Radeon HD 7870 XT vs Tesla C2050

In this comparison between Radeon HD 7870 XT and Tesla C2050 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 HD 7870 XT will be the best choice, for others Tesla C2050 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.
Radeon HD 7870 XT
Tesla C2050

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 7870 XT Tesla C2050
Power consumption (TDP) 185 Watt 238 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 3 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1x DVI
 
  • Tesla C2050 has 28% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Tesla C2050 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla C2050 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7870 XT.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Tesla C2050 - with Fermi.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 351 MHz higher, than Tesla C2050.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla C2050 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon HD 7870 XT is 19 mm longer, than Tesla C2050.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 XT is 3000 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 Radeon HD 7870 XT in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Tesla C2050.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7870 XT Tesla C2050
Architecture GCN 1.0 Fermi
Code name Tahiti GF100
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 19 November 2012 25 July 2011
Pipelines 1536 448
Core clock speed 925 MHz 574 MHz
Boost Clock 975 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 93.60 32.14
Floating-point performance 2,995 gflops 1,030.4 gflops
Length 267 mm 248 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 3000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 192.0 GB/s 144.0 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_1) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.0
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