GeForce GT 730 vs Tesla M2070
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tesla M2070 with GeForce GT 730, including specs and performance data.
Tesla M2070 outperforms GT 730 by a whopping 126% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 636 | 863 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 37 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.11 | 0.19 |
| Power efficiency | 1.49 | 3.02 |
| Architecture | Fermi (2010−2014) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GF100 | GF108 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 25 July 2011 (13 years ago) | 18 June 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,099 | $59.99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GT 730 has 73% better value for money than Tesla M2070.
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 | 96 |
| Core clock speed | 574 MHz | 700 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 585 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 49 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 32.14 | 11.2 GT/s |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.03 TFLOPS | 0.2688 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 4 |
| TMUs | 56 | 16 |
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 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 248 mm | 145 mm |
| 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 | DDR3 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 783 MHz | 900 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 150.3 GB/s | 25.6 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 DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 2.0 | 2.1 |
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 | 4.89 | 2.16 |
| Recency | 25 July 2011 | 18 June 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 2 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | 49 Watt |
Tesla M2070 has a 126.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GT 730, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and 359.2% lower power consumption.
The Tesla M2070 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 730 in performance tests.
Be aware that Tesla M2070 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GT 730 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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