Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Tesla M2070 Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 7870 XT and Tesla M2070 Q. 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 Radeon HD 7870 XT and Tesla M2070 Q. 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.
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Tesla M2070 Q

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 7870 XT Tesla M2070 Q
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 225 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 2 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
 
  • Tesla M2070 Q has 21% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Tesla M2070 Q uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M2070 Q 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 M2070 Q - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 351 MHz higher, than Tesla M2070 Q.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla M2070 Q - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is 19 mm longer, than Tesla M2070 Q.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 2868 MHz higher, than Tesla M2070 Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 14−16
medium / 1080p 40−45 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Tesla M2070 Q.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7870 XT Tesla M2070 Q
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 1,027.7 gflops
Length 267 mm 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 3132 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.0 GB/s 150.3 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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