Radeon RX 580X vs Tesla C2050

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla C2050 with Radeon RX 580X, including specs and performance data.

Tesla C2050
2011
3 GB GDDR5, 238 Watt
8.23

RX 580X outperforms Tesla C2050 by a whopping 103% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking505323
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.416.31
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGF100Polaris 20
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date25 July 2011 (13 years ago)11 April 2018 (6 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 cores4482304
Core clock speed574 MHz1257 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1340 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)238 Watt185 Watt
Texture fill rate32.14193.0
Floating-point processing power1.028 TFLOPS6.175 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs56144

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 3.0 x16
Length248 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed750 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth144.0 GB/s256.0 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 Connectors1x DVI1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.12.0
VulkanN/A1.2.131
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. 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.

Tesla C2050 8.23
RX 580X 16.74
+103%

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
RX 580X 6458
+103%

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 8.23 16.74
Recency 25 July 2011 11 April 2018
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 238 Watt 185 Watt

RX 580X has a 103.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 185.7% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 580X is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla C2050 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla C2050 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 580X is a desktop 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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NVIDIA Tesla C2050
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