Radeon R9 290X vs Tesla M2070 Q

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon R9 290X 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 290X 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 290X 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 4 GB 6 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Radeon R9 290X has 11% more power consumption, than Tesla M2070 Q.
  • Radeon R9 290X is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and Tesla M2070 Q uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • Tesla M2070 Q 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 M2070 Q - with Fermi.
  • Radeon R9 290X is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Tesla M2070 Q - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 290X is 27 mm longer, than Tesla M2070 Q.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M2070 Q is 1882 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 290X.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
ultra / 1080p 24−27 1−2
QHD / 1440p 18−20 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 14−16
medium / 1080p 45−50 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 290X in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 616% more, than Tesla M2070 Q.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 290X Tesla M2070 Q
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 1,027.7 gflops
Length 275 mm 248 mm
Memory bus width 512 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 3132 MHz
Memory bandwidth 320 GB/s 150.3 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 94 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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