Tesla S870 vs ATI Radeon HD 4550
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1291 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.73 | no data |
| Architecture | TeraScale (2005−2013) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | RV710 | G80 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 30 September 2008 (17 years ago) | 2 May 2007 (19 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $59 | $11,999 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 80 | 128 ×4 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 242 million | 681 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 800 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 4.800 | 38.40 ×4 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.096 TFLOPS | 0.3456 TFLOPS ×4 |
| ROPs | 4 | 24 ×4 |
| TMUs | 8 | 32 ×4 |
| L1 Cache | 16 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 96 KB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 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 type | DDR2 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1536 MB ×4 |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 384 Bit ×4 |
| Memory clock speed | 655 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 10.48 GB/s | 76.8 GB/s ×4 |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10.1 (10_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 September 2008 | 2 May 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 256 MB | 1536 MB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 800 Watt |
ATI HD 4550 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 64% more advanced lithography process, and 3100% lower power consumption.
Tesla S870, on the other hand, has a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 4550 and Tesla S870. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 4550 is a desktop graphics card while Tesla S870 is a workstation one.
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