Radeon RX 6500M vs Tesla M2090

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M2090 with Radeon RX 6500M, including specs and performance data.

Tesla M2090
2011
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
9.16

RX 6500M outperforms Tesla M2090 by a whopping 109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking472286
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.6327.68
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF110Navi 24
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date25 July 2011 (13 years ago)4 January 2022 (3 years ago)

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 cores5121024
Core clock speed651 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2400 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million5,400 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate41.66153.6
Floating-point processing power1.332 TFLOPS4.915 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs6464
Ray Tracing Coresno data16

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x4
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 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed924 MHz2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth177.4 GB/s144.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.2
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.0-

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 HD27−30
−130%
62
+130%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45
+0%
45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 66
+0%
66
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 39
+0%
39
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 114
+0%
114
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 68
+0%
68
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Valorant 101
+0%
101
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 28
+0%
28
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
+0%
16
+0%
Dota 2 80
+0%
80
+0%
Far Cry 5 35
+0%
35
+0%
Fortnite 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 95
+0%
95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 69
+0%
69
+0%
Metro Exodus 19
+0%
19
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Valorant 57
+0%
57
+0%
World of Tanks 230−240
+0%
230−240
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 15
+0%
15
+0%
Dota 2 95
+0%
95
+0%
Far Cry 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 83
+0%
83
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 43
+0%
43
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
World of Tanks 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Dota 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dota 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Fortnite 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Valorant 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

This is how Tesla M2090 and RX 6500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 6500M is 130% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.16 19.12
Recency 25 July 2011 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 50 Watt

Tesla M2090 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

RX 6500M, on the other hand, has a 108.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 566.7% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6500M is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M2090 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla M2090 is a workstation card while Radeon RX 6500M is a notebook one.

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