Tesla K8 vs Radeon Pro 5500 XT
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon Pro 5500 XT and Tesla K8, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
Pro 5500 XT outperforms K8 by a whopping 104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 328 | 525 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 11.69 | 7.15 |
| Architecture | RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Navi 14 | GK104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 4 August 2020 (6 years ago) | 16 September 2014 (11 years ago) |
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 | 1536 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 1187 MHz | 693 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1757 MHz | 811 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 6,400 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 168.7 | 103.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.398 TFLOPS | 2.491 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 96 | 128 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Width | IGP | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin |
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 | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 224.0 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | + | - |
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_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.89 | 9.24 |
| Recency | 4 August 2020 | 16 September 2014 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 100 Watt |
Pro 5500 XT has a 104% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.
Tesla K8, on the other hand, has 25% lower power consumption.
The Radeon Pro 5500 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K8 in performance tests.
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