AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary vs NVIDIA Tesla M60 Comparison

FAQ

Q: How do the two GPUs compare in average benchmark scores?

A: The NVIDIA Tesla M60 has an average benchmark score of 30490, placing it in the 75th percentile of all GPUs. The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary averages 26553, which lands in the 72nd percentile.

Q: Which card is faster in OpenCL and Vulkan workloads?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary wins both head-to-head tests. It scores 77161 in Geekbench OpenCL versus 29506 for the Tesla M60, a 61.8% advantage. In Geekbench Vulkan, AMD scores 74281 versus 31473, a 57.6% lead.

Q: What are the nearest rivals to each card according to the database?

A: The Tesla M60 sits closest to the NVIDIA CMP 70HX (0% delta), AMD Radeon RX 6700 (0.2%), AMD Radeon RX 6800 (1.3%), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti (1.8%). The RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary is nearest to the NVIDIA RTX A4000 (-0.5%), NVIDIA GeForce MX550 (0.5%), AMD Radeon 860M (0.6%), and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 (0.8%).

Q: What process nodes do these chips use?

A: The Tesla M60 is built on TSMC's 28 nm process with a die size of 398 mm². The RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary uses TSMC's 7 nm process with a smaller die at 251 mm².

Q: What is the memory configuration difference?

A: Both cards have 8 GB and a 256-bit memory bus. The Tesla M60 uses GDDR5 with 160.4 GB/s bandwidth, while the RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary uses GDDR6 with 448.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Does the Tesla M60 have display outputs?

A: No. The Tesla M60 lists "No outputs" as its display configuration. The RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary includes 1x HDMI 2.0b and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a.

Architecture Differences

The NVIDIA Tesla M60 and AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary come from different architectural generations and design philosophies. The Tesla M60 uses NVIDIA's Maxwell 2.0 architecture on the GM204 chip, part of the Tesla Maxwell (Mxx) generation. The RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary employs AMD's RDNA 1.0 architecture on the Navi 10 chip, from the Navi (RX 5000) generation.

Fabrication technology separates the two significantly. The Tesla M60 uses a 28 nm process at TSMC, packing 5,200 million transistors onto a 398 mm² die, giving a transistor density of 13.1 million per mm². The RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary uses a 7 nm process at TSMC, fitting 10,300 million transistors onto a 251 mm² die, achieving 41.0 million transistors per mm². This represents over three times the transistor density on the AMD chip.

Core configurations differ substantially. The Tesla M60 has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 ROPs. The RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has 2560 shading units, 160 TMUs, and 64 ROPs. The AMD card has 25% more shading units and 25% more TMUs, while ROP counts match.

Clock behavior reflects the architectural split. The Tesla M60 runs at a 557 MHz base clock with a 1178 MHz boost. The RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary clocks far higher: 1680 MHz base, 1830 MHz game clock, and 1980 MHz boost. The AMD card also runs faster memory at 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) versus 1253 MHz (5 Gbps effective) on the Tesla.

Compute capabilities illustrate generational progress. The Tesla M60 delivers 4.825 TFLOPS FP32 performance. The RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary achieves 10.14 TFLOPS FP32, more than double. The AMD card also supports FP16 at 20.28 TFLOPS (2:1 ratio), while the Tesla M60 lists no FP16 capability.

Power characteristics differ as well. The Tesla M60 has a 300 W TDP with a suggested 700 W PSU and a single 8-pin connector. The RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary has a 225 W TDP, suggests a 550 W PSU, and requires 1x 6-pin plus 1x 8-pin connectors. The Tesla is a dual-slot card at 267 mm length, while the AMD card is also dual-slot but slightly longer at 272 mm, with specified height of 111 mm and width of 40 mm.

Other interface differences exist. The Tesla M60 uses PCIe 3.0 x16, while the RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary uses PCIe 4.0 x16. Both support DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Neither card has RT cores or tensor cores listed. The Tesla M60 has no display outputs, while the AMD card offers a full video output suite. The Tesla was released in 2015 and is part of the Tesla Kepler to Tesla Pascal lineage, while the RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary launched in 2019, succeeding Vega and preceding Navi II.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database records two head-to-head comparisons between these GPUs, and the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary wins both outright. The wins are substantial, not marginal.

In Geekbench OpenCL, the Tesla M60 scores 29506 against 77161 for the RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary. The delta is 61.8% in favor of AMD. This is a massive gap, more than 2.6 times the raw score. The OpenCL result aligns with the theoretical FP32 throughput: the AMD card's 10.14 TFLOPS versus 4.825 TFLOPS for the NVIDIA part. The memory bandwidth difference also plays a role, with 448.0 GB/s versus 160.4 GB/s, which matters for compute workloads that stream data.

