Radeon R7 M460 vs FirePro W5100

Place in performance ranking	492	763
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.13	0.11
Architecture	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	Bonaire	Meso
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	31 March 2014 (10 years ago)	21 February 2016 (8 years ago)
Current price	$220	$900

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W5100 has 2745% better value for money than R7 M460.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	768	384
Core clock speed	930 MHz	984 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1125 MHz
Number of transistors	2,080 million	1,550 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	50 Watt	no data
Texture fill rate	44.64	27.00
Floating-point performance	1,428 gflops	864.0 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on FirePro W5100 and Radeon R7 M460 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	171 mm	no data
Width	1-slot	no data
Form factor	full height / half length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	None	no data

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	DDR3
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	14.4 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	No outputs
StereoOutput3D	1	no data
DisplayPort count	4	no data
Dual-link DVI support	1	no data
HD сomponent video output	1	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	6.3	6.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W5100 7.80
+182%

R7 M460 2.77

FirePro W5100 outperforms Radeon R7 M460 by 182% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro W5100 3014
+181%

R7 M460 1071

FirePro W5100 outperforms Radeon R7 M460 by 181% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD

35−40
+169%

−169%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

5−6
+400%

1−2

−400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Hitman 3	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Battlefield 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Hitman 3	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 +250%	2−3 −250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +200%	6−7 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+200%

2−3

−200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Hitman 3	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
+200%

2−3

−200%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Far Cry New Dawn	2−3	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	2−3	0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	1−2	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	0−1	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Metro Exodus	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	0−1	0−1