Radeon RX 5500M vs Tesla M2070

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M2070 with Radeon RX 5500M, including specs and performance data.

Tesla M2070
2011
6 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
4.88

RX 5500M outperforms Tesla M2070 by a whopping 192% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking603345
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.069.23
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGF100Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date25 July 2011 (12 years ago)29 September 2019 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,099 no data
Current price$4064 (1.3x MSRP)$998

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 5500M has 15283% 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 cores4481408
Core clock speed574 MHz1327 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1645 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate32.14144.8
Floating-point performance1,030.4 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Tesla M2070 and Radeon RX 5500M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length248 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed3132 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth150.3 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.0no data

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 HD18−20
−211%
56
+211%
1440p16−18
−219%
51
+219%
4K10−12
−200%
30
+200%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−206%
55
+206%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−207%
43
+207%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 18−20
−211%
56
+211%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−229%
45−50
+229%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
−194%
53
+194%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−207%
43
+207%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−230%
30−35
+230%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−225%
35−40
+225%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−224%
65−70
+224%
Hitman 3 18−20
−222%
58
+222%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−198%
119
+198%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−194%
45−50
+194%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−217%
57
+217%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
−237%
101
+237%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−222%
58
+222%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
−233%
40
+233%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
−225%
26
+225%
Battlefield 5 10−11
−240%
34
+240%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−200%
48
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−230%
33
+230%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−230%
30−35
+230%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
−225%
35−40
+225%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−224%
65−70
+224%
Hitman 3 16−18
−213%
50
+213%
Horizon Zero Dawn 45−50
−220%
144
+220%
Metro Exodus 12−14
−200%
36
+200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−194%
53
+194%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
−204%
82
+204%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
−200%
72
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−205%
168
+205%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
−210%
31
+210%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−250%
14
+250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
−225%
26
+225%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
−200%
30
+200%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−230%
30−35
+230%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
−224%
65−70
+224%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
−229%
69
+229%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−200%
72
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−221%
45
+221%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
−214%
22
+214%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−200%
54
+200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
−200%
54
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−225%
52
+225%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
−233%
10
+233%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
−200%
30
+200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−200%
48
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
−200%
27−30
+200%
Hitman 3 10−11
−230%
33
+230%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
−206%
55
+206%
Metro Exodus 16−18
−194%
47
+194%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 8−9
−213%
24−27
+213%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−200%
14−16
+200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
−220%
16
+220%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
−233%
40
+233%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
−222%
29
+222%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
Hitman 3 3−4
−200%
9
+200%
Horizon Zero Dawn 5−6
−200%
14−16
+200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 5−6
−200%
15
+200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−225%
12−14
+225%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 2−3
Far Cry 5 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
−217%
18−20
+217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−213%
25
+213%
Metro Exodus 8−9
−213%
25
+213%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−400%
5−6
+400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−233%
20
+233%

This is how Tesla M2070 and RX 5500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500M is 211% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500M is 219% faster in 1440p
  • RX 5500M is 200% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.88 14.25
Recency 25 July 2011 29 September 2019
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 85 Watt

The Radeon RX 5500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M2070 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla M2070 is a workstation card while Radeon RX 5500M is a notebook one.


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