GeForce GTX 470M SLI vs Tesla C2050

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 470M SLI and Tesla C2050, 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 GeForce GTX 470M SLI stacks up against Tesla C2050, check out specs charts below.

GeForce GTX 470M SLI is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 470M SLI 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 GeForce GTX 470M SLI here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 470M SLI Tesla C2050
Power consumption (TDP) 238 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI
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  • GeForce GTX 470M SLI is used in Laptops, and Tesla C2050 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 470M SLI and Tesla C2050 are build with Fermi architecture.
  • Core clock speed of Tesla C2050 is 39 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470M SLI.
  • GeForce GTX 470M SLI and Tesla C2050 are manufactured by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla C2050 is 1750 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 470M SLI.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 18−20
ultra / 1080p 9−10 10−11
QHD / 1440p 4−5 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5 4−5
low / 720p 30−35 35−40
medium / 1080p 20−22 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla C2050 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 14% more, than GeForce GTX 470M SLI.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 470M SLI Tesla C2050
Architecture Fermi Fermi
Code name N11E-GT GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 1 November 2010 25 July 2011
Pipelines 576 448
Core clock speed 535 MHz 574 MHz
Transistor count 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 32.14
Floating-point performance 1,030.4 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 144.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA 2.0
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 90 Mh/s
Laptop size large
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