NVIDIA GRID K520 vs NVIDIA Tesla M2070-Q

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GRID K520 and NVIDIA Tesla M2070-Q 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 - 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).

NVIDIA GRID K520

NVIDIA Tesla M2070-Q

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GRID K520

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 30% higher core clock speed: 745 MHz vs 574 MHz
65.5x more texture fill rate: 2x 102.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 32.1 GTexel / s
6.9x more pipelines: 2x 1536 vs 448
4.8x better floating-point performance: 2x 2,448 gflops vs 1,027.7 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 2x 4 GB vs 6 GB
Around 60% higher memory clock speed: 5000 MHz vs 3132 MHz
2.7x better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 3516 vs 1306
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1063.784 vs 917.512
Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.244 vs 3.125

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 July 2013 vs 25 July 2011
Core clock speed	745 MHz vs 574 MHz
Texture fill rate	2x 102.0 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 32.1 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2x 1536 vs 448
Floating-point performance	2x 2,448 gflops vs 1,027.7 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Maximum memory size	2x 4 GB vs 6 GB
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz vs 3132 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	3516 vs 1306
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1063.784 vs 917.512
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.244 vs 3.125

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Tesla M2070-Q

2.8x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 444 vs 160
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 24.784 vs 20.97
Around 5% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 44.227 vs 42.277
Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 93.533 vs 76.158

Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	444 vs 160
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	24.784 vs 20.97
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	44.227 vs 42.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	93.533 vs 76.158

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GRID K520
GPU 2: NVIDIA Tesla M2070-Q

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

3516

1306

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

160

444

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

20.97

24.784

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1063.784

917.512

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.244

3.125

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

42.277

44.227

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

76.158

93.533

Name	NVIDIA GRID K520	NVIDIA Tesla M2070-Q
PassMark - G3D Mark	3516	1306
PassMark - G2D Mark	160	444
Geekbench - OpenCL	10864
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	20.97	24.784
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1063.784	917.512
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.244	3.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	42.277	44.227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	76.158	93.533
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	6782
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	6782
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3713
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3354

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA GRID K520	NVIDIA Tesla M2070-Q
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Fermi
Code name	GK104	GF100
Launch date	23 July 2013	25 July 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,599	$5,489
Place in performance rating	766	769
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Technical info
Core clock speed	745 MHz	574 MHz
Floating-point performance	2x 2,448 gflops	1,027.7 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	2x 1536	448
Texture fill rate	2x 102.0 GTexel / s billion / sec	32.1 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	225 Watt
Transistor count	3,540 million	3,100 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	248 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	2x 4 GB	6 GB
Memory bandwidth	2x 160.0 GB / s	150.3 GB / s
Memory bus width	2x 256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	3132 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5