FirePro W8100 vs Tesla C2050

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing FirePro W8100 and Tesla C2050. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between FirePro W8100 and Tesla C2050. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
FirePro W8100
Tesla C2050

Main Specs

  FirePro W8100 Tesla C2050
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 238 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 4x DisplayPort, 1x SDI 1x DVI
 
  • Tesla C2050 has 8% more power consumption, than FirePro W8100.
  • FirePro W8100 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Tesla C2050 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • FirePro W8100 has 5 GB more memory, than Tesla C2050.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • FirePro W8100 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Tesla C2050 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 250 MHz higher, than Tesla C2050.
  • FirePro W8100 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla C2050 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • FirePro W8100 is 31 mm longer, than Tesla C2050.
  • Memory clock speed of FirePro W8100 is 2000 MHz higher, than Tesla C2050.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of FirePro W8100 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Tesla C2050.

Full Specs

  FirePro W8100 Tesla C2050
Architecture GCN 2.0 Fermi
Code name Hawaii GF100
Type Workstation Workstation
Release date 23 June 2014 25 July 2011
Pipelines 2560 448
Core clock speed 824 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 6,200 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 131.8 32.14
Floating-point performance 4,219 gflops 1,030.4 gflops
Length 279 mm 248 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 5000 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 144.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.0
Bus support PCIe 3.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 466 Mh/s 90 Mh/s
Form factor full height / full length
StereoOutput3D +
DisplayPort count 4
Dual-link DVI support +