Tesla C2090 vs Radeon HD 8570M
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1066 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2011−2020) | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Sun | GF110 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 March 2013 (11 years ago) | 25 July 2011 (13 years ago) |
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 cores | 320 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 750 MHz | 651 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 825 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 690 million | 3,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 16.50 | 41.66 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.528 TFLOPS | 1.332 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 48 |
| TMUs | 20 | 64 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 248 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
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 type | DDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 924 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 16 GB/s | 177.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | No outputs | No outputs |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
| CUDA | - | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 March 2013 | 25 July 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 40 nm |
HD 8570M has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.
Tesla C2090, on the other hand, has a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 8570M and Tesla C2090. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 8570M is a notebook card while Tesla C2090 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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