Tesla M2050 vs GeForce 9800 GX2
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1023 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.03 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 0.57 | no data |
| Architecture | Tesla (2006−2010) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | G92 | GF100 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 18 March 2008 (17 years ago) | 25 July 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $599 | $2,699 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 256 (128 per GPU) ×2 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 600 MHz | 575 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 754 million | 3,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 197 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 38.40 ×2 | 32.20 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.384 TFLOPS ×2 | 1.03 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 ×2 | 48 |
| TMUs | 64 ×2 | 56 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 896 KB |
| L2 Cache | 64 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 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 248 mm |
| Height | 2-slot | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB ×2 | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit ×2 | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 773 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 128 (64 per GPU) ×2 | 148.4 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 | HDMIDual Link DVI | 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) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 18 March 2008 | 25 July 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | 3 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 197 Watt | 225 Watt |
9800 GX2 has 14.2% lower power consumption.
Tesla M2050, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 62.5% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9800 GX2 and Tesla M2050. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 9800 GX2 is a desktop graphics card while Tesla M2050 is a workstation one.
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