GeForce GTX 960M vs Tesla C2050
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M stacks up against Tesla C2050, check out specs charts below.
Tesla C2050
GeForce GTX 960M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: GeForce GTX 960M 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 960M here:
Main Specs
| GeForce GTX 960M | Tesla C2050 | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 238 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 | 4 GB | 3 GB |
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI |
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- Tesla C2050 has 217% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 960M.
- GeForce GTX 960M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Tesla C2050 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
- GeForce GTX 960M has 1 GB more memory, than Tesla C2050.
- GeForce GTX 960M is used in Laptops, and Tesla C2050 - in Desktops.
- GeForce GTX 960M is build with Maxwell architecture, and Tesla C2050 - with Fermi.
- Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960M is 522 MHz higher, than Tesla C2050.
- GeForce GTX 960M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla C2050 - by 40 nm process technology.
- Memory clock speed of Tesla C2050 is 500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960M.
Game benchmarks
| high / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| ultra / 1080p | 10−11 | 10−11 |
| QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | 4−5 |
| 4K / 2160p | 4−5 | 4−5 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Tesla C2050 have the same average FPS in Assassin's Creed Odyssey. | ||
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 24−27 | 24−27 |
| QHD / 1440p | 8−9 | 8−9 |
| 4K / 2160p | 6−7 | 6−7 |
| low / 720p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 30−35 | 30−35 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Tesla C2050 have the same average FPS in Battlefield 5. | ||
| low / 768p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| high / 1080p | 50−55 | 50−55 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Tesla C2050 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone. | ||
| low / 768p | 220−230 | 220−230 |
| medium / 768p | 190−200 | 190−200 |
| ultra / 1080p | 100−110 | 110−120 |
| QHD / 1440p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| 4K / 2160p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| high / 768p | 150−160 | 150−160 |
| The average gaming FPS of Tesla C2050 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 1% more, than GeForce GTX 960M. | ||
| low / 768p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| medium / 1080p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Tesla C2050 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077. | ||
| low / 768p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| medium / 768p | 100−110 | 100−110 |
| ultra / 1080p | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Tesla C2050 have the same average FPS in Dota 2. | ||
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| ultra / 1080p | 20−22 | 20−22 |
| QHD / 1440p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| 4K / 2160p | 6−7 | 7−8 |
| low / 720p | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| medium / 1080p | 21−24 | 24−27 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Tesla C2050 have the same average FPS in Far Cry 5. | ||
| high / 1080p | 27−30 | 27−30 |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| QHD / 1440p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| medium / 1080p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Tesla C2050 have the same average FPS in Fortnite. | ||
| high / 1080p | 30−33 | 30−35 |
| ultra / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| QHD / 1440p | 10−12 | 10−12 |
| low / 720p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| medium / 1080p | 30−35 | 35−40 |
| The average gaming FPS of Tesla C2050 in Forza Horizon 4 is 3% more, than GeForce GTX 960M. | ||
| low / 768p | 95−100 | 95−100 |
| medium / 768p | 85−90 | 85−90 |
| high / 1080p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| QHD / 1440p | 4−5 | 5−6 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Tesla C2050 have the same average FPS in Grand Theft Auto V. | ||
| high / 1080p | 10−12 | 10−12 |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | 9−10 |
| 4K / 2160p | 2−3 | 2−3 |
| low / 720p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| medium / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Tesla C2050 have the same average FPS in Metro Exodus. | ||
| low / 768p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| medium / 1080p | 110−120 | 110−120 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Tesla C2050 have the same average FPS in Minecraft. | ||
| ultra / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| low / 720p | 65−70 | 65−70 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Tesla C2050 have the same average FPS in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS. | ||
| high / 1080p | 14−16 | 14−16 |
| ultra / 1080p | 9−10 | 9−10 |
| QHD / 1440p | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| low / 720p | 30−35 | 35−40 |
| medium / 1080p | 18−20 | 18−20 |
| The average gaming FPS of Tesla C2050 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 5% more, than GeForce GTX 960M. | ||
| low / 768p | 65−70 | 65−70 |
| medium / 768p | 40−45 | 40−45 |
| high / 1080p | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| ultra / 1080p | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| 4K / 2160p | 7−8 | 7−8 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Tesla C2050 have the same average FPS in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. | ||
| low / 768p | 90−95 | 90−95 |
| medium / 768p | 60−65 | 60−65 |
| ultra / 1080p | 35−40 | 35−40 |
| high / 768p | 55−60 | 55−60 |
| GeForce GTX 960M and Tesla C2050 have the same average FPS in World of Tanks. | ||
Full Specs
| GeForce GTX 960M | Tesla C2050 | |
| Architecture | Maxwell | Fermi |
| Code name | N16P-GX | GF100 |
| Type | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 12 March 2015 | 25 July 2011 |
| Pipelines | 640 | 448 |
| Core clock speed | 1096 MHz | 574 MHz |
| Boost Clock | 1202 MHz | |
| Transistor count | 1,870 million | 3,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| Texture fill rate | 47.04 | 32.14 |
| Floating-point performance | 1,505 gflops | 1,030.4 gflops |
| Length | 248 mm | |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 2500 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80 GB/s | 144.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | |
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | + | 2.0 |
| CUDA cores | 640 | |
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | |
| SLI options | + | |
| HDMI | + | |
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 175 Mh/s | 90 Mh/s |
| Laptop size | medium sized | |
| DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support | + | |
| H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder | + | |
| Optimus | + | |
| GameStream | + | |
| GeForce ShadowPlay | + | |
| GPU Boost | 2.0 | |
| GameWorks | + | |
| BatteryBoost | + | |
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