Tesla M2070 vs GeForce GTX 460M

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Aggregate performance score

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

GTX 460M
2010
1536 MB GDDR5, 50 Watt
3.13

Tesla M2070 outperforms GTX 460M by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking752634
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.11
Power efficiency4.361.51
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGF106GF100
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 cores192448
Core clock speed675 MHz574 MHz
Number of transistors1,170 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate21.6032.14
Floating-point processing power0.5184 TFLOPS1.03 TFLOPS
ROPs2448
TMUs3256

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
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data248 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1536 MB6 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz783 MHz
Memory bandwidth60.0 GB/s150.3 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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API with Feature Level 12.112 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/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:

900p30
−50%
45−50
+50%
Full HD38
−44.7%
55−60
+44.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data56.35

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%
Hitman 3 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−45.8%
35−40
+45.8%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−50%
60−65
+50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Battlefield 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−55.6%
14−16
+55.6%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%
Hitman 3 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−45.8%
35−40
+45.8%
Metro Exodus 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%
Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−50%
60−65
+50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−40%
14−16
+40%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−50%
27−30
+50%
Hitman 3 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−45.8%
35−40
+45.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−38.5%
18−20
+38.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−40%
21−24
+40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−50%
60−65
+50%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
−40%
7−8
+40%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−33.3%
4−5
+33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Far Cry 5 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%
Hitman 3 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−50%
12−14
+50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%
Watch Dogs: Legion 20−22
−50%
30−33
+50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−42.9%
10−11
+42.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3
−50%
3−4
+50%

4K
Ultra Preset

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

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
−50%
6−7
+50%

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

  • Tesla M2070 is 50% faster in 900p
  • Tesla M2070 is 45% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.13 4.88
Recency 3 September 2010 25 July 2011
Maximum RAM amount 1536 MB 6 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 225 Watt

GTX 460M has 350% lower power consumption.

Tesla M2070, on the other hand, has a 55.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, and a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Tesla M2070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460M in performance tests.

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


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