NVIDIA Tesla C2050 vs AMD FirePro W9100

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Combined performance score

FirePro W9100
20.53
+151%

FirePro W9100 outperforms Tesla C2050 by 151% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking247471
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.933.21
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameHawaiiGF100
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date26 March 2014 (10 years old)25 July 2011 (12 years old)
Current price$1566 $70
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla C2050 has 10% better value for money than FirePro W9100.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2816448
Core clock speed930 MHz574 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)750 Watt238 Watt
Texture fill rate163.732.14
Floating-point performance5,238 gflops1,030.4 gflops

Size and 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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length275 mm248 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount16 GB3 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s144.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors6x mini-DisplayPort, 1x S-Video1x DVI
StereoOutput3D1no data
Dual-link DVI support1no data
HD сomponent video output1no data

API support

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDAno data2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W9100 20.53
+151%
Tesla C2050 8.19

FirePro W9100 outperforms Tesla C2050 by 151% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro W9100 7956
+151%
Tesla C2050 3175

FirePro W9100 outperforms Tesla C2050 by 151% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 20.53 8.19
Recency 26 March 2014 25 July 2011
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 3 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 750 Watt 238 Watt

The FirePro W9100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla C2050 in performance tests.


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