Geekbench Vulkan shows a similar pattern. The Tesla M60 scores 31473, while the RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary reaches 74281. The delta is 57.6% in favor of AMD. The Vulkan gap is slightly narrower than OpenCL but remains decisive. Both cards support Vulkan 1.4, so the comparison is apples-to-apples at the API level.

The Tesla M60 does have its own comparative strengths when viewed against its nearest rivals. Its average score of 30490 places it essentially level with the NVIDIA CMP 70HX at 30476 (0% delta), marginally ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6700 at 30433 (0.2%), and ahead of the AMD Radeon RX 6800 at 30095 (1.3%) and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti at 29945 (1.8%). For a card from 2015, the Tesla M60 remains competitive in the database's aggregate scoring, sitting at the 75th percentile.

The RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary's average score of 26553 places it at the 72nd percentile. Its nearest rivals are tightly clustered: the NVIDIA RTX A4000 at 26683 is only 0.5% ahead, the NVIDIA GeForce MX550 at 26421 is 0.5% behind, the AMD Radeon 860M at 26401 is 0.6% behind, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 at 26331 is 0.8% behind. This suggests the AMD card sits in a dense performance neighborhood in the aggregate database.

The head-to-head data shows that while the Tesla M60 holds its own against similar-era high-end cards, it cannot match the newer AMD architecture in compute-heavy synthetic tests. The RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary's combination of higher clocks, more shading units, doubled FP32 throughput, and nearly three times the memory bandwidth translates directly into benchmark dominance.

The Verdict

The recorded data points to a clear winner for general compute workloads: the AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary. It wins both head-to-head benchmark comparisons by wide margins, 61.8% in OpenCL and 57.6% in Vulkan. Its FP32 performance of 10.14 TFLOPS versus 4.825 TFLOPS, combined with 448.0 GB/s memory bandwidth versus 160.4 GB/s, provides the underlying hardware advantage.

However, context matters. The Tesla M60 is a specialized product with no display outputs, designed for datacenter or server-side compute rather than consumer use. Its 75th percentile aggregate score and near-parity with cards like the NVIDIA CMP 70HX and AMD Radeon RX 6700 show that it remains relevant in the database's scoring despite its age. The RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary, at the 72nd percentile, has a lower aggregate score but wins the specific comparisons that matter for compute-bound tasks.

The choice depends on the use case. The RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary offers superior raw compute performance, modern display outputs for direct video connection, PCIe 4.0 support, and a lower 225 W TDP with a 550 W suggested PSU. The Tesla M60, with its 300 W TDP, 700 W suggested PSU, and no display outputs, targets a different deployment scenario entirely. It also has a higher average benchmark score, which may reflect a different weighting across the database's test suite.

For users who need a GPU for compute tasks and can work without display connectivity, the Tesla M60's aggregate standing is respectable. But for anyone who needs both compute and display output, or who prioritizes raw throughput in OpenCL and Vulkan, the AMD card is the data-backed selection. The two wins in head-to-head testing, with deltas exceeding 57%, are decisive in that regard.

The AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary also carries a launch MSRP of 449 USD, a figure that reflects its original positioning in the Radeon RX 5000 series.

Specification Differences

| Field | NVIDIA Tesla M60 | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary |

|-------|------------------|-----------------------------------------|

| Chip | GM204 | Navi 10 |

| Architecture | Maxwell 2.0 | RDNA 1.0 |

| Generation | Tesla Maxwell (Mxx) | Navi (RX 5000) |

| Process Node | 28 nm | 7 nm |

| Transistors | 5,200 million | 10,300 million |

| Die Size | 398 mm² | 251 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 13.1M / mm² | 41.0M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 557 MHz | 1680 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 1178 MHz | 1980 MHz |

| Game Clock | Not specified | 1830 MHz |

| Memory Clock | 1253 MHz (5 Gbps effective) | 1750 MHz (14 Gbps effective) |

| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR6 |

| Memory Bandwidth | 160.4 GB/s | 448.0 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 2048 | 2560 |

| TMUs | 128 | 160 |

| ROPs | 64 | 64 |

| Pixel Rate | 75.39 GPixel/s | 126.7 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 150.8 GTexel/s | 316.8 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 4.825 TFLOPS | 10.14 TFLOPS |

| FP16 Performance | Not specified | 20.28 TFLOPS (2:1) |

| TDP | 300 W | 225 W |

| Power Connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 700 W | 550 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |

| Dimensions | 267 mm length | 272 mm length, 111 mm height, 40 mm width |

| Release Date | 2015-08-29 | 2019-07-06 |

| Predecessor | Tesla Kepler | Vega |

| Successor | Tesla Pascal | Navi II |

Both cards share 8 GB memory capacity, a 256-bit bus width, dual-slot width, DirectX 12 (12_1), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4 support. Neither lists RT cores or tensor cores. The Tesla M60 is end-of-life, as is the RX 5700 XT 50th Anniversary.