NVIDIA Tesla M2050 vs AMD Radeon HD 6770

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Tesla M2050 and AMD Radeon HD 6770 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: 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), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

NVIDIA Tesla M2050

AMD Radeon HD 6770

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Tesla M2050

Videocard is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
3x more maximum memory size: 3 GB vs 1 GB
2.9x more memory clock speed: 3092 MHz vs 1050 MHz
9.6x better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 36584 vs 3799
2.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 23.848 vs 9.69
Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 966.795 vs 615.217
3.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.15 vs 1.004
Around 65% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 44.227 vs 26.748

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 July 2011 vs 21 January 2011
Maximum memory size	3 GB vs 1 GB
Memory clock speed	3092 MHz vs 1050 MHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL	36584 vs 3799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	23.848 vs 9.69
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	966.795 vs 615.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.15 vs 1.004
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	44.227 vs 26.748

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon HD 6770

Around 6% higher texture fill rate: 34.0 GTexel / s vs 32.2 GTexel / s
Around 79% higher pipelines: 800 vs 448
Around 32% better floating-point performance: 1,360.0 gflops vs 1,030.4 gflops
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 108 Watt vs 225 Watt
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 115.157 vs 95.318

Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate	34.0 GTexel / s vs 32.2 GTexel / s
Pipelines	800 vs 448
Floating-point performance	1,360.0 gflops vs 1,030.4 gflops
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	108 Watt vs 225 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	115.157 vs 95.318

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Tesla M2050
GPU 2: AMD Radeon HD 6770

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

36584

3799

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

23.848

9.69

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

966.795

615.217

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

GPU 1

GPU 2

3.15

1.004

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

44.227

26.748

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

95.318

115.157

Name	NVIDIA Tesla M2050	AMD Radeon HD 6770
Geekbench - OpenCL	36584	3799
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	23.848	9.69
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	966.795	615.217
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	3.15	1.004
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	44.227	26.748
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	95.318	115.157
PassMark - G3D Mark		1250
PassMark - G2D Mark		313
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		2546
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		2279
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		2546
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		2279
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	NVIDIA Tesla M2050	AMD Radeon HD 6770
Essentials
Architecture	Fermi	TeraScale 2
Code name	GF100	Juniper
Launch date	25 July 2011	21 January 2011
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,699	$129
Place in performance rating	1128	1130
Type	Workstation	Desktop
Design		AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series
Price now		$76.99
Value for money (0-100)		27.17
Technical info
Core clock speed	575 MHz
Floating-point performance	1,030.4 gflops	1,360.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	40 nm
Pipelines	448	800
Texture fill rate	32.2 GTexel / s	34.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	225 Watt	108 Watt
Transistor count	3,100 million	1,040 million
Boost clock speed		900 MHz
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
DisplayPort support
Dual-link DVI support
Eyefinity
HDMI
VGA
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	248 mm	198 mm
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 6-pin
Bus support		PCIe 2.0 x16
API support
DirectX	12.0 (11_0)	11
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	1 GB
Memory bandwidth	148.4 GB / s	76.8 GB / s
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	3092 MHz	1050 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
CrossFire