Tesla M2090 vs TITAN Xp

Place in performance ranking	53	434
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	53.48	0.57
Architecture	Pascal (2016−2021)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GP102	GF110
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	6 April 2017 (7 years ago)	25 July 2011 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,199	no data
Current price	$174 (0.1x MSRP)	$1844

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

TITAN Xp has 9282% better value for money than Tesla M2090.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3840	512
Core clock speed	1405 MHz	651 MHz
Boost clock speed	1582 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	11,800 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	16 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	379.7	41.66
Floating-point performance	12,150 gflops	1,331.2 gflops

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	267 mm	248 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 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	GDDR5X	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	11408 MHz	3696 MHz
Memory bandwidth	547.6 GB/s	177.4 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	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA	6.1	2.0

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	50.30	9.50
Recency	6 April 2017	25 July 2011
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	16 nm	40 nm

TITAN Xp has a 429.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 150% more advanced lithography process.

The TITAN Xp is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M2090 in performance tests.

Be aware that TITAN Xp is a desktop card while Tesla M2090 is a workstation one.

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