Tesla K20c vs Radeon VII

Place in the ranking	132	565
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.99	0.16
Power efficiency	10.21	2.85
Architecture	GCN 5.1 (2018−2022)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Vega 20	GK110
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	7 February 2019 (7 years ago)	12 November 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$3,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

Radeon VII has 11144% better value for money than Tesla K20c.

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	3840	2496
Core clock speed	1400 MHz	706 MHz
Boost clock speed	1750 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	13,230 million	7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	420.0	146.8
Floating-point processing power	13.44 TFLOPS	3.524 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	40
TMUs	240	208
L1 Cache	960 KB	208 KB
L2 Cache	4 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	280 mm	267 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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	HBM2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	5 GB
Memory bus width	4096 Bit	320 Bit
Memory clock speed	1000 MHz	1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth	1024 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	1x HDMI 2.0b, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

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	6.7	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.1	1.2
Vulkan	1.3	1.1.126
CUDA	-	3.5

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD	121 +404%	24−27 −404%
1440p	75 +436%	14−16 −436%
4K	58 +383%	12−14 −383%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	5.78 +2207%	133.29 −2207%
1440p	9.32 +2352%	228.50 −2352%
4K	12.05 +2112%	266.58 −2112%

Radeon VII has 2207% lower cost per frame in 1080p
Radeon VII has 2352% lower cost per frame in 1440p
Radeon VII has 2112% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2	210−220 +380%	45−50 −380%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 +411%	18−20 −411%
Palworld	100−110 +400%	21−24 −400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake	100−110 +405%	21−24 −405%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5	136 +404%	27−30 −404%
Counter-Strike 2	210−220 +380%	45−50 −380%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 +411%	18−20 −411%
Far Cry 5	99 +371%	21−24 −371%
Fortnite	195 +388%	40−45 −388%
Forza Horizon 4	163 +443%	30−33 −443%
Palworld	100−110 +400%	21−24 −400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	157 +423%	30−33 −423%
Valorant	220−230 +407%	45−50 −407%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5	137 +407%	27−30 −407%
Counter-Strike 2	210−220 +380%	45−50 −380%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	270−280 +405%	55−60 −405%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 +411%	18−20 −411%
Dota 2	160 +433%	30−33 −433%
Far Cry 5	95 +428%	18−20 −428%
Fortnite	154 +413%	30−33 −413%
Forza Horizon 4	157 +423%	30−33 −423%
Grand Theft Auto V	111 +429%	21−24 −429%
Metro Exodus	88 +389%	18−20 −389%
Palworld	100−110 +400%	21−24 −400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	158 +427%	30−33 −427%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	139 +415%	27−30 −415%
Valorant	220−230 +407%	45−50 −407%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5	127 +370%	27−30 −370%
Cyberpunk 2077	90−95 +411%	18−20 −411%
Dota 2	147 +390%	30−33 −390%
Far Cry 5	91 +406%	18−20 −406%
Forza Horizon 4	130 +381%	27−30 −381%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	143 +377%	30−33 −377%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75 +436%	14−16 −436%
Valorant	197 +393%	40−45 −393%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite	114 +375%	24−27 −375%
Palworld	100−110 +400%	21−24 −400%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2	100−105 +376%	21−24 −376%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	270−280 +402%	55−60 −402%
Grand Theft Auto V	43 +378%	9−10 −378%
Metro Exodus	56 +460%	10−11 −460%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +400%	35−40 −400%
Valorant	260−270 +375%	55−60 −375%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5	100−105 +376%	21−24 −376%
Cyberpunk 2077	45−50 +411%	9−10 −411%
Far Cry 5	95−100 +433%	18−20 −433%
Forza Horizon 4	110−120 +433%	21−24 −433%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	75−80 +375%	16−18 −375%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite	100−110 +395%	21−24 −395%
Palworld	60−65 +400%	12−14 −400%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +411%	9−10 −411%
Grand Theft Auto V	62 +417%	12−14 −417%
Metro Exodus	37 +429%	7−8 −429%
Palworld	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	54 +440%	10−11 −440%
Valorant	240−250 +382%	50−55 −382%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5	73 +421%	14−16 −421%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 +411%	9−10 −411%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%
Dota 2	78 +388%	16−18 −388%
Far Cry 5	59 +392%	12−14 −392%
Forza Horizon 4	77 +381%	16−18 −381%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	58 +383%	12−14 −383%

4K
Epic

Fortnite	44 +389%	9−10 −389%
Palworld	35−40 +400%	7−8 −400%

This is how Radeon VII and Tesla K20c compete in popular games:

Radeon VII is 404% faster in 1080p
Radeon VII is 436% faster in 1440p
Radeon VII is 383% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	38.92	8.28
Recency	7 February 2019	12 November 2012
Maximum RAM amount	16 GB	5 GB
Chip lithography	7 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	295 Watt	225 Watt

Radeon VII has a 370% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 220% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

Tesla K20c, on the other hand, has 31% lower power consumption.

The Radeon VII is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K20c in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon VII is a desktop graphics card while Tesla K20c is a workstation one.