HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) vs Tesla C2050
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tesla C2050 with HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge), including specs and performance data.
C2050 outperforms HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) by a whopping 2200% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 576 | 1368 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 2.46 | no data |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Gen. 6 Sandy Bridge (2011) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | Sandy Bridge |
| Market segment | Workstation | Laptop |
| Release date | 25 July 2011 (14 years ago) | 1 May 2011 (15 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 cores | 448 | 6 |
| Core clock speed | 574 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1100 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 238 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 32.14 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.028 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 48 | no data |
| TMUs | 56 | no data |
| L1 Cache | 896 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 248 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | no data |
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 | no data |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 64/128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 750 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 144.0 GB/s | no data |
| Shared memory | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | 1x DVI | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 10.1 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | no data |
| Vulkan | 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 | 160−170
+2186%
| 7
−2186%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 10
+0%
|
10
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 10−11
+0%
|
10−11
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8
+0%
|
7−8
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6
+0%
|
5−6
+0%
|
| Valorant | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 3−4
+0%
|
3−4
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 4−5
+0%
|
4−5
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16
+0%
|
14−16
+0%
|
| Valorant | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2
+0%
|
1−2
+0%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
This is how Tesla C2050 and HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) compete in popular games:
- Tesla C2050 is 2186% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 26 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 7.59 | 0.33 |
| Recency | 25 July 2011 | 1 May 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 32 nm |
Tesla C2050 has a 2200% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 2 months.
HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge), on the other hand, has a 25% more advanced lithography process.
The Tesla C2050 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) in performance tests.
Be aware that Tesla C2050 is a workstation graphics card while HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) is a notebook one.
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