Radeon R9 280X vs Tesla M2070 Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R9 280X and Tesla M2070 Q. 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 R9 280X and Tesla M2070 Q. 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.

Main Specs

  Radeon R9 280X Tesla M2070 Q
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 280X has 11% more power consumption, than Tesla M2070 Q.
  • Radeon R9 280X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Tesla M2070 Q uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M2070 Q has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280X.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon R9 280X is build with GCN architecture, and Tesla M2070 Q - with Fermi.
  • Radeon R9 280X is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla M2070 Q - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280X is 27 mm longer, than Tesla M2070 Q.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
ultra / 1080p 21−24 1−2
QHD / 1440p 16−18 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 14−16
medium / 1080p 40−45 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Tesla M2070 Q.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 280X Tesla M2070 Q
Architecture GCN Fermi
Code name Thaiti XTL GF100
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 8 October 2013 25 July 2011
Pipelines 2048 448
Core clock speed 574 MHz
Boost Clock 1000 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 3,100 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 128.0 32.14
Floating-point performance 4,096 gflops 1,027.7 gflops
Length 275 mm 248 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 3132 MHz
Memory bandwidth 288 GB/s 150.3 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.1
Vulkan + N/A
CUDA 2.0
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.5 kh/s
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 494 Mh/s 94 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
Decred / DCR (Decred) 1.07 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) 14.42 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash) 285 Sol/s
AppAcceleration +
LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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