Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Quadro K5000M vs GeForce GTX 460
Combined performance score
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 ranking | 557 | 508 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Value for money | 0.96 | 1.40 |
Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
GPU code name | GF104 | N14E-Q5 |
Market segment | Desktop | Mobile workstation |
Release date | 12 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) |
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 cores | 336 | 1344 |
Core clock speed | 675 MHz | 601 MHz |
Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 3,540 million |
Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 160 Watt | 100 Watt |
Texture fill rate | 37.80 | 67.31 |
Floating-point performance | 907.2 gflops | 1,615 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 size | no data | large |
Bus support | 16x PCI-E 2.0 | no data |
Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
Length | 8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm) | no data |
Height | 4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm) | no data |
Width | 2-slot | no data |
Supplementary power connectors | 6-pin & 6-pin | no 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 256 Bit |
Memory clock speed | 3600 MHz | 3000 MHz |
Memory bandwidth | 86.4 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
Shared memory | no 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 Connectors | Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI | No outputs |
Multi monitor support | + | no data |
HDMI | + | no data |
HDCP | + | no data |
Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
Optimus | no data | + |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
OpenGL | 4.1 | 4.6 |
OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
Vulkan | N/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.
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%
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%
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%
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%
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 HD | 45−50
−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.
Similar GPU comparisons
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.