Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Tesla C2070

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7870 XT and Tesla C2070, 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 Radeon HD 7870 XT stacks up against Tesla C2070, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 7870 XT

Tesla C2070

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7870 XT	Tesla C2070
Power consumption (TDP)	185 Watt	238 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	6 GB
Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI

Tesla C2070 has 28% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Radeon HD 7870 XT is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Tesla C2070 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Tesla C2070 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7870 XT is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Tesla C2070 - with Fermi.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 351 MHz higher, than Tesla C2070.
Radeon HD 7870 XT is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla C2070 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7870 XT is 19 mm longer, than Tesla C2070.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 3012 MHz higher, than Tesla C2070.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	16−18
ultra / 1080p	21−24	9−10
QHD / 1440p	16−18	3−4
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	30−35
medium / 1080p	40−45	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than Tesla C2070.
high / 1080p	55−60	27−30
ultra / 1080p	45−50	21−24
QHD / 1440p	35−40	6−7
4K / 2160p	18−20	5−6
low / 720p	100−110	55−60
medium / 1080p	60−65	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Battlefield 5 is 116% more, than Tesla C2070.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Tesla C2070 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	210−220
medium / 768p	220−230	180−190
ultra / 1080p	180−190	100−110
QHD / 1440p	110−120	60−65
4K / 2160p	70−75	30−35
high / 768p	210−220	150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 41% more, than Tesla C2070.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon HD 7870 XT and Tesla C2070 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	100−110	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Dota 2 is 18% more, than Tesla C2070.
high / 1080p	45−50	20−22
ultra / 1080p	40−45	18−20
QHD / 1440p	27−30	18−20
4K / 2160p	14−16	6−7
low / 720p	80−85	40−45
medium / 1080p	45−50	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Far Cry 5 is 104% more, than Tesla C2070.
high / 1080p	60−65	27−30
ultra / 1080p	45−50	21−24
QHD / 1440p	27−30	12−14
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	100−110
medium / 1080p	110−120	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Fortnite is 89% more, than Tesla C2070.
high / 1080p	60−65	27−30
ultra / 1080p	45−50	21−24
QHD / 1440p	30−35	10−11
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	100−110	55−60
medium / 1080p	65−70	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Forza Horizon 4 is 110% more, than Tesla C2070.
low / 768p	140−150	90−95
medium / 768p	120−130	80−85
high / 1080p	70−75	30−35
ultra / 1080p	30−35	12−14
QHD / 1440p	21−24	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Grand Theft Auto V is 79% more, than Tesla C2070.
high / 1080p	24−27	10−11
ultra / 1080p	20−22	8−9
QHD / 1440p	16−18	−
4K / 2160p	8−9	1−2
low / 720p	65−70	30−35
medium / 1080p	30−35	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Metro Exodus is 138% more, than Tesla C2070.
low / 768p	130−140	110−120
medium / 1080p	120−130	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Minecraft is 13% more, than Tesla C2070.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	60−65
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 43% more, than Tesla C2070.
high / 1080p	24−27	12−14
ultra / 1080p	16−18	9−10
QHD / 1440p	10−11	0−1
4K / 2160p	7−8	−
low / 720p	65−70	30−35
medium / 1080p	35−40	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 100% more, than Tesla C2070.
low / 768p	130−140	60−65
medium / 768p	85−90	35−40
high / 1080p	45−50	21−24
ultra / 1080p	24−27	12−14
4K / 2160p	16−18	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 121% more, than Tesla C2070.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	50−55	35−40
high / 768p	60−65	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in World of Tanks is 8% more, than Tesla C2070.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7870 XT	Tesla C2070
Architecture	GCN 1.0	Fermi
Code name	Tahiti	GF100
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	19 November 2012	25 July 2011
Pipelines	1536	448
Core clock speed	925 MHz	574 MHz
Boost Clock	975 MHz
Transistor count	4,313 million	3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	93.60	32.14
Floating-point performance	2,995 gflops	1,030.4 gflops
Length	267 mm	248 mm
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	6000 MHz	2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth	192.0 GB/s	143.4 GB/s
DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	N/A
CUDA		2.0
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Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Tesla C2070

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