Radeon R9 290X vs Tesla C2070

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon R9 290X and Tesla C2070, 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 Radeon R9 290X stacks up against Tesla C2070, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon R9 290X	Tesla C2070
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	238 Watt
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin	1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	6 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort	1x DVI
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Radeon R9 290X has 5% more power consumption, than Tesla C2070.
Radeon R9 290X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Tesla C2070 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
Tesla C2070 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 290X.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon R9 290X is build with GCN architecture, and Tesla C2070 - with Fermi.
Radeon R9 290X is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla C2070 - by 40 nm process technology.
Radeon R9 290X is 27 mm longer, than Tesla C2070.
Memory clock speed of Tesla C2070 is 1738 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	35−40	16−18
ultra / 1080p	24−27	9−10
QHD / 1440p	18−20	3−4
4K / 2160p	10−11	−
low / 720p	60−65	30−35
medium / 1080p	45−50	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 123% more, than Tesla C2070.
high / 1080p	60−65	27−30
ultra / 1080p	50−55	21−24
QHD / 1440p	35−40	6−7
4K / 2160p	18−20	5−6
low / 720p	110−120	55−60
medium / 1080p	65−70	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Battlefield 5 is 136% more, than Tesla C2070.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon R9 290X and Tesla C2070 have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	250−260	210−220
medium / 768p	220−230	180−190
ultra / 1080p	190−200	100−110
QHD / 1440p	110−120	60−65
4K / 2160p	70−75	30−35
high / 768p	210−220	150−160
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 43% more, than Tesla C2070.
low / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	40−45
medium / 1080p	55−60	55−60
Radeon R9 290X and Tesla C2070 have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	120−130	110−120
medium / 768p	110−120	100−110
ultra / 1080p	100−110	70−75
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Dota 2 is 18% more, than Tesla C2070.
high / 1080p	45−50	20−22
ultra / 1080p	45−50	18−20
QHD / 1440p	30−35	18−20
4K / 2160p	16−18	6−7
low / 720p	85−90	40−45
medium / 1080p	50−55	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Far Cry 5 is 123% more, than Tesla C2070.
high / 1080p	65−70	27−30
ultra / 1080p	50−55	21−24
QHD / 1440p	30−35	12−14
4K / 2160p	27−30	−
low / 720p	180−190	100−110
medium / 1080p	120−130	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Fortnite is 100% more, than Tesla C2070.
high / 1080p	65−70	27−30
ultra / 1080p	45−50	21−24
QHD / 1440p	35−40	10−11
4K / 2160p	24−27	−
low / 720p	110−120	55−60
medium / 1080p	70−75	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Forza Horizon 4 is 126% more, than Tesla C2070.
low / 768p	140−150	90−95
medium / 768p	130−140	80−85
high / 1080p	75−80	30−35
ultra / 1080p	30−35	12−14
QHD / 1440p	24−27	3−4
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Grand Theft Auto V is 88% more, than Tesla C2070.
high / 1080p	27−30	10−11
ultra / 1080p	21−24	8−9
QHD / 1440p	18−20	−
4K / 2160p	9−10	1−2
low / 720p	70−75	30−35
medium / 1080p	35−40	14−16
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Metro Exodus is 161% more, than Tesla C2070.
low / 768p	130−140	110−120
medium / 1080p	120−130	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Minecraft is 13% more, than Tesla C2070.
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	100−110	60−65
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 43% more, than Tesla C2070.
high / 1080p	27−30	12−14
ultra / 1080p	18−20	9−10
QHD / 1440p	12−14	0−1
4K / 2160p	8−9	−
low / 720p	70−75	30−35
medium / 1080p	35−40	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 116% more, than Tesla C2070.
low / 768p	140−150	60−65
medium / 768p	90−95	35−40
high / 1080p	50−55	21−24
ultra / 1080p	27−30	12−14
4K / 2160p	16−18	6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 139% more, than Tesla C2070.
low / 768p	90−95	90−95
medium / 768p	60−65	60−65
ultra / 1080p	55−60	35−40
high / 768p	−	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in World of Tanks is 9% more, than Tesla C2070.

Full Specs

	Radeon R9 290X	Tesla C2070
Architecture	GCN	Fermi
Code name	Hawaii XT	GF100
Type	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	24 October 2013	25 July 2011
Pipelines	2816	448
Core clock speed		574 MHz
Boost Clock	947 MHz
Transistor count	6,200 million	3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Texture fill rate	176.0	32.14
Floating-point performance	5,632 gflops	1,030.4 gflops
Length	275 mm	248 mm
Memory bus width	512 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	2988 MHz
Memory bandwidth	320 GB/s	143.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX		12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.3	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA		2.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)	0.76 kh/s
FreeSync	+
Bus support	PCIe 3.0
HDMI	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	623 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+
HD3D	+
TrueAudio	+
Design	reference
DisplayPort support	+
CrossFire	+
DDMA audio	+
Decred / DCR (Decred)	1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)	25.75 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)	350 Sol/s
AppAcceleration	+
LiquidVR	+
TressFX	+
UVD	+
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Radeon R9 290X vs Tesla C2070

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