AMD Radeon R9 M290X vs NVIDIA Tesla C2050

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M290X 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, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M290X

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Around 48% higher core clock speed: 850 MHz vs 575 MHz
  • 2.2x more texture fill rate: 72 GTexel / s vs 32.2 GTexel / s
  • 2.9x more pipelines: 1280 vs 448
  • 2.2x better floating-point performance: 2,304 gflops vs 1,030.4 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 2.4x lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 238 Watt
  • Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 3 GB
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3263 vs 3176
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 426 vs 362
  • 2x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 22299 vs 11024
  • Around 96% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 51.022 vs 26.055
  • Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 936.497 vs 901.157
  • Around 88% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.62 vs 2.99
  • Around 86% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 77.584 vs 41.654
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 258.046 vs 89.869
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 9 January 2014 vs 25 July 2011
Core clock speed 850 MHz vs 575 MHz
Texture fill rate 72 GTexel / s vs 32.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1280 vs 448
Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops vs 1,030.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt vs 238 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 3263 vs 3176
PassMark - G2D Mark 426 vs 362
Geekbench - OpenCL 22299 vs 11024
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 51.022 vs 26.055
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 936.497 vs 901.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 5.62 vs 2.99
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 77.584 vs 41.654
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 258.046 vs 89.869

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Tesla C2050

  • 2.5x more memory clock speed: 3000 MHz vs 1200 MHz
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 5962 vs 2581
  • 3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 9064 vs 2526
  • 2.3x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 5962 vs 2581
  • 3.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 9064 vs 2526
Specifications (specs)
Memory clock speed 3000 MHz vs 1200 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 5962 vs 2581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 9064 vs 2526
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 5962 vs 2581
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 9064 vs 2526

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M290X
GPU 2: NVIDIA Tesla C2050

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3263
3176
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
426
362
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
22299
11024
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
51.022
26.055
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
936.497
901.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
5.62
2.99
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
77.584
41.654
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
258.046
89.869
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2581
5962
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2526
9064
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2581
5962
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2526
9064
Name AMD Radeon R9 M290X NVIDIA Tesla C2050
PassMark - G3D Mark 3263 3176
PassMark - G2D Mark 426 362
Geekbench - OpenCL 22299 11024
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 51.022 26.055
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 936.497 901.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 5.62 2.99
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 77.584 41.654
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 258.046 89.869
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2581 5962
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2526 9064
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 6666
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2581 5962
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2526 9064

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon R9 M290X NVIDIA Tesla C2050

Essentials

Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Neptune GF100
Design AMD Radeon R9 200 Series
Launch date 9 January 2014 25 July 2011
Place in performance rating 583 576
Type Desktop Workstation

Technical info

Boost clock speed 900 MHz
Compute units 20
Core clock speed 850 MHz 575 MHz
Floating-point performance 2,304 gflops 1,030.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 1280 448
Texture fill rate 72 GTexel / s 32.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 238 Watt
Transistor count 2,800 million 3,100 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI
Eyefinity

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCIe 3.0 x16
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size large
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Length 248 mm

API support

DirectX 11 12.0 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL Not Listed
OpenGL 4.4 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Memory bandwidth 153.6 GB/s 144.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1200 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
ZeroCore