Tesla M2070 vs GeForce GTX 460M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 460M SLI with Tesla M2070, including specs and performance data.

GTX 460M SLI
2010
2x1536 MB GDDR5
4.99
+2%

GTX 460M SLI outperforms Tesla M2070 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking633636
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.11
Power efficiencyno data1.49
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameN11E-GSGF100
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date3 September 2010 (14 years ago)25 July 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,099

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores384448
Core clock speed675 MHz574 MHz
Number of transistorsno data3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)no data225 Watt
Texture fill rateno data32.14
Floating-point processing powerno data1.03 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data56

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).

Laptop sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data248 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x1536 MB6 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz783 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data150.3 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA+2.0

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:

900p52
+4%
50−55
−4%
Full HD65
+8.3%
60−65
−8.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data51.65

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Battlefield 5 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+2.2%
45−50
−2.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Hitman 3 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 1−2 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Metro Exodus 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

This is how GTX 460M SLI and Tesla M2070 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 460M SLI is 4% faster in 900p
  • GTX 460M SLI is 8% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.99 4.89
Recency 3 September 2010 25 July 2011

GTX 460M SLI has a 2% higher aggregate performance score.

Tesla M2070, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 460M SLI and Tesla M2070.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 460M SLI is a notebook card while Tesla M2070 is a workstation one.


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