GeForce RTX 2070 vs Tesla P4

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla P4 with GeForce RTX 2070, including specs and performance data.

Tesla P4
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
22.70

RTX 2070 outperforms Tesla P4 by an impressive 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking22883
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation50.7731.17
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGP104Turing TU106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 September 2016 (7 years ago)27 August 2018 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$499
Current price$92 $309 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla P4 has 63% better value for money than RTX 2070.

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 cores25602304
Core clock speed886 MHz1410 MHz
Boost clock speed1114 MHz1620 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate178.2233.3
Floating-point performance5,443 gflopsno data

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 3.0 x16
Length168 mm229 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.3 GB/s448.0 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 outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMIno data+
G-SYNC supportno data+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model6.46.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.17.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 P4 22.70
RTX 2070 41.86
+84.4%

GeForce RTX 2070 outperforms Tesla P4 by 84% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Tesla P4 8767
RTX 2070 16167
+84.4%

GeForce RTX 2070 outperforms Tesla P4 by 84% in Passmark.

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 HD70−75
−87.1%
131
+87.1%
1440p45−50
−88.9%
85
+88.9%
4K30−35
−103%
61
+103%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−85%
70−75
+85%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 50−55
−102%
101
+102%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 45−50
−93.3%
87
+93.3%
Battlefield 5 85−90
−92.9%
164
+92.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
−93.3%
116
+93.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−85%
70−75
+85%
Far Cry 5 65−70
−90.8%
124
+90.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 80−85
−85%
148
+85%
Forza Horizon 4 75−80
−89.3%
142
+89.3%
Hitman 3 60−65
−93.3%
116
+93.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
−92.5%
231
+92.5%
Metro Exodus 75−80
−92%
144
+92%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−100%
110
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
−85.6%
160−170
+85.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55−60
−94.5%
107
+94.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−91.1%
86
+91.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−109%
73
+109%
Battlefield 5 80−85
−95%
156
+95%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
−92.7%
106
+92.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−85%
70−75
+85%
Far Cry 5 50−55
−102%
101
+102%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
−96.4%
108
+96.4%
Forza Horizon 4 120−130
−89.2%
227
+89.2%
Hitman 3 50−55
−86%
93
+86%
Horizon Zero Dawn 130−140
−90.8%
248
+90.8%
Metro Exodus 65−70
−87.7%
122
+87.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
−87.3%
103
+87.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
−85.6%
160−170
+85.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85−90
−85.9%
158
+85.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
−87.7%
244
+87.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−113%
64
+113%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
−85.7%
65
+85.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−95%
78
+95%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
−85%
70−75
+85%
Far Cry 5 40−45
−97.5%
79
+97.5%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
−100%
110
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
−85.3%
139
+85.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 90−95
−85.6%
160−170
+85.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
−93.3%
87
+93.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 30−33
−113%
64
+113%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
−98%
99
+98%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
−92.7%
106
+92.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 70−75
−85.7%
130
+85.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
−92.6%
52
+92.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
−85.2%
50
+85.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
−87.5%
75
+87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
−88.9%
30−35
+88.9%
Far Cry 5 45−50
−95.6%
88
+95.6%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
−86%
93
+86%
Hitman 3 30−33
−113%
64
+113%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−89.1%
104
+89.1%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−105%
82
+105%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
−87.3%
100−110
+87.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−107%
60−65
+107%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
−95.8%
47
+95.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
−86.7%
84
+86.7%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
−96.3%
53
+96.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
−110%
44
+110%
Hitman 3 21−24
−95.2%
41
+95.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
−100%
50−55
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
−90.5%
40
+90.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−33
−110%
63
+110%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
−100%
36
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
−93.8%
31
+93.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
−106%
33
+106%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
−87.5%
14−16
+87.5%
Far Cry 5 16−18
−93.8%
31
+93.8%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
−110%
63
+110%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−103%
61
+103%
Metro Exodus 27−30
−88.9%
51
+88.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 14−16
−92.9%
27
+92.9%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
−95.8%
47
+95.8%

This is how Tesla P4 and RTX 2070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 is 87% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 is 89% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 is 103% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.70 41.86
Recency 13 September 2016 27 August 2018
Chip lithography 16 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 175 Watt

The GeForce RTX 2070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla P4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla P4 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2070 is a desktop one.


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