GeForce RTX 2080 vs Tesla M2090

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M2090 with GeForce RTX 2080, including specs and performance data.

Tesla M2090
2011
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
9.51

RTX 2080 outperforms Tesla M2090 by a whopping 413% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking46567
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data27.30
Power efficiency2.6115.53
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGF110TU104
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date25 July 2011 (13 years ago)20 September 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores5122944
Core clock speed651 MHz1515 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1710 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt215 Watt
Texture fill rate41.66314.6
Floating-point processing power1.332 TFLOPS10.07 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs64184
Tensor Coresno data368
Ray Tracing Coresno data46

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 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed924 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth177.4 GB/s448.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI-+
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA2.07.5

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 HD27−30
−430%
143
+430%
1440p18−21
−472%
103
+472%
4K12−14
−475%
69
+475%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data4.89
1440pno data6.79
4Kno data10.13

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 105
+0%
105
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 98
+0%
98
+0%
Battlefield 5 194
+0%
194
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 132
+0%
132
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 127
+0%
127
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 165
+0%
165
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 262
+0%
262
+0%
Hitman 3 135
+0%
135
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 263
+0%
263
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 109
+0%
109
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 215
+0%
215
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 253
+0%
253
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 153
+0%
153
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 83
+0%
83
+0%
Battlefield 5 182
+0%
182
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 117
+0%
117
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 102
+0%
102
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 126
+0%
126
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 243
+0%
243
+0%
Hitman 3 131
+0%
131
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 254
+0%
254
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 117
+0%
117
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 243
+0%
243
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 68
+0%
68
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+0%
73
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 90
+0%
90
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 81
+0%
81
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 132
+0%
132
+0%
Hitman 3 115
+0%
115
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 169
+0%
169
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 106
+0%
106
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 79
+0%
79
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 99
+0%
99
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 123
+0%
123
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 88
+0%
88
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 58
+0%
58
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60
+0%
60
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 69
+0%
69
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry 5 70
+0%
70
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 212
+0%
212
+0%
Hitman 3 80
+0%
80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 129
+0%
129
+0%
Metro Exodus 89
+0%
89
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 239
+0%
239
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 95
+0%
95
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 66
+0%
66
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50
+0%
50
+0%
Hitman 3 48
+0%
48
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 117
+0%
117
+0%
Metro Exodus 82
+0%
82
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 76
+0%
76
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 41
+0%
41
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 38
+0%
38
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 38
+0%
38
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 81
+0%
81
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35
+0%
35
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+0%
59
+0%

This is how Tesla M2090 and RTX 2080 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2080 is 430% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2080 is 472% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2080 is 475% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.51 48.74
Recency 25 July 2011 20 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 215 Watt

RTX 2080 has a 412.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 16.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M2090 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla M2090 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 2080 is a desktop one.


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