NVS 300 vs Tesla M2070
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tesla M2070 and NVS 300, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
M2070 outperforms NVS 300 by a whopping 1514% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 714 | 1418 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.05 | 0.01 |
| Power efficiency | 1.55 | 1.20 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | GT218 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 25 July 2011 (15 years ago) | 8 January 2011 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,099 | $109 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Tesla M2070 has 400% better value for money than NVS 300.
Performance to price scatter graph
Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.
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 | 448 | 16 |
| Core clock speed | 574 MHz | 520 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 260 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 18 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 32.14 | 4.160 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.03 TFLOPS | 0.03936 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 4 |
| TMUs | 56 | 8 |
| L1 Cache | 896 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 32 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 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 248 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
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 | GDDR5 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 512 MB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 783 MHz | 790 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 150.3 GB/s | 12.64 GB/s |
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 | 1x DMS-59 |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 11.1 (10_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.0 | 1.2 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.52 | 0.28 |
| Recency | 25 July 2011 | 8 January 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 512 MB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 18 Watt |
Tesla M2070 has a 1514% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount.
NVS 300, on the other hand, has 1150% lower power consumption.
The Tesla M2070 is our recommended choice as it beats the NVS 300 in performance tests.
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