GeForce GTX 960M vs Tesla C2050

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960M and Tesla C2050, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the GeForce GTX 960M stacks up against Tesla C2050, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 960M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 960M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 960M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M Tesla C2050
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 238 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI
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  • Tesla C2050 has 217% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Tesla C2050 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 960M has 1 GB more memory, than Tesla C2050.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Tesla C2050 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Tesla C2050 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 522 MHz higher, than Tesla C2050.
  • GeForce GTX 960M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla C2050 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla C2050 is 500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 18−20 18−20
ultra / 1080p 10−11 10−11
QHD / 1440p 4−5 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5 4−5
low / 720p 35−40 35−40
medium / 1080p 21−24 21−24
GeForce GTX 960M and Tesla C2050 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960M Tesla C2050
Architecture Maxwell Fermi
Code name N16P-GX GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 12 March 2015 25 July 2011
Pipelines 640 448
Core clock speed 1096 MHz 574 MHz
Boost Clock 1202 MHz
Transistor count 1,870 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 47.04 32.14
Floating-point performance 1,505 gflops 1,030.4 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 80 GB/s 144.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA + 2.0
CUDA cores 640
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 175 Mh/s 90 Mh/s
Laptop size medium sized
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
BatteryBoost +
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