Tesla C2050 vs Radeon HD 7790

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7790 with Tesla C2050, including specs and performance data.

HD 7790
2013, $149
1 GB GDDR5, 85 Watt
7.39

C2050 outperforms HD 7790 by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking583574
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.74no data
Power efficiency6.682.45
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameBonaireGF100
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date22 March 2013 (12 years ago)25 July 2011 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

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 cores896448
Core clock speed1000 MHz574 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt238 Watt
Texture fill rate56.0032.14
Floating-point processing power1.792 TFLOPS1.028 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs5656
L1 Cache224 KB896 KB
L2 Cache256 KB768 KB

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 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length183 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 amount1 GB3 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1500 MHz750 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s144.0 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-2.0

Synthetic benchmarks

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.

HD 7790 7.39
Tesla C2050 7.59
+2.7%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 7790 3090
Samples: 2143
Tesla C2050 3175
+2.8%
Samples: 12

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 7.39 7.59
Recency 22 March 2013 25 July 2011
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 238 Watt

HD 7790 has an age advantage of 1 year, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 180% lower power consumption.

Tesla C2050, on the other hand, has a 2.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon HD 7790 and Tesla C2050.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7790 is a desktop graphics card while Tesla C2050 is a workstation one.

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AMD Radeon HD 7790
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