Tesla C2070 vs GeForce GTX 560M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 560M SLI with Tesla C2070, including specs and performance data.

GTX 560M SLI
2011
100 Watt
6.48

Tesla C2070 outperforms GTX 560M SLI by a significant 25% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking567509
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.492.35
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameN12E-GSGF100
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date6 January 2011 (13 years ago)25 July 2011 (13 years ago)

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 speed775 MHz574 MHz
Number of transistorsno data3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt238 Watt
Texture fill rateno data32.14
Floating-point processing powerno data1.028 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 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 amountno data6 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz747 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data143.4 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 data1x DVI

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.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Battlefield 5 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−19%
50−55
+19%
Hitman 3 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−17.6%
60−65
+17.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Battlefield 5 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
−16.7%
21−24
+16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−19%
50−55
+19%
Hitman 3 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−17.6%
60−65
+17.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−19%
50−55
+19%
Hitman 3 12−14
−23.1%
16−18
+23.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−18.4%
45−50
+18.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−22.7%
27−30
+22.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
−17.6%
60−65
+17.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−16.7%
14−16
+16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−20%
24−27
+20%
Hitman 3 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
−22%
50−55
+22%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.48 8.09
Recency 6 January 2011 25 July 2011
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 238 Watt

GTX 560M SLI has 138% lower power consumption.

Tesla C2070, on the other hand, has a 24.8% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 6 months.

The Tesla C2070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 560M SLI in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 560M SLI is a notebook card while Tesla C2070 is a workstation one.


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