Tesla PG503-216 vs GeForce 9800M GTX SLI
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 825 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.46 | no data |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Volta (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | NB9E-GTX | GV100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 15 July 2008 (17 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 224 | 4608 |
| Core clock speed | 500 MHz | 1312 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1530 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3016 Million | 21,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 440.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 14.1 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 128 |
| TMUs | no data | 288 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 640 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 10 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
| SLI options | + | - |
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 | GDDR3 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 4096 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 800 MHz | 1106 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 1.13 TB/s |
| 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 Connectors | no data | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 10 | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 7.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 July 2008 | 26 November 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 32 GB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 250 Watt |
9800M GTX SLI has 66.7% lower power consumption.
Tesla PG503-216, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 9800M GTX SLI and Tesla PG503-216. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 9800M GTX SLI is a notebook graphics card while Tesla PG503-216 is a workstation one.
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