GRID K1 vs Tesla M2070

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M2070 and GRID K1, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla M2070
2011
6 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
4.87
+190%

Tesla M2070 outperforms GRID K1 by a whopping 190% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking603895
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.060.07
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGF100GK107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date25 July 2011 (12 years ago)18 March 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,099 $4,140
Current price$4064 (1.3x MSRP)$317 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GRID K1 has 17% better value for money than Tesla M2070.

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 cores448192
Core clock speed574 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate32.1413.60
Floating-point performance1,030.4 gflops4x 326.4 gflops

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 3.0 x16
Length248 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed3132 MHz1782 MHz
Memory bandwidth150.3 GB/s28.51 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 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.1.126
CUDA2.03.0

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.87 1.68
Recency 25 July 2011 18 March 2013
Cost $3099 $4140
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 130 Watt

The Tesla M2070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID K1 in performance tests.


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