Tesla M2090 vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) with Tesla M2090, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
2017
15 Watt
4.35

Tesla M2090 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a whopping 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking663468
Place by popularity36not in top-100
Power efficiency20.752.63
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeGF110
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date26 October 2017 (7 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 cores512512
Core clock speed300 MHz651 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHzno data
Number of transistors9,800 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate57.6041.66
Floating-point processing power1.843 TFLOPS1.332 TFLOPS
ROPs848
TMUs3264

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).

InterfaceIGPPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data248 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeSystem SharedGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountSystem Shared6 GB
Memory bus widthSystem Shared384 Bit
Memory clock speedSystem Shared924 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data177.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.11.1
Vulkan1.2N/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 HD17
−106%
35−40
+106%
4K11
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−100%
18−20
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 10
−110%
21−24
+110%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
Cyberpunk 2077 4
−100%
8−9
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 22
−105%
45−50
+105%
Forza Horizon 5 12
−100%
24−27
+100%
Metro Exodus 13
−108%
27−30
+108%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%
Valorant 22
−105%
45−50
+105%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
Cyberpunk 2077 3
−100%
6−7
+100%
Dota 2 22
−105%
45−50
+105%
Far Cry 5 17
−106%
35−40
+106%
Fortnite 18
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Forza Horizon 4 16
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 13
−108%
27−30
+108%
Metro Exodus 8
−100%
16−18
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 37
−103%
75−80
+103%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6
−100%
12−14
+100%
Valorant 12−14
−100%
24−27
+100%
World of Tanks 42
−102%
85−90
+102%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6
−100%
12−14
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%
Cyberpunk 2077 3
−100%
6−7
+100%
Dota 2 35
−100%
70−75
+100%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−95.7%
45−50
+95.7%
Forza Horizon 4 14
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10
−110%
21−24
+110%
Valorant 15
−100%
30−33
+100%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Grand Theft Auto V 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
−110%
65−70
+110%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
World of Tanks 30−35
−103%
65−70
+103%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−110%
21−24
+110%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
−100%
12−14
+100%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%
Valorant 12−14
−108%
27−30
+108%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−110%
21−24
+110%
Dota 2 16−18
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
−110%
21−24
+110%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Dota 2 15
−100%
30−33
+100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Fortnite 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Forza Horizon 5 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Valorant 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and Tesla M2090 compete in popular games:

  • Tesla M2090 is 106% faster in 1080p
  • Tesla M2090 is 91% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.35 9.17
Recency 26 October 2017 25 July 2011
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 250 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has an age advantage of 6 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.

Tesla M2090, on the other hand, has a 110.8% higher aggregate performance score.

The Tesla M2090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook card while Tesla M2090 is a workstation one.


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