Radeon 540X vs Tesla M2070

Place in the ranking	697	753
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.05	no data
Power efficiency	1.54	5.83
Architecture	Fermi (2010−2014)	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code name	GF100	Lexa
Market segment	Workstation	Laptop
Release date	25 July 2011 (14 years ago)	5 September 2018 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,099	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

no data

Performance to price scatter graph

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	512
Core clock speed	574 MHz	980 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1046 MHz
Number of transistors	3,100 million	2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	50 Watt
Texture fill rate	32.14	33.47
Floating-point processing power	1.03 TFLOPS	1.071 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	16
TMUs	56	32
L1 Cache	896 KB	128 KB
L2 Cache	768 KB	512 KB

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 3.0 x8
Length	248 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	64 Bit
Memory clock speed	783 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	150.3 GB/s	48 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (12_0)
Shader Model	5.1	6.4
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.2.131
CUDA	2.0	-

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 HD

21−24
+10.5%

−10.5%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

147.57

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FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	17 +0%	17 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	9 +0%	9 +0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	26 +0%	26 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	17 +0%	17 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Escape from Tarkov	21 +0%	21 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Fortnite	62 +0%	62 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	17 +0%	17 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	20 +0%	20 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	5 +0%	5 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	55 +0%	55 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Dota 2	47 +0%	47 +0%
Escape from Tarkov	16 +0%	16 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Fortnite	22 +0%	22 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	10−11 +0%	10−11 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	15 +0%	15 +0%
Metro Exodus	6 +0%	6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16 +0%	16 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	18 +0%	18 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Dota 2	44 +0%	44 +0%
Escape from Tarkov	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	10−12 +0%	10−12 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	16−18 +0%	16−18 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10 +0%	10 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite

+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	8−9 +0%	8−9 +0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	27−30 +0%	27−30 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Metro Exodus	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%

1440p
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Escape from Tarkov	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Far Cry 5	7−8 +0%	7−8 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	9−10 +0%	9−10 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +0%	6−7 +0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite

7−8

+0%

7−8

+0%

4K
High

Grand Theft Auto V	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Valorant	18−20 +0%	18−20 +0%

4K
Ultra

Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 +0%	1−2 +0%
Dota 2	12−14 +0%	12−14 +0%
Escape from Tarkov	2−3 +0%	2−3 +0%
Far Cry 5	3−4 +0%	3−4 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 +0%	5−6 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	4−5 +0%	4−5 +0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite

4−5

+0%

4−5

+0%

This is how Tesla M2070 and Radeon 540X compete in popular games:

Tesla M2070 is 11% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 58 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	4.49	3.78
Recency	25 July 2011	5 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	50 Watt