Tesla C2075 vs ATI Radeon HD 3850

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 3850 with Tesla C2075, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 3850
2007
1 GB GDDR3, 75 Watt
1.02

Tesla C2075 outperforms ATI HD 3850 by a whopping 755% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking1097486
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.02no data
Power efficiency0.942.44
ArchitectureTeraScale (2005−2013)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameRV670GF110
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date19 November 2007 (16 years ago)25 July 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores320448
Core clock speed668 MHz574 MHz
Number of transistors666 million3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt247 Watt
Texture fill rate10.6932.14
Floating-point processing power0.4275 TFLOPS1.028 TFLOPS
ROPs1648
TMUs1656

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).

InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length208 mm248 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed830 MHz783 MHz
Memory bandwidth53.12 GB/s150.3 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x S-Video1x DVI

API compatibility

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

DirectX10.1 (10_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model4.15.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCLN/A1.1
VulkanN/AN/A
CUDA-2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

ATI HD 3850 1.02
Tesla C2075 8.72
+755%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

ATI HD 3850 392
Tesla C2075 3364
+758%

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.02 8.72
Recency 19 November 2007 25 July 2011
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 55 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 247 Watt

ATI HD 3850 has 229.3% lower power consumption.

Tesla C2075, on the other hand, has a 754.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 37.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Tesla C2075 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 3850 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 3850 is a desktop card while Tesla C2075 is a workstation one.


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