Tesla K20s vs Radeon Instinct MI6
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Ellesmere | GK110 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 12 December 2016 (9 years ago) | 18 February 2013 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $3,199 |
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 | 2304 | 2496 |
| Core clock speed | 1120 MHz | 575 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1233 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 5,700 million | 7,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 225 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 177.6 | 119.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.682 TFLOPS | 2.87 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 40 |
| TMUs | 144 | 208 |
| L1 Cache | 576 KB | 208 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 1280 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 241 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no data |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 5 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 320 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 208.0 GB/s |
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 | No outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 December 2016 | 18 February 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 5 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 225 Watt |
Instinct MI6 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 60% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon Instinct MI6 and Tesla K20s. We've got no test results to judge.
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