Radeon 540X vs Tesla C2070

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon 540X and Tesla C2070. 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 Radeon 540X and Tesla C2070. 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.

Radeon 540X is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon 540X 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 Radeon 540X here:

Main Specs

  Radeon 540X Tesla C2070
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 238 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort 1x DVI
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  • Tesla C2070 has 376% more power consumption, than Radeon 540X.
  • Radeon 540X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x8, and Tesla C2070 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla C2070 has 4 GB more memory, than Radeon 540X.
  • Radeon 540X is used in Laptops, and Tesla C2070 - in Desktops.
  • Radeon 540X is build with GCN 4.0 architecture, and Tesla C2070 - with Fermi.
  • Radeon 540X is manufactured by 14 nm process technology, and Tesla C2070 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon 540X is 3012 MHz higher, than Tesla C2070.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 6−7 16−18
ultra / 1080p 3−4 9−10
QHD / 1440p 0−1 3−4
low / 720p 14−16 30−35
medium / 1080p 7−8 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Tesla C2070 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon 540X.

Full Specs

  Radeon 540X Tesla C2070
Architecture GCN 4.0 Fermi
Code name Lexa GF100
Type Laptop Workstation
Release date 12 August 2019 25 July 2011
Pipelines 512 448
Core clock speed 574 MHz
Boost Clock 1219 MHz
Transistor count 2,200 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 33.47 32.14
Floating-point performance 1,030.4 gflops
Length 248 mm
Memory bus width 64 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 6000 MHz 2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112.0 GB/s 143.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_0) 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 6.4 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 2.0 1.1
Vulkan 1.2.131 N/A
CUDA 2.0
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