GeForce GTX 460 vs Quadro M2000M

Place in performance ranking	450	558
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	2.34	0.97
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GM107	GF104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Desktop
Release date	2 October 2015 (8 years old)	12 July 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$199
Current price	$363	$128 (0.6x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

M2000M has 141% 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	640	336
Core clock speed	1038 MHz	675 MHz
Boost clock speed	1197 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	1,870 million	1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	160 Watt
Texture fill rate	43.92	37.80
Floating-point performance	1,405 gflops	907.2 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Quadro M2000M and GeForce GTX 460 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	large	no data
Bus support	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	8.25"(210 mm) (21 cm)
Height	no data	4.376"(111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	6-pin & 6-pin
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	4 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	3600 MHz
Memory bandwidth	80 GB/s	86.4 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	No outputs	Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP	no data	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Display Port	1.2	no data
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Technologies

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

Optimus	+	no data
3D Vision Pro	+	no data
Mosaic	+	no data
nView Display Management	+	no data
Optimus	+	no data

API support

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

DirectX	12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.1
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	5.0	+

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.

M2000M 8.94
+53.1%

GTX 460 5.84

Quadro M2000M outperforms GeForce GTX 460 by 53% based on our aggregated 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%

M2000M 3464
+53.1%

GTX 460 2263

Quadro M2000M outperforms GeForce GTX 460 by 53% 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%

M2000M 4157
+61.8%

GTX 460 2570

Quadro M2000M outperforms GeForce GTX 460 by 62% 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%

M2000M 9544
+24%

GTX 460 7699

Quadro M2000M outperforms GeForce GTX 460 by 24% 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 HD	36 +71.4%	21−24 −71.4%
4K	11 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

+55.6%

9−10
−55.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +71.4%	14−16 −71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +72.2%	18−20 −72.2%
Hitman 3	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	24−27 +71.4%	14−16 −71.4%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +72.2%	18−20 −72.2%
Hitman 3	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +80%	10−11 −80%
Metro Exodus	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	23 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Battlefield 5	30−33 +66.7%	18−20 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +64.3%	14−16 −64.3%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +72.2%	18−20 −72.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +62.5%	8−9 −62.5%
Hitman 3	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Red Dead Redemption 2	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +71.4%	7−8 −71.4%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Battlefield 5	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Hitman 3	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Metro Exodus	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Red Dead Redemption 2	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9 +80%	5−6 −80%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Battlefield 5	6−7 +100%	3−4 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	10−12 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

This is how M2000M and GTX 460 compete in popular games:

1080p resolution:

M2000M is 71.4% faster than GTX 460

4K resolution:

M2000M is 57.1% faster than GTX 460

Advantages and disadvantages

Performance score	8.94	5.84
Recency	2 October 2015	12 July 2010
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	160 Watt