Tesla M2090 vs FirePro M4170
Aggregate performance score
We've compared FirePro M4170 with Tesla M2090, including specs and performance data.
M2090 outperforms M4170 by a whopping 214% 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 | 839 | 530 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 2.69 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Opal | GF110 |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 23 April 2015 (10 years ago) | 25 July 2011 (14 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 651 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 21.60 | 41.66 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6912 TFLOPS | 1.332 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 48 |
| TMUs | 24 | 64 |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | 1 MB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 768 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 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 248 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 924 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 177.4 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 | Portable Device Dependent | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 (5.1) | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 (1.2) | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.170 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 2.0 |
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 | 2.79 | 8.77 |
| Recency | 23 April 2015 | 25 July 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
FirePro M4170 has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
Tesla M2090, on the other hand, has a 214.3% higher aggregate performance score, and a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The Tesla M2090 is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M4170 in performance tests.
Be aware that FirePro M4170 is a mobile workstation graphics card while Tesla M2090 is a workstation one.
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