AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM vs NVIDIA Tesla C2050

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM and NVIDIA Tesla C2050 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G2D Mark, PassMark - G3D Mark, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

NVIDIA Tesla C2050

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM

Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 91% higher core clock speed: 1100 MHz vs 575 MHz
Around 91% higher texture fill rate: 61.6 GTexel / s vs 32.2 GTexel / s
2x more pipelines: 896 vs 448
Around 91% better floating-point performance: 1,971 gflops vs 1,030.4 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
2.8x lower typical power consumption: 85 Watt vs 238 Watt
2.2x more memory clock speed: 6500 MHz vs 3000 MHz
Around 62% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 586 vs 362

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	21 December 2013 vs 25 July 2011
Core clock speed	1100 MHz vs 575 MHz
Texture fill rate	61.6 GTexel / s vs 32.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	896 vs 448
Floating-point performance	1,971 gflops vs 1,030.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt vs 238 Watt
Memory clock speed	6500 MHz vs 3000 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	586 vs 362
PassMark - G3D Mark	3182 vs 3176

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Tesla C2050

3x more maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 1 GB
6.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 5962 vs 971
6.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 5962 vs 971
4.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 9064 vs 1980
4.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 9064 vs 1980

Specifications (specs)
Maximum memory size	3 GB vs 1 GB
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	5962 vs 971
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	5962 vs 971
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	9064 vs 1980
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	9064 vs 1980

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM
GPU 2: NVIDIA Tesla C2050

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

586

362

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3182

3176

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

971

5962

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

971

5962

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1980

9064

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1980

9064

Name	AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM	NVIDIA Tesla C2050
PassMark - G2D Mark	586	362
PassMark - G3D Mark	3182	3176
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	971	5962
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	971	5962
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1980	9064
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1980	9064
Geekbench - OpenCL		11024
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		26.055
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		901.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		2.99
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		41.654
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		89.869

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 260 OEM	NVIDIA Tesla C2050
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 2.0	Fermi
Code name	Bonaire	GF100
Launch date	21 December 2013	25 July 2011
Place in performance rating	573	576
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	1100 MHz	575 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,971 gflops	1,030.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	896	448
Texture fill rate	61.6 GTexel / s	32.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	85 Watt	238 Watt
Transistor count	2,080 million	3,100 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	183 mm	248 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	3 GB
Memory bandwidth	104.0 GB / s	144.0 GB / s
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	6500 MHz	3000 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5