Tesla M2090 vs Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) with Tesla M2090, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)
2017
15 Watt
4.50

Tesla M2090 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) by a whopping 111% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking653458
Place by popularity45not in top-100
Power efficiency21.652.74
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code nameVega Raven RidgeGF110
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date26 October 2017 (7 years ago)25 July 2011 (13 years ago)

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 cores512512
Core clock speedno data651 MHz
Boost clock speed1200 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rateno data41.66
Floating-point processing powerno data1.332 TFLOPS
ROPsno data48
TMUsno data64

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 2.0 x16
Lengthno data248 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data6 GB
Memory bus widthno data384 Bit
Memory clock speedno data924 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data177.4 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.1
Vulkan-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 HD17
−106%
35−40
+106%
4K10
−110%
21−24
+110%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9
−100%
18−20
+100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 15
−100%
30−33
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10
−110%
21−24
+110%
Battlefield 5 18
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
−110%
21−24
+110%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
−100%
18−20
+100%
Far Cry 5 18
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 18
−94.4%
35−40
+94.4%
Forza Horizon 4 58
−107%
120−130
+107%
Hitman 3 9
−100%
18−20
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−100%
60−65
+100%
Metro Exodus 22
−105%
45−50
+105%
Red Dead Redemption 2 16
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 19
−111%
40−45
+111%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65
−100%
130−140
+100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30
−100%
60−65
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Battlefield 5 10−12
−90.9%
21−24
+90.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
−110%
21−24
+110%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
−100%
12−14
+100%
Far Cry 5 10
−110%
21−24
+110%
Far Cry New Dawn 13
−108%
27−30
+108%
Forza Horizon 4 52
−92.3%
100−105
+92.3%
Hitman 3 10−11
−110%
21−24
+110%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
−100%
60−65
+100%
Metro Exodus 17
−106%
35−40
+106%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10
−110%
21−24
+110%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16
−87.5%
30−33
+87.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 31
−110%
65−70
+110%
Watch Dogs: Legion 55
−100%
110−120
+100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8
−100%
16−18
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7
−100%
14−16
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
−100%
10−11
+100%
Far Cry 5 7
−100%
14−16
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 23
−95.7%
45−50
+95.7%
Hitman 3 10−11
−110%
21−24
+110%
Horizon Zero Dawn 15
−100%
30−33
+100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
−92.9%
27−30
+92.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
−100%
16−18
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−100%
90−95
+100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10
−110%
21−24
+110%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
−100%
14−16
+100%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%
Hitman 3 9−10
−100%
18−20
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
−110%
21−24
+110%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−100%
8−9
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−96.4%
55−60
+96.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
−100%
16−18
+100%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Hitman 3 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 3−4
−100%
6−7
+100%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4
−100%
8−9
+100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
−100%
4−5
+100%
Forza Horizon 4 9
−100%
18−20
+100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
−100%
2−3
+100%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
−100%
10−11
+100%

This is how RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) and Tesla M2090 compete in popular games:

  • Tesla M2090 is 106% faster in 1080p
  • Tesla M2090 is 110% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.50 9.49
Recency 26 October 2017 25 July 2011
Chip lithography 14 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 250 Watt

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) has an age advantage of 6 years, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.

Tesla M2090, on the other hand, has a 110.9% higher aggregate performance score.

The Tesla M2090 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) is a notebook card while Tesla M2090 is a workstation one.


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