Tesla K10 vs GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps

Primary Details

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

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGP104GK104
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date20 April 2017 (7 years ago)1 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$499 $5,099
Current price$6655 (13.3x MSRP)$59 (0x MSRP)

Detailed Specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores25601536
Core clock speed1607 MHz745 MHz
Boost clock speed1733 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,200 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)180 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate277.395.36
Floating-point performance8,873 gflops2x 2,289 gflops

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 3.0 x16
Length267 mm272 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Memory typeGDDR5XGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed11008 MHz5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth352.3 GB/s160.0 GB/s

Connectivity and Outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA6.13.0

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 20 April 2017 1 May 2012
Cost $499 $5099
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 180 Watt 225 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps and Tesla K10. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps is a desktop card while Tesla K10 is a workstation one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps
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