Tesla PG500-216 vs Radeon RX 560X
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 546 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 9.04 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Volta (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 21 | GV100 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 11 April 2018 (8 years ago) | 26 November 2019 (6 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 | 1024 | 5120 |
| Core clock speed | 1175 MHz | 1260 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1275 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,000 million | 21,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 81.60 | 441.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.611 TFLOPS | 14.13 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 128 |
| TMUs | 64 | 320 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 640 |
| L1 Cache | 256 KB | 10 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1024 KB | 6 MB |
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 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 170 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1750 MHz | 1106 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 112.0 GB/s | 1,133 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.2 |
| CUDA | - | 7.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 11 April 2018 | 26 November 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 32 GB |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 250 Watt |
RX 560X has 233% lower power consumption.
Tesla PG500-216, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 17% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon RX 560X and Tesla PG500-216. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon RX 560X is a desktop graphics card while Tesla PG500-216 is a workstation one.
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