Tesla C2050 vs Tesla M60

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M60 and Tesla C2050, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla M60
2015
8 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
19.60
+138%

Tesla M60 outperforms Tesla C2050 by a whopping 138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking284508
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency4.482.38
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameGM204GF100
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date30 August 2015 (9 years ago)25 July 2011 (13 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 cores2048448
Core clock speed557 MHz574 MHz
Boost clock speed1178 MHzno data
Number of transistors5,200 million3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt238 Watt
Texture fill rate150.832.14
Floating-point processing power4.825 TFLOPS1.028 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs12856

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm248 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB3 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz750 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.4 GB/s144.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA5.22.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Tesla M60 19.60
+138%
Tesla C2050 8.24

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Tesla M60 7551
+138%
Tesla C2050 3175

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 19.60 8.24
Recency 30 August 2015 25 July 2011
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 238 Watt

Tesla M60 has a 137.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

Tesla C2050, on the other hand, has 26.1% lower power consumption.

The Tesla M60 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla C2050 in performance tests.


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