HD Graphics 10EU Mobile vs Tesla C870
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Generation 7.5 (2013) |
| GPU code name | G80 | Haswell GT1 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 2 May 2007 (19 years ago) | 29 April 2013 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,499 | no data |
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 | 128 | 80 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 200 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 850 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 681 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 171 Watt | 45 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 38.40 | 8.500 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.3456 TFLOPS | 0.136 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 24 | 1 |
| TMUs | 32 | 10 |
| L2 Cache | 96 KB | no data |
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 1.0 x16 | Ring Bus |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR3 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1536 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
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 | No outputs | Portable Device Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | + |
| CUDA | + | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 May 2007 | 29 April 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 171 Watt | 45 Watt |
HD Graphics 10EU Mobile has an age advantage of 5 years, a 309% more advanced lithography process, and 280% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Tesla C870 and HD Graphics 10EU Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Tesla C870 is a workstation graphics card while HD Graphics 10EU Mobile is a notebook one.
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