GRID K2 vs Tesla M2090

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Combined performance score

Tesla M2090
9.46
+34%

Tesla M2090 outperforms GRID K2 by 34% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking430511
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.511.97
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGF110GK104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date25 July 2011 (12 years old)11 May 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$5,199
Current price$1844 $9.89 (0x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GRID K2 has 286% better value for money than Tesla M2090.

Technical specs

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 cores5121536
Core clock speed651 MHz745 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate41.6695.36
Floating-point performance1,331.2 gflops2x 2,289 gflops

Size and 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 + 1x 8-pin

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount6 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed3696 MHz5 GB/s
Memory bandwidth177.4 GB/s160.0 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.16.5 (5.1)
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.2.175
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.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 9.46 7.06
Recency 25 July 2011 11 May 2013
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 225 Watt

The Tesla M2090 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID K2 in performance tests.


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