Tesla C2070 vs GeForce GTX 560M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

GTX 560M SLI
2011
100 Watt
6.50

Tesla C2070 outperforms GeForce GTX 560M SLI by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking540504
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.260.11
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameN12E-GSGF100
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date6 January 2011 (13 years ago)25 July 2011 (12 years ago)
Current price$149 $5193

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 560M SLI has 3773% better value for money than Tesla C2070.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. 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 performanceno data1,030.4 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 560M SLI and Tesla C2070 compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

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 MHz2988 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data143.4 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX1112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkanno dataN/A
CUDAno data2.0

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
+0%
10−11
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Hitman 3 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Hitman 3 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−12.5%
27−30
+12.5%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Hitman 3 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−12.5%
9−10
+12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Battlefield 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Metro Exodus 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.50 7.35
Recency 6 January 2011 25 July 2011
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 238 Watt

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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