Tesla M2070 vs GeForce RTX 3060

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Aggregate performance score

RTX 3060
2021
12 GB GDDR6, 170 Watt
44.18
+807%

GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms Tesla M2070 by a whopping 807% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking71603
Place by popularity5not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation42.690.06
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameAmpere GA106GF100
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)25 July 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $3,099
Current price$317 (1x MSRP)$4064 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 has 71050% better value for money than Tesla M2070.

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 cores3584448
Core clock speed1320 MHz574 MHz
Boost clock speed1777 MHzno data
Number of transistors13,250 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate199.032.14
Floating-point performanceno data1,030.4 gflops

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 4.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length242 mm248 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 12-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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB6 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed15000 MHz3132 MHz
Memory bandwidth360.0 GB/s150.3 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_2)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.55.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2N/A
CUDA8.62.0

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:

Full HD117
+875%
12−14
−875%
1440p78
+875%
8−9
−875%
4K54
+980%
5−6
−980%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 79
+888%
8−9
−888%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+838%
8−9
−838%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 102
+920%
10−11
−920%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+914%
14−16
−914%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+870%
10−11
−870%
Cyberpunk 2077 78
+875%
8−9
−875%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+856%
9−10
−856%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+970%
10−11
−970%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+843%
14−16
−843%
Hitman 3 110−120
+817%
12−14
−817%
Horizon Zero Dawn 259
+859%
27−30
−859%
Metro Exodus 100−110
+980%
10−11
−980%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+920%
10−11
−920%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 226
+842%
24−27
−842%
Watch Dogs: Legion 108
+980%
10−11
−980%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+838%
8−9
−838%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 85
+844%
9−10
−844%
Battlefield 5 140−150
+914%
14−16
−914%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+870%
10−11
−870%
Cyberpunk 2077 75
+838%
8−9
−838%
Far Cry 5 105
+950%
10−11
−950%
Far Cry New Dawn 58
+867%
6−7
−867%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+843%
14−16
−843%
Hitman 3 104
+940%
10−11
−940%
Horizon Zero Dawn 208
+890%
21−24
−890%
Metro Exodus 115
+858%
12−14
−858%
Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+920%
10−11
−920%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 148
+825%
16−18
−825%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 171
+850%
18−20
−850%
Watch Dogs: Legion 95
+850%
10−11
−850%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+838%
8−9
−838%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 75
+838%
8−9
−838%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 95−100
+870%
10−11
−870%
Cyberpunk 2077 64
+814%
7−8
−814%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+856%
9−10
−856%
Forza Horizon 4 130−140
+843%
14−16
−843%
Horizon Zero Dawn 142
+914%
14−16
−914%
Metro Exodus 102
+920%
10−11
−920%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 73
+813%
8−9
−813%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
+883%
6−7
−883%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 100−110
+920%
10−11
−920%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+867%
9−10
−867%
Far Cry New Dawn 100−110
+940%
10−11
−940%
Hitman 3 71
+914%
7−8
−914%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+860%
5−6
−860%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+900%
6−7
−900%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 65−70
+886%
7−8
−886%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+875%
4−5
−875%
Far Cry 5 94
+840%
10−11
−840%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+840%
10−11
−840%
Horizon Zero Dawn 106
+960%
10−11
−960%
Metro Exodus 89
+889%
9−10
−889%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 115
+858%
12−14
−858%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+843%
7−8
−843%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45
+1025%
4−5
−1025%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry 5 89
+889%
9−10
−889%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+883%
6−7
−883%
Hitman 3 45
+1025%
4−5
−1025%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+867%
6−7
−867%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 43
+975%
4−5
−975%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 63
+950%
6−7
−950%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+933%
3−4
−933%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+850%
4−5
−850%
Battlefield 5 50−55
+980%
5−6
−980%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+1000%
4−5
−1000%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Forza Horizon 4 60−65
+950%
6−7
−950%
Horizon Zero Dawn 60
+900%
6−7
−900%
Metro Exodus 50
+900%
5−6
−900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27
+1250%
2−3
−1250%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+900%
4−5
−900%

This is how RTX 3060 and Tesla M2070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3060 is 875% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3060 is 875% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3060 is 980% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 44.18 4.87
Recency 12 January 2021 25 July 2011
Cost $329 $3099
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 225 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M2070 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 is a desktop card while Tesla M2070 is a workstation one.


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