RTX A400 vs Tesla M2090
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tesla M2090 and RTX A400, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
RTX A400 outperforms M2090 by an impressive 62% 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 | 543 | 407 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.74 | 22.23 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GF110 | GA107 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 25 July 2011 (15 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (2 years ago) |
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 | 512 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 651 MHz | 727 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1762 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 41.66 | 42.29 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.332 TFLOPS | 2.706 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 16 |
| TMUs | 64 | 24 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 24 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 6 |
| L1 Cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 768 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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 248 mm | 163 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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 924 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 177.4 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 2.0 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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 | 8.85 | 14.37 |
| Recency | 25 July 2011 | 16 April 2024 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 50 Watt |
Tesla M2090 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
RTX A400, on the other hand, has a 62% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.
The RTX A400 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M2090 in performance tests.
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