Radeon 740M vs Tesla C2050

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla C2050 with Radeon 740M, including specs and performance data.

Tesla C2050
2011
3 GB GDDR5, 238 Watt
8.24

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking517516
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.3837.73
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameGF100Phoenix
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date25 July 2011 (13 years ago)4 January 2023 (2 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 cores448256
Core clock speed574 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2500 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)238 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate32.1440.00
Floating-point processing power1.028 TFLOPS2.56 TFLOPS
ROPs488
TMUs5616
Ray Tracing Coresno data4

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 x8
Length248 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount3 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width384 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed750 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth144.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x DVIPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.0-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Tesla C2050 8.24
Radeon 740M 8.24

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

Tesla C2050 3175
Radeon 740M 3176
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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 HD20−22
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20
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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 31
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31
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Counter-Strike 2 14−16
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14−16
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Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
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16−18
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 23
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23
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Battlefield 5 30−35
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30−35
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Counter-Strike 2 14−16
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14−16
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Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
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Far Cry 5 24−27
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24−27
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Fortnite 45−50
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45−50
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Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
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Forza Horizon 5 18−20
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18−20
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
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27−30
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Valorant 80−85
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80−85
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Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 13
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13
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Battlefield 5 30−35
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30−35
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Counter-Strike 2 14
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14
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
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120−130
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Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
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Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
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Grand Theft Auto V 29
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29
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
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14−16
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+0%
27−30
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
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20−22
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Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
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Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+0%
20−22
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Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
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Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
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1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
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60−65
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Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
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10−11
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Metro Exodus 8−9
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8−9
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
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40−45
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Valorant 85−90
+0%
85−90
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1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 16−18
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16−18
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Counter-Strike 2 10−12
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10−12
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Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
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6−7
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Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
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Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
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4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 6−7
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6−7
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Counter-Strike 2 2−3
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2−3
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Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
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18−20
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Metro Exodus 3−4
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3−4
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
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7−8
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Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
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4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
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8−9
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Counter-Strike 2 2−3
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2−3
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Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
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Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
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Forza Horizon 4 12−14
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12−14
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Forza Horizon 5 5−6
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5−6
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
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This is how Tesla C2050 and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

  • A tie in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Recency 25 July 2011 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 238 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 740M has an age advantage of 11 years, a 900% more advanced lithography process, and 1486.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Tesla C2050 and Radeon 740M.

Be aware that Tesla C2050 is a workstation card while Radeon 740M is a notebook one.

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