Tesla M2070 vs Quadro K5000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro K5000 and Tesla M2070, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro K5000
2012
4 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
10.32
+112%

Quadro K5000 outperforms Tesla M2070 by a whopping 112% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking406603
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.240.06
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGK104GF100
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date17 August 2012 (11 years ago)25 July 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,499 $3,099
Current price$289 (0.1x MSRP)$4064 (1.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro K5000 has 6967% 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 cores1536448
Core clock speed706 MHz574 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate90.3732.14
Floating-point performance2,169 gflops1,030.4 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 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm248 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed5400 MHz3132 MHz
Memory bandwidth172.8 GB/s150.3 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 Connectors2x DVI, 2x DisplayPortNo outputs

API compatibility

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.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.32 4.87
Recency 17 August 2012 25 July 2011
Cost $2499 $3099
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 225 Watt

The Quadro K5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M2070 in performance tests.


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