Tesla K20c vs GeForce GTX 570

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 570 with Tesla K20c, including specs and performance data.

GTX 570
2010
1280 MB GDDR5, 219 Watt
10.17
+14.3%

GTX 570 outperforms Tesla K20c by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking441483
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.070.35
Power efficiency3.222.74
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGF110GK110
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date7 December 2010 (13 years ago)12 November 2012 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 $3,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 570 has 491% better value for money than Tesla K20c.

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 cores4802496
Core clock speed732 MHz706 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)219 Watt225 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature97 °Cno data
Texture fill rate43.92146.8
Floating-point processing power1.405 TFLOPS3.524 TFLOPS
ROPs4040
TMUs60208

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).

Bus supportPCI-E 2.0 x 16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 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 amount1280 MB5 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1900 MHz (3800 data rate)1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth152.0 GB/s208.0 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 ConnectorsMini HDMITwo Dual Link DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
HDMI+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

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
OpenGL4.24.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA+3.5

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 570 10.17
+14.3%
Tesla K20c 8.90

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 570 52
Tesla K20c 60
+15.4%

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:

Full HD74
+23.3%
60−65
−23.3%

Cost per frame, $

1080p4.7253.32

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%
Hitman 3 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+16.4%
55−60
−16.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%
Hitman 3 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+18.5%
27−30
−18.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+16.4%
55−60
−16.4%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+14.3%
21−24
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
+23.6%
55−60
−23.6%
Hitman 3 18−20
+18.8%
16−18
−18.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+24.4%
45−50
−24.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+28.6%
21−24
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+16.4%
55−60
−16.4%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+25%
16−18
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+15%
40−45
−15%
Hitman 3 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+16.7%
18−20
−16.7%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+25%
12−14
−25%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+16.4%
55−60
−16.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Hitman 3 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+25.7%
35−40
−25.7%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+30%
10−11
−30%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%

This is how GTX 570 and Tesla K20c compete in popular games:

  • GTX 570 is 23% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.17 8.90
Recency 7 December 2010 12 November 2012
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 5 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 219 Watt 225 Watt

GTX 570 has a 14.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 2.7% lower power consumption.

Tesla K20c, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 570 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K20c in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 570 is a desktop card while Tesla K20c is a workstation one.


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