FirePro W2100 vs GeForce GTX 460 OEM

Place in the ranking	782	850
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	1.37	6.23
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code name	GF104	Oland
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	11 October 2010 (14 years ago)	12 August 2014 (10 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	336	320
Core clock speed	650 MHz	630 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	680 MHz
Number of transistors	1,950 million	950 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	26 Watt
Texture fill rate	36.40	13.60
Floating-point processing power	0.8736 TFLOPS	0.4352 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	8
TMUs	56	20

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).

Bus support	no data	PCIe 3.0
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x8
Length	210 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Form factor	no data	low profile / half length
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	None

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	1 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	850 MHz	900 MHz
Memory bandwidth	108.8 GB/s	28.8 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

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	2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI	2x DisplayPort
HDMI	+	-
DisplayPort count	no data	2
Dual-link DVI support	-	+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
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.

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	16−18 +23.1%	13 −23.1%
4K	2−3 +0%	2 +0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Elden Ring	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Valorant	0−1	0−1

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Elden Ring	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Fortnite	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
Valorant	0−1	0−1
World of Tanks	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%
Dota 2	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
Valorant	0−1	0−1

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	0−1	0−1
Elden Ring	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
World of Tanks	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

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

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Elden Ring	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Dota 2	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Far Cry 5	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Fortnite	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Valorant	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%

This is how GTX 460 OEM and FirePro W2100 compete in popular games:

GTX 460 OEM is 23% faster in 1080p
A tie in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 53 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.99	2.35
Recency	11 October 2010	12 August 2014
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	26 Watt

GTX 460 OEM has a 27.2% higher aggregate performance score.

FirePro W2100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 476.9% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 460 OEM is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W2100 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 OEM is a desktop card while FirePro W2100 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.