Tesla M2090 vs GeForce RTX 3060

Place in the ranking	82	465
Place by popularity	4	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	69.32	no data
Power efficiency	18.00	2.62
Architecture	Ampere (2020−2024)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	GA106	GF110
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	12 January 2021 (4 years ago)	25 July 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	3584	512
Core clock speed	1320 MHz	651 MHz
Boost clock speed	1777 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	12,000 million	3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology	8 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	250 Watt
Texture fill rate	199.0	41.66
Floating-point processing power	12.74 TFLOPS	1.332 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	48
TMUs	112	64
Tensor Cores	112	no data
Ray Tracing Cores	28	no data

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 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	242 mm	248 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 12-pin	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	12 GB	6 GB
Memory bus width	192 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1875 MHz	924 MHz
Memory bandwidth	360.0 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	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 Ultimate (12_2)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.7	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	3.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.3	N/A
CUDA	8.6	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	122 +408%	24−27 −408%
1440p	72 +414%	14−16 −414%
4K	50 +400%	10−12 −400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.70	no data
1440p	4.57	no data
4K	6.58	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +433%	18−20 −433%
Cyberpunk 2077	79 +394%	16−18 −394%
Elden Ring	119 +396%	24−27 −396%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +429%	21−24 −429%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +433%	18−20 −433%
Cyberpunk 2077	77 +381%	16−18 −381%
Forza Horizon 4	226 +402%	45−50 −402%
Metro Exodus	120 +400%	24−27 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +372%	18−20 −372%
Valorant	180−190 +417%	35−40 −417%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +429%	21−24 −429%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +433%	18−20 −433%
Cyberpunk 2077	72 +414%	14−16 −414%
Dota 2	146 +387%	30−33 −387%
Elden Ring	149 +397%	30−33 −397%
Far Cry 5	105 +400%	21−24 −400%
Fortnite	180−190 +368%	40−45 −368%
Forza Horizon 4	180 +414%	35−40 −414%
Grand Theft Auto V	141 +370%	30−33 −370%
Metro Exodus	87 +383%	18−20 −383%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +423%	40−45 −423%
Red Dead Redemption 2	85−90 +372%	18−20 −372%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	160−170 +440%	30−33 −440%
Valorant	180−190 +417%	35−40 −417%
World of Tanks	270−280 +407%	55−60 −407%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	110−120 +429%	21−24 −429%
Counter-Strike 2	95−100 +433%	18−20 −433%
Cyberpunk 2077	60 +400%	12−14 −400%
Dota 2	147 +390%	30−33 −390%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +390%	21−24 −390%
Forza Horizon 4	154 +413%	30−33 −413%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	200−210 +423%	40−45 −423%
Valorant	180−190 +417%	35−40 −417%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	81 +406%	16−18 −406%
Elden Ring	85 +372%	18−20 −372%
Grand Theft Auto V	81 +406%	16−18 −406%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +400%	35−40 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	45−50 +411%	9−10 −411%
World of Tanks	280−290 +368%	60−65 −368%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 +388%	16−18 −388%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +370%	10−11 −370%
Cyberpunk 2077	37 +429%	7−8 −429%
Far Cry 5	140−150 +377%	30−33 −377%
Forza Horizon 4	115 +379%	24−27 −379%
Metro Exodus	89 +394%	18−20 −394%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	80−85 +406%	16−18 −406%
Valorant	140−150 +393%	30−33 −393%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +380%	10−11 −380%
Dota 2	82 +413%	16−18 −413%
Elden Ring	44 +389%	9−10 −389%
Grand Theft Auto V	82 +413%	16−18 −413%
Metro Exodus	32 +433%	6−7 −433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	140−150 +390%	30−33 −390%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−33 +400%	6−7 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	82 +413%	16−18 −413%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	50−55 +430%	10−11 −430%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +380%	10−11 −380%
Cyberpunk 2077	17 +467%	3−4 −467%
Dota 2	115 +379%	24−27 −379%
Far Cry 5	65−70 +393%	14−16 −393%
Fortnite	65−70 +371%	14−16 −371%
Forza Horizon 4	67 +379%	14−16 −379%
Valorant	75−80 +394%	16−18 −394%

This is how RTX 3060 and Tesla M2090 compete in popular games:

RTX 3060 is 408% faster in 1080p
RTX 3060 is 414% faster in 1440p
RTX 3060 is 400% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	44.44	9.53
Recency	12 January 2021	25 July 2011
Maximum RAM amount	12 GB	6 GB
Chip lithography	8 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	170 Watt	250 Watt

RTX 3060 has a 366.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 47.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M2090 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce RTX 3060 is a desktop 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.