Tesla K10 vs GeForce 8800 GT

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking	1147	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	no data
Power efficiency	0.67	no data
Architecture	Tesla (2006−2010)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	G92	GK104
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	29 October 2007 (18 years ago)	1 May 2012 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$349	$5,099

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	112	1536 ×2
Core clock speed	600 MHz	745 MHz
Number of transistors	754 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	225 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	105 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	33.60	95.36 ×2
Floating-point processing power	0.336 TFLOPS	2.289 TFLOPS ×2
ROPs	16	32 ×2
TMUs	56	128 ×2
L1 Cache	no data	128 KB
L2 Cache	64 KB	512 KB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	229 mm	272 mm
Height	Single Slot	no data
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options	2-way	-

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR3	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB ×2
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit ×2
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57.6 GB/s	160.0 GB/s ×2

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors	Dual Link DVIHDTV	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	S/PDIF	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

High Dynamic-Range Lighting (HDRR)

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API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.1 (10_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	4.0	5.1
OpenGL	2.1	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
CUDA	+	3.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 October 2007	1 May 2012
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	4 GB
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	225 Watt