NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 vs NVIDIA Tesla M60 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The recorded data shows a decisive victory for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 in every head-to-head comparison available. In Geekbench OpenCL, the RTX 4070 scores 154,858 against the Tesla M60's 29,506, a delta of 424.8 percent. That is more than five times the compute output of the older Tesla part. The Vulkan result is even more lopsided: 174,152 versus 31,473, a 453.3 percent advantage for the GeForce card.

These are not close contests. The RTX 4070's average benchmark score across all recorded tests sits at 37,648, while the Tesla M60 averages 30,490. That places the RTX 4070 in the 81st percentile of all GPUs in the database, compared to the 75th percentile for the Tesla M60. The separation in raw compute is stark, but the percentile gap is narrower than the head-to-head deltas suggest, because the Tesla M60 holds its own against a specific tier of rivals.

Looking at the nearest rival groupings, the RTX 4070 trades almost exactly with the NVIDIA Tesla P4 (0.1 percent ahead), the AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 (0.4 percent ahead), and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 Mobile (1.3 percent behind). The Tesla M60, meanwhile, sits within 2 percent of the NVIDIA CMP 70HX, AMD Radeon RX 6700, and AMD Radeon RX 6800. The M60 is a mid-pack performer in its era, while the RTX 4070 is a top-tier consumer card, and the benchmark deltas reflect that generational chasm.

The only two shared benchmark tests are OpenCL and Vulkan, and the RTX 4070 wins both. There are no tests in the database where the Tesla M60 pulls ahead. The wins count is 2 for the RTX 4070, 0 for the Tesla M60. That is the complete head-to-head picture, and it is one-sided.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from entirely different design eras. The RTX 4070 uses the AD104 chip on TSMC's 5 nm process, while the Tesla M60 uses the GM204 chip on TSMC's 28 nm node. The transistor counts tell the story: the AD104 packs 35,800 million transistors on a 294 mm² die, yielding a density of 121.8 million transistors per square millimeter. The GM204 has 5,200 million transistors on a 398 mm² die, with a density of just 13.1 million per square millimeter. The 5 nm node allows nearly ten times the transistor density, which explains the massive compute gap.

The RTX 4070 is built on Ada Lovelace architecture, while the Tesla M60 is Maxwell 2.0. That is a three-generation leap. Ada Lovelace brings dedicated ray tracing cores (46 of them) and tensor cores (184 of them) to the RTX 4070. The Tesla M60 has neither. It relies purely on traditional shader hardware. The shading unit count reflects this: 5,888 on the RTX 4070 versus 2,048 on the Tesla M60. Texture mapping units are 184 versus 128, and raster operation units are 64 on both.

Clock speeds also diverge dramatically. The RTX 4070 runs at a 1920 MHz base and 2475 MHz boost, while the Tesla M60 idles at 557 MHz base and reaches only 1178 MHz boost. The M60 was a dual-GPU compute card designed for virtualization, so its clocks were tuned for power efficiency across two dies. The single-die RTX 4070 runs far hotter clocks and delivers 29.15 TFLOPS of FP32 compute, versus 4.825 TFLOPS for the Tesla M60. The FP16 figure for the RTX 4070 is the same 29.15 TFLOPS with a 1:1 ratio; the Tesla M60 has no recorded FP16 performance.

Memory subsystems are equally divergent. The RTX 4070 uses 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus, delivering 504.2 GB/s of bandwidth at 21 Gbps effective. The Tesla M60 has 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, with 160.4 GB/s at 5 Gbps effective. The RTX 4070 has three times the bandwidth despite a narrower bus, because GDDR6X is vastly faster. The pixel rate is 158.4 GPixel/s for the RTX 4070 versus 75.39 GPixel/s for the Tesla M60, and texture rate is 455.4 GTexel/s versus 150.8 GTexel/s.

Power and interface requirements also differ. The RTX 4070 has a TDP of 200 W with a single 16-pin connector and a suggested 550 W PSU. The Tesla M60 draws 300 W, uses a single 8-pin connector, and requires a 700 W PSU. The RTX 4070 connects via PCIe 4.0 x16, while the Tesla M60 uses PCIe 3.0 x16. Display outputs are another major split: the RTX 4070 has 1x HDMI 2.1 and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, while the Tesla M60 has no display outputs at all, as it is a server-oriented accelerator. API support is similar on paper, with both supporting DirectX 12 and OpenGL 4.6, though the RTX 4070 reaches DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) while the Tesla M60 tops out at DirectX 12 (12_1). Both support Vulkan 1.4.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 records an average benchmark score of 37,648, while the NVIDIA Tesla M60 averages 30,490. The RTX 4070 also sits in the 81st percentile of all GPUs, versus the 75th percentile for the Tesla M60.

