Tesla K20m vs GeForce GTX 1050
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1050 with Tesla K20m, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1050 outperforms Tesla K20m by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 390 | 419 |
| Place by popularity | 20 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 11.40 | 0.66 |
| Power efficiency | 12.01 | 3.53 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GP107 | GK110 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 25 October 2016 (8 years ago) | 5 January 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $109 | $3,199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 1050 has 1627% better value for money than Tesla K20m.
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 | 640 | 2496 |
| Core clock speed | 1290 MHz | 706 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1392 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,300 million | 7,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 97 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 58.20 | 146.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.862 TFLOPS | 3.524 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 40 |
| TMUs | 40 | 208 |
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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 145 mm | 267 mm |
| Height | 4.38" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 300 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| SLI | - | no data |
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 | 2 GB | 5 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1752 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112 GB/s | 208.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
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 Connectors | DP 1.4, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVI | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | 2.2 | - |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | + | - |
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| VR Ready | + | no data |
| Ansel | + | no data |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 3.5 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark 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.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 42
+20%
| 35−40
−20%
|
| 1440p | 21
+16.7%
| 18−20
−16.7%
|
| 4K | 23
+27.8%
| 18−21
−27.8%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.60
+3422%
| 91.40
−3422%
|
| 1440p | 5.19
+3324%
| 177.72
−3324%
|
| 4K | 4.74
+3650%
| 177.72
−3650%
|
- GTX 1050 has 3422% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- GTX 1050 has 3324% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- GTX 1050 has 3650% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 11
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+23.8%
|
21−24
−23.8%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+22.9%
|
35−40
−22.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6
+20%
|
5−6
−20%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+23.8%
|
21−24
−23.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 53
+17.8%
|
45−50
−17.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+25.9%
|
27−30
−25.9%
|
| Metro Exodus | 41
+17.1%
|
35−40
−17.1%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 30−35
+22.2%
|
27−30
−22.2%
|
| Valorant | 39
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 36
+20%
|
30−33
−20%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+14.3%
|
21−24
−14.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+23.8%
|
21−24
−23.8%
|
| Dota 2 | 77
+18.5%
|
65−70
−18.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 56
+24.4%
|
45−50
−24.4%
|
| Fortnite | 70−75
+13.8%
|
65−70
−13.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35
+16.7%
|
30−33
−16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+25.9%
|
27−30
−25.9%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 53
+17.8%
|
45−50
−17.8%
|
| Metro Exodus | 26
+23.8%
|
21−24
−23.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+14.1%
|
85−90
−14.1%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 9
+28.6%
|
7−8
−28.6%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 40−45
+14.3%
|
35−40
−14.3%
|
| Valorant | 50−55
+15.6%
|
45−50
−15.6%
|
| World of Tanks | 250
+13.6%
|
220−230
−13.6%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 29
+20.8%
|
24−27
−20.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 24−27
+14.3%
|
21−24
−14.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+23.8%
|
21−24
−23.8%
|
| Dota 2 | 112
+17.9%
|
95−100
−17.9%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+25%
|
40−45
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 31
+14.8%
|
27−30
−14.8%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−35
+25.9%
|
27−30
−25.9%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+14.1%
|
85−90
−14.1%
|
| Valorant | 28
+16.7%
|
24−27
−16.7%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 7
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 7
+16.7%
|
6−7
−16.7%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 95−100
+18.8%
|
80−85
−18.8%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 10−12
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| World of Tanks | 90−95
+15%
|
80−85
−15%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+23.8%
|
21−24
−23.8%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
+25%
|
24−27
−25%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 18
+28.6%
|
14−16
−28.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 20−22
+25%
|
16−18
−25%
|
| Metro Exodus | 25
+19%
|
21−24
−19%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
+21.4%
|
14−16
−21.4%
|
| Valorant | 30−35
+18.5%
|
27−30
−18.5%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Dota 2 | 24
+14.3%
|
21−24
−14.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24
+14.3%
|
21−24
−14.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
+26.7%
|
30−33
−26.7%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 8−9
+14.3%
|
7−8
−14.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24
+14.3%
|
21−24
−14.3%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 12−14
+20%
|
10−11
−20%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5
+33.3%
|
3−4
−33.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 47
+17.5%
|
40−45
−17.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+14.3%
|
14−16
−14.3%
|
| Fortnite | 14−16
+16.7%
|
12−14
−16.7%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 11
+22.2%
|
9−10
−22.2%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 10−11
+25%
|
8−9
−25%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
+16.7%
|
12−14
−16.7%
|
This is how GTX 1050 and Tesla K20m compete in popular games:
- GTX 1050 is 20% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1050 is 17% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1050 is 28% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.09 | 11.53 |
| Recency | 25 October 2016 | 5 January 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 5 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 225 Watt |
GTX 1050 has a 13.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
Tesla K20m, on the other hand, has a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The GeForce GTX 1050 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K20m in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1050 is a desktop card while Tesla K20m is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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