Radeon 680M vs Tesla K80

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K80 with Radeon 680M, including specs and performance data.

Tesla K80
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
13.75
+43.2%

K80 outperforms 680M by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking425511
Place by popularitynot in top-10082
Power efficiency3.5714.95
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2025)
GPU code nameGK210Rembrandt+
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date17 November 2014 (11 years ago)3 January 2023 (3 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 cores2496 ×2768
Core clock speed562 MHz2000 MHz
Boost clock speed824 MHz2200 MHz
Number of transistors7,100 million13,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate171.4 ×2105.6
Floating-point processing power4.113 TFLOPS ×23.379 TFLOPS
ROPs48 ×232
TMUs208 ×248
Ray Tracing Coresno data12
L0 Cacheno data192 KB
L1 Cache208 KB256 KB
L2 Cache1536 KB2 MB
L3 Cacheno data8 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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount12 GB ×2System Shared
Memory bus width384 Bit ×2System Shared
Memory clock speed1253 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth240.6 GB/s ×2no data
Shared memory-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.7-

Synthetic benchmarks

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

Tesla K80 13.75
+43.2%
Radeon 680M 9.60

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Tesla K80 5753
+43.3%
Samples: 22
Radeon 680M 4016
Samples: 10

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 HD50−55
+35.1%
37
1440p24−27
+41.2%
17
4K14−16
+40%
10

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart 47 47
Counter-Strike 2 50−55 50−55
Cyberpunk 2077 38 38
Resident Evil 4 Remake 32 32

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart 37 37
Battlefield 5 40−45 40−45
Counter-Strike 2 50−55 50−55
Cyberpunk 2077 28 28
Far Cry 5 38 38
Fortnite 55−60 55−60
Forza Horizon 4 40−45 40−45
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40 35−40
Valorant 90−95 90−95

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart 20 20
Battlefield 5 40−45 40−45
Counter-Strike 2 50−55 50−55
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 140−150 140−150
Cyberpunk 2077 21 21
Dota 2 71 71
Far Cry 5 35 35
Fortnite 55−60 55−60
Forza Horizon 4 40−45 40−45
Grand Theft Auto V 36 36
Metro Exodus 23 23
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40 35−40
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40 40
Valorant 90−95 90−95

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 40−45 40−45
Cyberpunk 2077 18 18
Dota 2 61 61
Far Cry 5 33 33
Forza Horizon 4 40−45 40−45
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40 35−40
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24 24
Valorant 146 146

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 55−60 55−60

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 18−20 18−20
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 70−75 70−75
Grand Theft Auto V 17 17
Metro Exodus 10−12 10−12
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 50−55 50−55
Valorant 95−100 95−100

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27 24−27
Cyberpunk 2077 10 10
Far Cry 5 21 21
Forza Horizon 4 21−24 21−24
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17 17

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 20−22 20−22

4K
High

Atomic Heart 8−9 8−9
Counter-Strike 2 4−5 4−5
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22 20−22
Metro Exodus 5−6 5−6
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 13 13
Valorant 40−45 40−45

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 12−14 12−14
Counter-Strike 2 4−5 4−5
Cyberpunk 2077 4 4
Dota 2 18 18
Far Cry 5 10−11 10−11
Forza Horizon 4 16−18 16−18
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 9−10 9−10

4K
Epic

Fortnite 9−10 9−10

This is how Tesla K80 and Radeon 680M compete in popular games:

  • Tesla K80 is 35% faster in 1080p
  • Tesla K80 is 41% faster in 1440p
  • Tesla K80 is 40% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 13.75 9.60
Recency 17 November 2014 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 50 Watt

Tesla K80 has a 43% higher aggregate performance score.

Radeon 680M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 79% more advanced lithography process, and 83% lower power consumption.

The Tesla K80 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 680M in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla K80 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 680M is a notebook one.

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