GeForce GTX 970 vs Tesla C2050

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between GeForce GTX 970 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 970 stacks up against Tesla C2050, check out specs charts below.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 970 Tesla C2050
Power consumption (TDP) 148 Watt 238 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pins 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort 1x DVI
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
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  • Tesla C2050 has 60% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 970.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Tesla C2050 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 970 has 1 GB more memory, than Tesla C2050.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Tesla C2050 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 970 is 476 MHz higher, than Tesla C2050.
  • GeForce GTX 970 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla C2050 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Tesla C2050 is 238 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 970.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla C2050 is 2993 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 970.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 50−55 18−20
ultra / 1080p 30−35 10−11
QHD / 1440p 27−30 4−5
4K / 2160p 14−16 4−5
low / 720p 75−80 35−40
medium / 1080p 60−65 21−24
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 175% more, than Tesla C2050.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 970 Tesla C2050
Architecture Maxwell Fermi
Code name GM204 GF100
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 19 September 2014 25 July 2011
Pipelines 1664 448
Core clock speed 1050 MHz 574 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 109 billion/sec 32.14
Floating-point performance 3,920 gflops 1,030.4 gflops
Length 10.5" (26.7 cm) 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 224 GB/s 144.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.4 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA + 2.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.48 kh/s
CUDA cores 1664
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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