Tesla M2070 vs Quadro K4000

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Combined performance score

Quadro K4000
7.03
+44.7%

Quadro K4000 outperforms Tesla M2070 by 45% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking515596
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.550.06
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK106GF100
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date1 March 2013 (11 years old)25 July 2011 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,269 $3,099
Current price$330 (0.3x MSRP)$4064 (1.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K4000 has 2483% better value for money than Tesla M2070.

Technical specs

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 cores768448
Core clock speed810 MHz574 MHz
Number of transistors2,540 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate51.8432.14
Floating-point performance1,244 gflops1,030.4 gflops

Size and 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 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length241 mm248 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory

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 amount3 GB6 GB
Memory bus width192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed5616 MHz3132 MHz
Memory bandwidth134.8 GB/s150.3 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 DVI, 2x DisplayPortNo outputs

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan+N/A
CUDA3.02.0

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 7.03 4.86
Recency 1 March 2013 25 July 2011
Cost $1269 $3099
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 225 Watt

The Quadro K4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M2070 in performance tests.


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