GeForce GTX 470 X2 vs Tesla S1070
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | GT200B | GF100 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 June 2008 (17 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $7,999 | no data |
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 cores | 240 ×4 | 352 |
| Core clock speed | 610 MHz | 608 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,400 million | 3,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 800 Watt | 215 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 48.80 ×4 | 26.75 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6221 TFLOPS ×4 | no data |
| ROPs | 32 ×4 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 ×4 | 44 |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 2x 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 type | GDDR3 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB ×4 | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 512 Bit ×4 | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 3.3 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s ×4 | 107.1 GB/s |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 3x DVI |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (10_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 4.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | N/A |
| CUDA | 1.3 | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 1 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 800 Watt | 215 Watt |
Tesla S1070 has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GTX 470 X2, on the other hand, has a 37.5% more advanced lithography process, and 272.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Tesla S1070 and GeForce GTX 470 X2. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Tesla S1070 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 470 X2 is a desktop one.
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