Q: How do the two GPUs compare in OpenCL compute performance?

A: The RTX 4070 scores 154,858 in Geekbench OpenCL, which is 424.8 percent higher than the Tesla M60's 29,506. This is the largest single-test delta in the head-to-head data.

Q: Does the Tesla M60 outperform the RTX 4070 in any benchmark?

A: No. In the two shared tests (Geekbench OpenCL and Geekbench Vulkan), the RTX 4070 wins both. The win count is 2 for the RTX 4070 and 0 for the Tesla M60.

Q: What are the memory specifications for each card?

A: The RTX 4070 has 12 GB of GDDR6X on a 192-bit bus with 504.2 GB/s bandwidth. The Tesla M60 has 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus with 160.4 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Does the Tesla M60 support ray tracing or tensor cores?

A: No. The Tesla M60, based on Maxwell 2.0 architecture, has no ray tracing cores and no tensor cores. The RTX 4070, based on Ada Lovelace, includes 46 ray tracing cores and 184 tensor cores.

Q: What is the transistor density difference between the two chips?

A: The RTX 4070's AD104 chip has a density of 121.8 million transistors per square millimeter, while the Tesla M60's GM204 chip has a density of 13.1 million per square millimeter. That is a nearly tenfold difference.

The Verdict

The data points to a single conclusion: the RTX 4070 is the superior GPU in every measurable category. It wins both head-to-head benchmarks, has a higher average score, a higher percentile rank, more memory, faster memory, more compute units, and a far more advanced architecture. The 424.8 percent OpenCL lead and 453.3 percent Vulkan lead are not incremental improvements; they represent a generational leap.

For gaming, content creation, or any consumer workload, the RTX 4070 is the only sensible choice. It has display outputs, supports DirectX 12 Ultimate, includes ray tracing and tensor cores, and operates at a lower TDP of 200 W versus the Tesla M60's 300 W. The RTX 4070 also requires a less powerful PSU (550 W suggested versus 700 W).

The Tesla M60's role is confined to legacy server or virtualization deployments. It offers no display outputs, which disqualifies it from any interactive graphics work. Its 8 GB of GDDR5 and 160.4 GB/s bandwidth are adequate for older compute tasks but will bottleneck modern workloads. The M60's only advantages are its 256-bit bus (wider than the RTX 4070's 192-bit) and its PCIe 3.0 compatibility, which may suit older systems. Neither advantage offsets the massive compute deficit.

For anyone building a new system or upgrading an existing one, the RTX 4070 is the clear pick. For anyone maintaining a legacy Tesla M60 server, the data suggests it remains functional but severely outclassed. The 75th percentile ranking of the M60 is respectable for a 2015 card, but the RTX 4070's 81st percentile places it in a different performance class entirely.

Specification Differences

| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA Tesla M60 |

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

| Architecture | Ada Lovelace | Maxwell 2.0 |

| Chip | AD104 | GM204 |

| Process node | 5 nm | 28 nm |

| Transistors | 35,800 million | 5,200 million |

| Die size | 294 mm² | 398 mm² |

| Transistor density | 121.8M / mm² | 13.1M / mm² |

| Base clock | 1920 MHz | 557 MHz |

| Boost clock | 2475 MHz | 1178 MHz |

| Memory clock | 1313 MHz (21 Gbps effective) | 1253 MHz (5 Gbps effective) |

| Memory size | 12 GB | 8 GB |

| Memory type | GDDR6X | GDDR5 |

| Memory bus width | 192 bit | 256 bit |

| Memory bandwidth | 504.2 GB/s | 160.4 GB/s |

| Shading units | 5888 | 2048 |

| TMUs | 184 | 128 |

| ROPs | 64 | 64 |

| Ray tracing cores | 46 | None |

| Tensor cores | 184 | None |

| Pixel rate | 158.4 GPixel/s | 75.39 GPixel/s |

| Texture rate | 455.4 GTexel/s | 150.8 GTexel/s |

| FP32 performance | 29.15 TFLOPS | 4.825 TFLOPS |

| FP16 performance | 29.15 TFLOPS (1:1) | Not recorded |

| TDP | 200 W | 300 W |

| Power connectors | 1x 16-pin | 1x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 550 W | 700 W |

| Bus interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Display outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a | No outputs |

| DirectX support | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (12_1) |

| Release date | 2023-04-11 | 2015-08-29 |

| Successor | GeForce 50 | Tesla Pascal |