Tesla M2090 vs Arc A350M

Place in performance ranking	369	457
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Architecture	Xe HPG (2022−2023)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Alchemist	GF110
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	30 March 2022 (2 years ago)	25 July 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	6	512
Core clock speed	1150 MHz	651 MHz
Number of transistors	7,200 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	6 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt (25 - 35 Watt TGP)	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	55.20	41.66
Floating-point performance	1.766 gflops	1.332 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Interface	PCIe 4.0 x8	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	no data	248 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	no data	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR6	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	64 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	14000 MHz	3696 MHz
Memory bandwidth	96 GB/s	177.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.6	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.3	N/A
CUDA	-	2.0

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	36 +50%	24−27 −50%
1440p	17 +70%	10−12 −70%
4K	11 +57.1%	7−8 −57.1%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

27
+50%

18−20

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35 +66.7%	21−24 −66.7%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +53.3%	30−33 −53.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	19 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +62.5%	24−27 −62.5%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +55%	60−65 −55%
Hitman 3	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +62.2%	45−50 −62.2%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +60%	30−33 −60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +62.5%	24−27 −62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45−50 +53.3%	30−33 −53.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +52%	50−55 −52%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	20 +66.7%	12−14 −66.7%
Battlefield 5	45−50 +53.3%	30−33 −53.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	16 +60%	10−11 −60%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Far Cry New Dawn	35−40 +62.5%	24−27 −62.5%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +55%	60−65 −55%
Hitman 3	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +62.2%	45−50 −62.2%
Metro Exodus	45−50 +60%	30−33 −60%
Red Dead Redemption 2	35−40 +62.5%	24−27 −62.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	53 +51.4%	35−40 −51.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 +61.9%	21−24 −61.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +52%	50−55 −52%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16 +60%	10−11 −60%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	12 +50%	8−9 −50%
Far Cry 5	30−35 +57.1%	21−24 −57.1%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 +55%	60−65 −55%
Hitman 3	27−30 +50%	18−20 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +62.2%	45−50 −62.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	45 +50%	30−33 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	19 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	75−80 +52%	50−55 −52%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40
+62.5%

24−27

−62.5%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +57.1%	14−16 −57.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +62.2%	45−50 −62.2%
Hitman 3	16−18 +70%	10−11 −70%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +61.1%	18−20 −61.1%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +56.3%	16−18 −56.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	37 +54.2%	24−27 −54.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	85−90 +60%	55−60 −60%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

21−24
+64.3%

14−16

−64.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Hitman 3	10−11 +66.7%	6−7 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +57.8%	45−50 −57.8%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +55.6%	9−10 −55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	15 +50%	10−11 −50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	7−8 +75%	4−5 −75%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Far Cry 5	8−9 +60%	5−6 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	19 +58.3%	12−14 −58.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+62.5%

8−9
−62.5%

This is how Arc A350M and Tesla M2090 compete in popular games:

Arc A350M is 50% faster in 1080p
Arc A350M is 70% faster in 1440p
Arc A350M is 57% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	14.18	9.51
Recency	30 March 2022	25 July 2011
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	6 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	250 Watt

Arc A350M has a 49.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 566.7% more advanced lithography process, and 614.3% lower power consumption.

Tesla M2090, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Arc A350M is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M2090 in performance tests.

Be aware that Arc A350M is a notebook card while Tesla M2090 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.