Tesla M1060 vs GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) |
| GPU code name | GT200B | GT200B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 15 January 2009 (16 years ago) | 1 June 2008 (17 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,699 |
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 | 240 | 240 |
| Core clock speed | 648 MHz | 610 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 1,400 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 55 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 204 Watt | 188 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 51.84 | 48.80 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.7085 TFLOPS | 0.6221 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 80 |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 256 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 | 267 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | 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 | GDDR3 | GDDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit | 512 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1242 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 159.0 GB/s | 102.4 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 | 2x DVI, 1x S-Video | No outputs |
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 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 January 2009 | 1 June 2008 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 204 Watt | 188 Watt |
GTX 285 Mac Edition has an age advantage of 7 months.
Tesla M1060, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 8.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition and Tesla M1060. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 285 Mac Edition is a desktop graphics card while Tesla M1060 is a workstation one.
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