Tesla C870 vs GeForce 9600 GSO 512
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1203 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 0.67 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Tesla (2006−2010) |
| GPU code name | G94 | G80 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 23 October 2008 (17 years ago) | 2 May 2007 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,499 |
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 | 48 | 128 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 600 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 505 million | 681 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 171 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 15.60 | 38.40 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.156 TFLOPS | 0.3456 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 24 |
| TMUs | 24 | 32 |
| L2 Cache | 64 KB | 96 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 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 229 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| SLI options | 2-way | - |
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 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1536 MB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 900 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 57.6 GB/s | 76.8 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 | Two Dual Link DVIHDTV | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | S/PDIF | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 October 2008 | 2 May 2007 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 1536 MB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 171 Watt |
9600 GSO 512 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 38.5% more advanced lithography process, and 90% lower power consumption.
Tesla C870, on the other hand, has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9600 GSO 512 and Tesla C870. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 9600 GSO 512 is a desktop graphics card while Tesla C870 is a workstation one.
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