 M460 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon R7 M460 is 400 MHz higher, than Quadro FX 5800.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 2−3
ultra / 1080p 1−2 0−1
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 14−16 12−14
medium / 1080p 5−6 4−5
The average gaming FPS of Quadro FX 5800 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 33% more, than Radeon R7 M460.

Full Specs

  Quadro FX 5800 Radeon R7 M460
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
Code name GT200B Meso
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 11 November 2008 21 February 2016
Pipelines 240 384
Core clock speed 610 MHz 984 MHz
Boost Clock 1125 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million 1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology 55 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.80 27.00
Floating-point performance 622.1 gflops 864.0 gflops
Length 267 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 64 Bit
Memory clock speed 1600 MHz 2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 102.4 GB/s 14.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 4.0 6.0
OpenGL 3.3 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan N/A 1.2.131
CUDA 1.3
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