Tesla M2070 vs Radeon RX 580
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX 580 with Tesla M2070, including specs and performance data.
RX 580 outperforms Tesla M2070 by a whopping 371% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 246 | 638 |
| Place by popularity | 1 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 17.89 | 0.12 |
| Power efficiency | 8.58 | 1.50 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 20 | GF100 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 18 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 25 July 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $229 | $3,099 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
RX 580 has 14808% 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 | 2304 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 1257 MHz | 574 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1340 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 3,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 193.0 | 32.14 |
| Floating-point processing power | 6.175 TFLOPS | 1.03 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 144 | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 248 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 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 | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2000 MHz | 783 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 256.0 GB/s | 150.3 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 Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
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 | 96
+433%
| 18−21
−433%
|
| 1440p | 44
+389%
| 9−10
−389%
|
| 4K | 38
+375%
| 8−9
−375%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 2.39
+7117%
| 172.17
−7117%
|
| 1440p | 5.20
+6516%
| 344.33
−6516%
|
| 4K | 6.03
+6328%
| 387.38
−6328%
|
- RX 580 has 7117% lower cost per frame in 1080p
- RX 580 has 6516% lower cost per frame in 1440p
- RX 580 has 6328% lower cost per frame in 4K
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+425%
|
8−9
−425%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+411%
|
9−10
−411%
|
| Elden Ring | 75−80
+436%
|
14−16
−436%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 80
+400%
|
16−18
−400%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+425%
|
8−9
−425%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+411%
|
9−10
−411%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 95−100
+371%
|
21−24
−371%
|
| Metro Exodus | 83
+419%
|
16−18
−419%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 50−55
+410%
|
10−11
−410%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+417%
|
18−20
−417%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 117
+388%
|
24−27
−388%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+425%
|
8−9
−425%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+411%
|
9−10
−411%
|
| Dota 2 | 51
+410%
|
10−11
−410%
|
| Elden Ring | 75−80
+436%
|
14−16
−436%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
+421%
|
14−16
−421%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
+392%
|
24−27
−392%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 95−100
+371%
|
21−24
−371%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 77
+381%
|
16−18
−381%
|
| Metro Exodus | 57
+375%
|
12−14
−375%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 202
+405%
|
40−45
−405%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 50−55
+410%
|
10−11
−410%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 70−75
+429%
|
14−16
−429%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+417%
|
18−20
−417%
|
| World of Tanks | 240−250
+398%
|
50−55
−398%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 68
+386%
|
14−16
−386%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 40−45
+425%
|
8−9
−425%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 45−50
+411%
|
9−10
−411%
|
| Dota 2 | 80−85
+400%
|
16−18
−400%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 70−75
+421%
|
14−16
−421%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 95−100
+371%
|
21−24
−371%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 70
+400%
|
14−16
−400%
|
| Valorant | 90−95
+417%
|
18−20
−417%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 35−40
+375%
|
8−9
−375%
|
| Elden Ring | 40−45
+400%
|
8−9
−400%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
+375%
|
8−9
−375%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+397%
|
35−40
−397%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
+425%
|
4−5
−425%
|
| World of Tanks | 150−160
+413%
|
30−33
−413%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+422%
|
9−10
−422%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 18−20
+375%
|
4−5
−375%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 18−20
+375%
|
4−5
−375%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 65−70
+442%
|
12−14
−442%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+400%
|
12−14
−400%
|
| Metro Exodus | 53
+430%
|
10−11
−430%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+371%
|
7−8
−371%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+408%
|
12−14
−408%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20−22
+400%
|
4−5
−400%
|
| Dota 2 | 57
+375%
|
12−14
−375%
|
| Elden Ring | 18−20
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 57
+375%
|
12−14
−375%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18
+500%
|
3−4
−500%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 73
+421%
|
14−16
−421%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 14−16
+400%
|
3−4
−400%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 57
+375%
|
12−14
−375%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 28
+460%
|
5−6
−460%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 20−22
+400%
|
4−5
−400%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 7−8
+600%
|
1−2
−600%
|
| Dota 2 | 35−40
+388%
|
8−9
−388%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−33
+400%
|
6−7
−400%
|
| Fortnite | 31
+417%
|
6−7
−417%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+400%
|
7−8
−400%
|
| Valorant | 27−30
+383%
|
6−7
−383%
|
This is how RX 580 and Tesla M2070 compete in popular games:
- RX 580 is 433% faster in 1080p
- RX 580 is 389% faster in 1440p
- RX 580 is 375% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 23.01 | 4.89 |
| Recency | 18 April 2017 | 25 July 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 185 Watt | 225 Watt |
RX 580 has a 370.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 21.6% lower power consumption.
The Radeon RX 580 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M2070 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX 580 is a desktop 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.
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