Radeon R7 260 vs Tesla M2070 Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R7 260 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 R7 260 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.

Main Specs

  Radeon R7 260 Tesla M2070 Q
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 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, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Tesla M2070 Q has 95% more power consumption, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Radeon R7 260 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 R7 260.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon R7 260 is build with GCN 2.0 architecture, and Tesla M2070 Q - with Fermi.
  • Radeon R7 260 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla M2070 Q - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Tesla M2070 Q is 78 mm longer, than Radeon R7 260.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M2070 Q is 1507 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 3−4
ultra / 1080p 8−9 1−2
QHD / 1440p 3−4 0−1
low / 720p 30−35 14−16
medium / 1080p 18−20 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 200% more, than Tesla M2070 Q.

Full Specs

  Radeon R7 260 Tesla M2070 Q
Architecture GCN 2.0 Fermi
Code name Bonaire GF100
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 17 December 2013 25 July 2011
Pipelines 768 448
Core clock speed 574 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00 32.14
Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops 1,027.7 gflops
Length 170 mm 248 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1625 MHz 3132 MHz
Memory bandwidth 104 GB/s 150.3 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.3 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 240 Mh/s 94 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
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