Quadro K5000M vs GeForce GTX 460

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Combined performance score

GTX 460
5.83

Quadro K5000M outperforms GeForce GTX 460 by 23% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking557508
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.961.40
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGF104N14E-Q5
Market segmentDesktopMobile workstation
Release date12 July 2010 (13 years old)1 June 2012 (11 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$199 $329.99
Current price$128 (0.6x MSRP)$382 (1.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

K5000M has 46% better value for money than GTX 460.

Technical specs

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 cores3361344
Core clock speed675 MHz601 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate37.8067.31
Floating-point performance907.2 gflops1,615 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 460 and Quadro K5000M 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 datalarge
Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
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-pinno data
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed3600 MHz3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth86.4 GB/s96 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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

Technologies

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

Optimusno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A+
CUDA++

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 5.83
K5000M 7.17
+23%

Quadro K5000M outperforms GeForce GTX 460 by 23% in our combined 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 2259
K5000M 2779
+23%

Quadro K5000M outperforms GeForce GTX 460 by 23% 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
K5000M 2798
+8.9%

Quadro K5000M outperforms GeForce GTX 460 by 9% 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 7702
+50.8%
K5000M 5107

GeForce GTX 460 outperforms Quadro K5000M by 51% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 460 27
+3.8%
K5000M 26

GeForce GTX 460 outperforms Quadro K5000M by 4% in Octane Render OctaneBench.

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 HD45−50
−31.1%
59
+31.1%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.83 7.17
Recency 12 July 2010 1 June 2012
Cost $199 $329.99
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 100 Watt

The Quadro K5000M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460 is a desktop card while Quadro K5000M 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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