GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB vs Tesla M2090

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla M2090 with GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB, including specs and performance data.

Tesla M2090
2011
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
9.51

RTX 3060 8 GB outperforms Tesla M2090 by a whopping 319% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking463106
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.6516.36
ArchitectureFermi 2.0 (2010−2014)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGF110GA106
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date25 July 2011 (13 years ago)12 October 2022 (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 cores5123584
Core clock speed651 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1777 MHz
Number of transistors3,000 million12,000 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt170 Watt
Texture fill rate41.66199.0
Floating-point processing power1.332 TFLOPS12.74 TFLOPS
ROPs4848
TMUs64112
Tensor Coresno data112
Ray Tracing Coresno data28

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 x16
Length248 mm242 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 12-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 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed924 MHz1875 MHz
Memory bandwidth177.4 GB/s240.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API 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
OpenCL1.13.0
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA2.08.6

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 9.51 39.89
Recency 25 July 2011 12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 170 Watt

RTX 3060 8 GB has a 319.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 400% more advanced lithography process, and 47.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB 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 3060 8 GB is a desktop one.


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