GeForce RTX 3060 vs Tesla C2050

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Aggregate performance score

Tesla C2050
2011
3 GB GDDR5, 238 Watt
8.21

GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms Tesla C2050 by a whopping 438% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking47571
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.2142.69
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGF100Ampere GA106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date25 July 2011 (12 years ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$329
Current price$70 $317 (1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3060 has 1230% better value for money than Tesla C2050.

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 cores4483584
Core clock speed574 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million13,250 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)238 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate32.14199.0
Floating-point performance1,030.4 gflopsno data

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length248 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 12-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB12 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed3000 MHz15000 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.0 GB/s360.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors1x DVI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA2.08.6

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Tesla C2050 8.21
RTX 3060 44.19
+438%

GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms Tesla C2050 by 438% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Tesla C2050 3175
RTX 3060 17085
+438%

GeForce RTX 3060 outperforms Tesla C2050 by 438% in Passmark.

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 HD21−24
−457%
117
+457%
1440p14−16
−457%
78
+457%
4K10−12
−440%
54
+440%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.21 44.19
Recency 25 July 2011 12 January 2021
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 238 Watt 170 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla C2050 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla C2050 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3060 is a desktop 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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