Tesla M2070 vs Radeon PRO WX 3100

Place in the ranking	561	634
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.09	0.10
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Polaris 12	GF100
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Release date	21 March 2017 (7 years ago)	25 July 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$199	$3,099

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

PRO WX 3100 has 4990% better value for money than Tesla M2070.

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	512	448
Core clock speed	no data	574 MHz
Number of transistors	2,200 million	3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	39.01	32.14
Floating-point processing power	1.248 gflops	1.03 gflops
ROPs	16	48
TMUs	32	56

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).

Laptop size	large	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	248 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	3132 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	150.3 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

1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort

No outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	-	2.0

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 HD

14
+40%

10−12

−40%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

10−12

+37.5%

8−9
−37.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +43.3%	30−33 −43.3%
Hitman 3	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +48.6%	35−40 −48.6%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Battlefield 5	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +43.3%	30−33 −43.3%
Hitman 3	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Red Dead Redemption 2	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +48.6%	35−40 −48.6%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Far Cry 5	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 +43.3%	30−33 −43.3%
Hitman 3	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 +44.4%	27−30 −44.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	21−24 +37.5%	16−18 −37.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7 +40%	5−6 −40%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +48.6%	35−40 −48.6%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

18−20
+50%

12−14

−50%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Hitman 3	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +40%	30−33 −40%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−12

+37.5%

8−9
−37.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Hitman 3	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

7−8
+40%

5−6

−40%

This is how PRO WX 3100 and Tesla M2070 compete in popular games:

PRO WX 3100 is 40% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.63	4.88
Recency	21 March 2017	25 July 2011
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	225 Watt

PRO WX 3100 has a 35.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 246.2% lower power consumption.

Tesla M2070, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon PRO WX 3100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M2070 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon PRO WX 3100 is a mobile workstation card while Tesla M2070 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.