GeForce GTX 460 OEM vs FirePro V5900
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro V5900 with GeForce GTX 460 OEM, including specs and performance data.
V5900 outperforms 460 OEM by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 812 | 829 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.02 | 1.44 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 3 (2010−2013) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Cayman | GF104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 24 May 2011 (14 years ago) | 11 October 2010 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 512 | 336 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 650 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2,640 million | 1,950 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 19.20 | 36.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6144 TFLOPS | 0.8736 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 32 | 56 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 448 KB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 512 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 230 mm | 210 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 2x 6-pin |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 500 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 108.8 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.2 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 2.1 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.95 | 2.81 |
| Recency | 24 May 2011 | 11 October 2010 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 1 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 150 Watt |
FirePro V5900 has a 5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 100% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between FirePro V5900 and GeForce GTX 460 OEM.
Be aware that FirePro V5900 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 460 OEM is a desktop one.
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