GeForce 256 SDR vs Tesla M2050
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Celsius (1999−2005) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | NV10 A3 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 July 2011 (13 years ago) | 11 October 1999 (25 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,699 | no data |
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 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 575 MHz | 120 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 17 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 220 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 32.20 | 0.48 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.03 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 48 | 4 |
| TMUs | 56 | 4 |
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 | AGP 4x |
| Length | 248 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
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 | SDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 32 MB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 773 MHz | 143 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 148.4 GB/s | 1.144 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 | No outputs | 1x VGA |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 7.0 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 1.2 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | N/A |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.0 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 July 2011 | 11 October 1999 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 32 MB |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 220 nm |
Tesla M2050 has an age advantage of 11 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 450% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Tesla M2050 and GeForce 256 SDR. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Tesla M2050 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce 256 SDR 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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