GeForce GTX 980M vs Tesla C2050

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 980M 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 GeForce GTX 980M 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.

GeForce GTX 980M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 980M Tesla C2050
Power consumption (TDP) 238 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI
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  • GeForce GTX 980M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Tesla C2050 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 980M has 5 GB more memory, than Tesla C2050.
  • GeForce GTX 980M is used in Laptops, and Tesla C2050 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 980M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Tesla C2050 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 980M is 464 MHz higher, than Tesla C2050.
  • GeForce GTX 980M 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 980M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
ultra / 1080p 24−27 10−11
QHD / 1440p 18−20 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 45−50 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 980M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 106% more, than Tesla C2050.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 980M Tesla C2050
Architecture Maxwell Fermi
Code name GM204 GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 7 October 2014 25 July 2011
Pipelines 1536 448
Core clock speed 1038 MHz 574 MHz
Boost Clock 1127 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 51.84 32.14
Floating-point performance 3,462 gflops 1,030.4 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160 GB/s 144.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA + 2.0
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 383 Mh/s 90 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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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