Quadro 400 vs GeForce GTX 460 768MB

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 460 768MB with Quadro 400, including specs and performance data.

GTX 460 768MB
4.37
+1021%

GTX 460 768MB outperforms 400 by a whopping 1021% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking6761268
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.01
Power efficiencyno data0.84
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameno dataGT216
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release dateno data5 April 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$169

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores33648
Core clock speed675 MHz450 MHz
Number of transistorsno data486 million
Manufacturing process technologyno data40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data32 Watt
Texture fill rateno data7.200
Floating-point processing powerno data0.108 TFLOPS
ROPsno data8
TMUsno data16

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data163 mm
Widthno data1-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amountno data512 MB
Memory bus width192 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1800 MHz770 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data12.32 GB/s

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 Connectorsno data1x DVI, 1x DisplayPort

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1111.1 (10_1)
Shader Modelno data4.1
OpenGLno data3.3
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-1.2

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 HD44
+1367%
3−4
−1367%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data56.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8 0−1
Metro Exodus 10−11 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Valorant 10−12 0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11 0−1
Dota 2 10 0−1
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Fortnite 24−27
+1150%
2−3
−1150%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 15
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Metro Exodus 10−11 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+1167%
3−4
−1167%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Valorant 10−12 0−1
World of Tanks 70−75
+1117%
6−7
−1117%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+1200%
1−2
−1200%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11 0−1
Dota 2 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+2100%
1−2
−2100%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+1167%
3−4
−1167%
Valorant 10−12 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 3−4 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+1400%
2−3
−1400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1
World of Tanks 30−35
+1450%
2−3
−1450%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7 0−1
Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+1500%
2−3
−1500%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6 0−1
Far Cry 5 9−10 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 6−7 0−1
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8 0−1
Valorant 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Dota 2 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Far Cry 5 5−6 0−1
Fortnite 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 5 2−3 0−1
Valorant 4−5 0−1

This is how GTX 460 768MB and Quadro 400 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 460 768MB is 1367% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.37 0.39

GTX 460 768MB has a 1020.5% higher aggregate performance score.

The GeForce GTX 460 768MB is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro 400 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 768MB is a desktop card while Quadro 400 is a workstation one.


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