Radeon 740M vs Tesla C2050

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla C2050 with Radeon 740M, including specs and performance data.

Tesla C2050
2011
3 GB GDDR5, 238 Watt
7.11

740M outperforms Tesla C2050 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking526522
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.3738.04
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameGF100Phoenix
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date25 July 2011 (13 years ago)4 January 2023 (2 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 cores448256
Core clock speed574 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2500 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)238 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate32.1440.00
Floating-point processing power1.028 TFLOPS2.56 TFLOPS
ROPs488
TMUs5616
Ray Tracing Coresno data4

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 4.0 x8
Length248 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount3 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width384 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed750 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth144.0 GB/sno data
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 Connectors1x DVIPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.0-

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.

Tesla C2050 7.11
Radeon 740M 7.19
+1.1%

  • Passmark

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.

Tesla C2050 3175
Radeon 740M 3213
+1.2%

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 HD18−21
−16.7%
21
+16.7%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Counter-Strike 2 73
+0%
73
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 22
+0%
22
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 60
+0%
60
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 17
+0%
17
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 26
+0%
26
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 29
+0%
29
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 13
+0%
13
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 10
+0%
10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Fortnite 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 0−1 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Fortnite 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

This is how Tesla C2050 and Radeon 740M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 740M is 17% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 61 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.11 7.19
Recency 25 July 2011 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 238 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 740M has a 1.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 900% more advanced lithography process, and 1486.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Tesla C2050 and Radeon 740M.

Be aware that Tesla C2050 is a workstation card while Radeon 740M is a notebook one.

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NVIDIA Tesla C2050
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