GeForce GTX 460M SLI vs Quadro K5000

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Aggregate performance score

Quadro K5000
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
10.32
+109%

Quadro K5000 outperforms GeForce GTX 460M SLI by a whopping 109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking406600
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.222.40
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK104N11E-GS
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date17 August 2012 (11 years ago)3 September 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 no data
Current price$289 (0.1x MSRP)$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K5000 has 76% better value for money than GTX 460M SLI.

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 cores1536384
Core clock speed706 MHz675 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Wattno data
Texture fill rate90.37no data
Floating-point performance2,169 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Quadro K5000 and GeForce GTX 460M SLI 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
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno 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 amount4 GB2x1536 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed5400 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth172.8 GB/sno data
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 Connectors2x DVI, 2x DisplayPortno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan+no data
CUDA3.0+

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:

900p100−110
+92.3%
52
−92.3%
Full HD120−130
+93.5%
62
−93.5%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Hitman 3 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Hitman 3 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+113%
8−9
−113%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Hitman 3 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

This is how Quadro K5000 and GTX 460M SLI compete in popular games:

  • Quadro K5000 is 92% faster in 900p
  • Quadro K5000 is 94% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.32 4.94
Recency 17 August 2012 3 September 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm

The Quadro K5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro K5000 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 460M SLI is a notebook one.


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