GeForce GTX 590 vs Tesla M60

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 590 and Tesla M60 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 GeForce GTX 590 will be the best choice, for others Tesla M60 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 590 Tesla M60
Power consumption (TDP) 365 Watt 300 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors Two 8-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU) 8 GB
Display Connectors 3x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • GeForce GTX 590 has 21% more power consumption, than Tesla M60.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Tesla M60 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 590 has 3064 GB more memory, than Tesla M60.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is build with Fermi architecture, and Tesla M60 - with Maxwell 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 590 is 658 MHz higher, than Tesla M60.
  • GeForce GTX 590 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Tesla M60 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Tesla M60 is 256 mm longer, than GeForce GTX 590.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M60 is 3305 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 590.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 16−18 35−40
ultra / 1080p 10−11 24−27
QHD / 1440p 4−5 18−20
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 35−40 60−65
medium / 1080p 21−24 45−50
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M60 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 111% more, than GeForce GTX 590.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 590 Tesla M60
Architecture Fermi Maxwell 2.0
Code name GF110 GM204
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 24 March 2011 30 August 2015
Pipelines 1024 2048
Core clock speed 1215 MHz 557 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 3,000 million 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 40 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 77.7 billion/sec 150.8
Floating-point performance 2x 1,244.2 gflops 2x 4,833 gflops
Length 11" (280 mm) (27.9 cm) 267 mm
Memory bus width 768-bit (384-bit per GPU) 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 1707 MHz 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 327.7 GB/s 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (11_0) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 5.1 6.4
OpenGL 4.2 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan N/A 1.1.126
CUDA + 5.2
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support 16x PCI-E 2.0
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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