Radeon HD 8870M vs Tesla C2075

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 8870M and Tesla C2075, 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 8870M stacks up against Tesla C2075, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 8870M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 8870M 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 Radeon HD 8870M here:

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 8870M Tesla C2075
Power consumption (TDP) 247 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5, DDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI
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  • Radeon HD 8870M is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Tesla C2075 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla C2075 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 8870M.
  • Radeon HD 8870M is used in Laptops, and Tesla C2075 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 8870M is build with GCN architecture, and Tesla C2075 - with Fermi 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 8870M is 151 MHz higher, than Tesla C2075.
  • Radeon HD 8870M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla C2075 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 8870M is 1368 MHz higher, than Tesla C2075.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 7−8 16−18
ultra / 1080p 4−5 10−11
QHD / 1440p 0−1 4−5
low / 720p 18−20 35−40
medium / 1080p 9−10 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla C2075 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 110% more, than Radeon HD 8870M.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 8870M Tesla C2075
Architecture GCN Fermi 2.0
Code name Venus GF110
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 18 December 2012 25 July 2011
Pipelines 640 448
Core clock speed 725 MHz 574 MHz
Boost Clock 775 MHz
Transistor count 1,500 million 3,000 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 31.00 32.14
Floating-point performance 992.0 gflops 1,030.4 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 3132 MHz
Memory bandwidth 72 GB/s 150.3 GB/s
Shared memory -
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
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 107 Mh/s 94 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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