Tesla M2090 vs GeForce RTX 3080 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

RTX 3080 Ti
2020
12 GB GDDR6X, 350 Watt
70.38
+642%

GeForce RTX 3080 Ti outperforms Tesla M2090 by a whopping 642% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking16433
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation18.070.56
ArchitectureAmpere (2020−2022)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameAmpere GA102GF110
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date24 September 2020 (3 years ago)25 July 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,199 no data
Current price$1135 (0.9x MSRP)$1844

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 Ti has 3127% better value for money than Tesla M2090.

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 cores10240512
Core clock speed1370 MHz651 MHz
Boost clock speed1667 MHzno data
Number of transistors28,300 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology8 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate532.841.66
Floating-point performanceno data1,331.2 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
Length285 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 typeGDDR6XGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed19000 MHz3696 MHz
Memory bandwidth912.4 GB/s177.4 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 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 Model6.65.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL3.01.1
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 HD213
+689%
27−30
−689%
1440p145
+706%
18−20
−706%
4K97
+708%
12−14
−708%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 219
+711%
27−30
−711%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+700%
14−16
−700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+675%
16−18
−675%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+650%
30−33
−650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+644%
16−18
−644%
Cyberpunk 2077 184
+667%
24−27
−667%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+736%
14−16
−736%
Far Cry New Dawn 170−180
+719%
21−24
−719%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+711%
27−30
−711%
Hitman 3 120−130
+669%
16−18
−669%
Horizon Zero Dawn 448
+647%
60−65
−647%
Metro Exodus 140−150
+700%
18−20
−700%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+675%
16−18
−675%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 489
+652%
65−70
−652%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+650%
18−20
−650%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+700%
14−16
−700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 120−130
+675%
16−18
−675%
Battlefield 5 220−230
+650%
30−33
−650%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+644%
16−18
−644%
Cyberpunk 2077 160
+662%
21−24
−662%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+736%
14−16
−736%
Far Cry New Dawn 170−180
+719%
21−24
−719%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+711%
27−30
−711%
Hitman 3 120−130
+669%
16−18
−669%
Horizon Zero Dawn 290−300
+643%
40−45
−643%
Metro Exodus 84
+740%
10−11
−740%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+675%
16−18
−675%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 407
+714%
50−55
−714%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 372
+644%
50−55
−644%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+650%
18−20
−650%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 110−120
+700%
14−16
−700%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 100
+733%
12−14
−733%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 110−120
+644%
16−18
−644%
Cyberpunk 2077 146
+711%
18−20
−711%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+736%
14−16
−736%
Forza Horizon 4 210−220
+711%
27−30
−711%
Horizon Zero Dawn 310
+675%
40−45
−675%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 359
+698%
45−50
−698%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 181
+654%
24−27
−654%
Watch Dogs: Legion 97
+708%
12−14
−708%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+675%
16−18
−675%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+690%
21−24
−690%
Far Cry New Dawn 140−150
+700%
18−20
−700%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 80−85
+720%
10−11
−720%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 86
+760%
10−11
−760%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 100−110
+664%
14−16
−664%
Cyberpunk 2077 99
+725%
12−14
−725%
Far Cry 5 176
+738%
21−24
−738%
Forza Horizon 4 170−180
+710%
21−24
−710%
Hitman 3 100−110
+758%
12−14
−758%
Horizon Zero Dawn 240
+700%
30−33
−700%
Metro Exodus 141
+683%
18−20
−683%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 269
+669%
35−40
−669%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 120−130
+700%
16−18
−700%
Watch Dogs: Legion 89
+642%
12−14
−642%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 110−120
+721%
14−16
−721%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+780%
10−11
−780%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+667%
9−10
−667%
Hitman 3 60−65
+675%
8−9
−675%
Horizon Zero Dawn 100−110
+679%
14−16
−679%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 94
+683%
12−14
−683%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 152
+744%
18−20
−744%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+729%
7−8
−729%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 61
+663%
8−9
−663%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+643%
7−8
−643%
Cyberpunk 2077 50
+733%
6−7
−733%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+733%
6−7
−733%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
+669%
16−18
−669%
Horizon Zero Dawn 145
+706%
18−20
−706%
Metro Exodus 108
+671%
14−16
−671%
Watch Dogs: Legion 59
+743%
7−8
−743%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 75−80
+670%
10−11
−670%

This is how RTX 3080 Ti and Tesla M2090 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3080 Ti is 689% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3080 Ti is 706% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3080 Ti is 708% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 70.38 9.49
Recency 24 September 2020 25 July 2011
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 8 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 250 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M2090 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is a desktop card while Tesla M2090 is a workstation one.


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