FirePro W4190M vs GeForce GTX 460

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Aggregate performance score

GTX 460
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 160 Watt
5.85
+97%

GeForce GTX 460 outperforms FirePro W4190M by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking562742
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.990.02
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameGF104Mars XTX?
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date12 July 2010 (13 years ago)12 November 2015 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 no data
Current price$128 (0.6x MSRP)$4205

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 460 has 4850% better value for money than W4190M.

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 cores336384
Core clock speed675 MHz825 MHz
Boost clock speedno data900 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million950 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Wattno data
Texture fill rate37.8021.60
Floating-point performance907.2 gflops691.2 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 460 and FirePro W4190M 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.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)no data
Height4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors6-pin & 6-pinNone
SLI options+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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB2 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed3600 MHz4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s64 GB/s
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+no data

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.

GTX 460 5.85
+97%
W4190M 2.97

GeForce GTX 460 outperforms FirePro W4190M by 97% 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%

GTX 460 2262
+97%
W4190M 1148

GeForce GTX 460 outperforms FirePro W4190M by 97% in Passmark.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 460 2570
+47.3%
W4190M 1745

GeForce GTX 460 outperforms FirePro W4190M by 47% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

GTX 460 7725
+57%
W4190M 4920

GeForce GTX 460 outperforms FirePro W4190M by 57% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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 HD21−24
+90.9%
11
−90.9%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.85 2.97
Recency 12 July 2010 12 November 2015
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm

The GeForce GTX 460 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro W4190M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 is a desktop card while FirePro W4190M is a mobile workstation one.


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

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