A16 PCIe vs Tesla C2090

Primary Details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameGF110GA107
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date25 July 2011 (12 years ago)12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Current priceno data$3739

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 cores5122560
Core clock speed651 MHzno data
Boost clock speedno data1695 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate41.66135.6
Floating-point performance1,331.2 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 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data8-pin EPS

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed3696 MHz14.5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth177.4 GB/s231.9 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.2
CUDA2.08.6

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 25 July 2011 12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm

We couldn't decide between Tesla C2090 and A16 PCIe. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Tesla C2090 is a workstation graphics card while A16 PCIe is a desktop one.


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