NVIDIA Quadro K4100M vs NVIDIA Tesla M2050

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Quadro K4100M and NVIDIA Tesla M2050 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).

NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

NVIDIA Tesla M2050

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Quadro K4100M

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 23% higher core clock speed: 706 MHz vs 575 MHz
2.1x more texture fill rate: 67.78 GTexel / s vs 32.2 GTexel / s
2.6x more pipelines: 1152 vs 448
Around 58% better floating-point performance: 1,627 gflops vs 1,030.4 gflops
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 3 GB
Around 3% higher memory clock speed: 3200 MHz vs 3092 MHz
Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 24.487 vs 23.852

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	23 July 2013 vs 25 July 2011
Core clock speed	706 MHz vs 575 MHz
Texture fill rate	67.78 GTexel / s vs 32.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	1152 vs 448
Floating-point performance	1,627 gflops vs 1,030.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 225 Watt
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 3 GB
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz vs 3092 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	24.487 vs 23.852

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Tesla M2050

4.1x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 36584 vs 8831
Around 61% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 966.795 vs 600.985
Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.15 vs 2.281
Around 25% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 44.227 vs 35.452
Around 54% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 95.318 vs 61.984

Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	36584 vs 8831
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	966.795 vs 600.985
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.15 vs 2.281
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	44.227 vs 35.452
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	95.318 vs 61.984

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Quadro K4100M
GPU 2: NVIDIA Tesla M2050

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

8831

36584

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

24.487

23.852

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

600.985

966.795

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

2.281

3.15

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

35.452

44.227

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

61.984

95.318

Name	NVIDIA Quadro K4100M	NVIDIA Tesla M2050
PassMark - G3D Mark	2772
PassMark - G2D Mark	325
Geekbench - OpenCL	8831	36584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	24.487	23.852
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	600.985	966.795
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	2.281	3.15
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	35.452	44.227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	61.984	95.318
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3246
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	1105
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1974
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3246

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Quadro K4100M	NVIDIA Tesla M2050
Essentials
Architecture	Kepler	Fermi
Code name	GK104	GF100
Launch date	23 July 2013	25 July 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,499	$2,699
Place in performance rating	1074	1076
Price now	$379.99
Type	Mobile workstation	Workstation
Value for money (0-100)	9.50
Technical info
Core clock speed	706 MHz	575 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,627 gflops	1,030.4 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	1152	448
Texture fill rate	67.78 GTexel / s	32.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	225 Watt
Transistor count	3,540 million	3,100 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Display Port	1.2
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Length		248 mm
Supplementary power connectors		1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Shader Model	5
Vulkan
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Memory bandwidth	102.4 GB / s	148.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz	3092 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
3D Vision Pro
Mosaic
nView Display Management
Optimus