Tesla C2050 vs Radeon HD 6870
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 6870 with Tesla C2050, including specs and performance data.
Tesla C2050 outperforms HD 6870 by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 609 | 517 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.97 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.63 | 2.39 |
| Architecture | TeraScale 2 (2009−2015) | Fermi (2010−2014) |
| GPU code name | Barts | GF100 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 21 October 2010 (14 years ago) | 25 July 2011 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $239 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 1120 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 574 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,700 million | 3,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 151 Watt | 238 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 50.40 | 32.14 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.016 TFLOPS | 1.028 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 56 | 56 |
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).
| Bus support | PCIe 2.0 x16 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 220 mm | 248 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1050 MHz | 750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 134.4 GB/s | 144.0 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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | 1x DVI |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 11 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | - | N/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.
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.
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:
| 900p | 61
−39.3%
| 85−90
+39.3%
|
| Full HD | 63
−42.9%
| 90−95
+42.9%
|
| 1200p | 39
−41%
| 55−60
+41%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.79 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−33.3%
|
24−27
+33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−36.4%
|
30−33
+36.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
−28.6%
|
18−20
+28.6%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
−41.2%
|
24−27
+41.2%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
−33.3%
|
24−27
+33.3%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−33.3%
|
24−27
+33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 18−20
−42.1%
|
27−30
+42.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
−29.6%
|
35−40
+29.6%
|
| Fortnite | 30−35
−32.4%
|
45−50
+32.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−36.4%
|
30−33
+36.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
−42.1%
|
27−30
+42.1%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
−28.6%
|
18−20
+28.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−35.4%
|
65−70
+35.4%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
−41.2%
|
24−27
+41.2%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 18−20
−33.3%
|
24−27
+33.3%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
−33.3%
|
24−27
+33.3%
|
| World of Tanks | 189
−42.9%
|
270−280
+42.9%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
−33.3%
|
24−27
+33.3%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 18−20
−42.1%
|
27−30
+42.1%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
−29.6%
|
35−40
+29.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 21−24
−36.4%
|
30−33
+36.4%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45−50
−35.4%
|
65−70
+35.4%
|
| Valorant | 18−20
−33.3%
|
24−27
+33.3%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 35−40
−42.9%
|
50−55
+42.9%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| World of Tanks | 40−45
−34.1%
|
55−60
+34.1%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14
−33.3%
|
16−18
+33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 10−11
−40%
|
14−16
+40%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 8−9
−25%
|
10−11
+25%
|
| Metro Exodus | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
−33.3%
|
12−14
+33.3%
|
| Valorant | 14−16
−40%
|
21−24
+40%
|
4K
High Preset
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−41.2%
|
24−27
+41.2%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18
−41.2%
|
24−27
+41.2%
|
| Metro Exodus | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
−31.3%
|
21−24
+31.3%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 4−5
−25%
|
5−6
+25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 16−18
−41.2%
|
24−27
+41.2%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3
+0%
|
2−3
+0%
|
| Dota 2 | 16−18
−41.2%
|
24−27
+41.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Fortnite | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 6−7
−33.3%
|
8−9
+33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 3−4
−33.3%
|
4−5
+33.3%
|
| Valorant | 5−6
−40%
|
7−8
+40%
|
This is how HD 6870 and Tesla C2050 compete in popular games:
- Tesla C2050 is 39% faster in 900p
- Tesla C2050 is 43% faster in 1080p
- Tesla C2050 is 41% faster in 1200p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.57 | 8.00 |
| Recency | 21 October 2010 | 25 July 2011 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 3 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 151 Watt | 238 Watt |
HD 6870 has 57.6% lower power consumption.
Tesla C2050, on the other hand, has a 43.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The Tesla C2050 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6870 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon HD 6870 is a desktop card while Tesla C2050 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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