Radeon RX 480 mobile vs Tesla M2070 Q

In this comparison between Radeon RX 480 mobile and Tesla M2070 Q you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon RX 480 mobile will be the best choice, for others Tesla M2070 Q will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Radeon RX 480 mobile is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon RX 480 mobile 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 RX 480 mobile here:

Main Specs

  Radeon RX 480 mobile Tesla M2070 Q
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 225 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Tesla M2070 Q has 125% more power consumption, than Radeon RX 480 mobile.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Tesla M2070 Q uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile has 2 GB more memory, than Tesla M2070 Q.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile is used in Laptops, and Tesla M2070 Q - in Desktops.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile is build with Polaris architecture, and Tesla M2070 Q - with Fermi.
  • Radeon RX 480 mobile is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Tesla M2070 Q - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon RX 480 mobile is 4868 MHz higher, than Tesla M2070 Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 12−14 3−4
ultra / 1080p 7−8 1−2
QHD / 1440p 0−1 0−1
low / 720p 27−30 14−16
medium / 1080p 14−16 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon RX 480 mobile in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 166% more, than Tesla M2070 Q.

Full Specs

  Radeon RX 480 mobile Tesla M2070 Q
Architecture Polaris Fermi
Code name Polaris GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 August 2016 25 July 2011
Pipelines 2304 448
Core clock speed 574 MHz
Boost Clock 1077 MHz
Transistor count 5,700 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 155.1 32.14
Floating-point performance 4,963 gflops 1,027.7 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 8000 MHz 3132 MHz
Memory bandwidth 256.0 GB/s 150.3 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 94 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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