GeForce GTX 690 vs Tesla C2050

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 690 and Tesla C2050. 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 GeForce GTX 690 and Tesla C2050. 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

  GeForce GTX 690 Tesla C2050
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 238 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB (4 GB per GPU) GDDR5 3 GB
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI
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  • GeForce GTX 690 has 26% more power consumption, than Tesla C2050.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Tesla C2050 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 690 has 1 GB more memory, than Tesla C2050.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is build with Kepler architecture, and Tesla C2050 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 341 MHz higher, than Tesla C2050.
  • GeForce GTX 690 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla C2050 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Tesla C2050 is 237 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 690.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 690 is 3008 MHz higher, than Tesla C2050.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 690 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Tesla C2050.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 690 Tesla C2050
Architecture Kepler Fermi
Code name GK104 GF100
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 3 May 2012 25 July 2011
Pipelines 1536 448
Core clock speed 915 MHz 574 MHz
Boost Clock 1019 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 234 billion/sec 32.14
Floating-point performance 2x 3,130 gflops 1,030.4 gflops
Length 11.0" (27.9 cm) 248 mm
Memory bus width 512-bit (256-bit per GPU) 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 384 GB/s 144.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA + 2.0
CUDA cores 3072
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDMI Yes (via dongle)
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
3D Blu-Ray +
3D Gaming +
3D Vision Live +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 156 Mh/s 90 Mh/s
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