Tesla C2050 vs GeForce GTX 560 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 560 Ti with Tesla C2050, including specs and performance data.

GTX 560 Ti
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 170 Watt
7.91

Tesla C2050 outperforms GTX 560 Ti by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking517505
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.82no data
Power efficiency3.242.41
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGF114GF100
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date25 January 2011 (13 years ago)25 July 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$249 no data

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 speed823 MHz574 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt238 Watt
Texture fill rate52.6732.14
Floating-point processing power1.263 TFLOPS1.028 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs6456

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length229 mm248 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 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 amount1 GB3 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1002 MHz750 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.3 GB/s144.0 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI1x DVI
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA2.12.0

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.

GTX 560 Ti 7.91
Tesla C2050 8.23
+4%

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.

GTX 560 Ti 3053
Tesla C2050 3175
+4%

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 560 Ti 38
Tesla C2050 39
+2.6%

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:

900p63
−3.2%
65−70
+3.2%
Full HD66
+1.5%
65−70
−1.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.77no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+4%
50−55
−4%
Hitman 3 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+1.8%
55−60
−1.8%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+4%
50−55
−4%
Hitman 3 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+1.8%
55−60
−1.8%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 20−22
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+4%
50−55
−4%
Hitman 3 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+9.5%
21−24
−9.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
+1.8%
55−60
−1.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+7.1%
14−16
−7.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Hitman 3 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

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

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Hitman 3 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%
Metro Exodus 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

This is how GTX 560 Ti and Tesla C2050 compete in popular games:

  • Tesla C2050 is 3% faster in 900p
  • GTX 560 Ti is 2% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.91 8.23
Recency 25 January 2011 25 July 2011
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 238 Watt

GTX 560 Ti has 40% lower power consumption.

Tesla C2050, on the other hand, has a 4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 months, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 560 Ti and Tesla C2050.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 560 Ti is a desktop card while Tesla C2050 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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