Tesla K8 vs GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Ti with Tesla K8, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1080 Ti outperforms Tesla K8 by a whopping 401% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 72 | 469 |
| Place by popularity | 38 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 20.37 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 13.32 | 6.65 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GP102 | GK104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 10 March 2017 (7 years ago) | 16 September 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3584 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 1481 MHz | 693 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1582 MHz | 811 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 11,800 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 91 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 354.4 | 103.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 11.34 TFLOPS | 2.491 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 88 | 32 |
| TMUs | 224 | 128 |
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 | 267 mm | 241 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | 600 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin |
| 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 | GDDR5X | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 11 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 352 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1376 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 484.4 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
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 Connectors | 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| G-SYNC support | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GPU Boost | 3.0 | no data |
| Ansel | + | no data |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 3.0 |
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 | 130
+442%
| 24−27
−442%
|
| 1440p | 86
+438%
| 16−18
−438%
|
| 4K | 68
+467%
| 12−14
−467%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 5.38 | no data |
| 1440p | 8.13 | no data |
| 4K | 10.28 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 130−140
+407%
|
27−30
−407%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+410%
|
21−24
−410%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110
+405%
|
21−24
−405%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 130−140
+407%
|
27−30
−407%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 166
+453%
|
30−33
−453%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+410%
|
21−24
−410%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110
+405%
|
21−24
−405%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 120
+471%
|
21−24
−471%
|
| Fortnite | 190−200
+446%
|
35−40
−446%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 147
+444%
|
27−30
−444%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 130−140
+450%
|
24−27
−450%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 125
+421%
|
24−27
−421%
|
| Valorant | 250−260
+402%
|
50−55
−402%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 130−140
+407%
|
27−30
−407%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 154
+413%
|
30−33
−413%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 100−110
+410%
|
21−24
−410%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+405%
|
55−60
−405%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110
+405%
|
21−24
−405%
|
| Dota 2 | 133
+454%
|
24−27
−454%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 117
+457%
|
21−24
−457%
|
| Fortnite | 203
+408%
|
40−45
−408%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 145
+437%
|
27−30
−437%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 130−140
+450%
|
24−27
−450%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 120
+471%
|
21−24
−471%
|
| Metro Exodus | 90
+463%
|
16−18
−463%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 115
+448%
|
21−24
−448%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 160−170
+453%
|
30−33
−453%
|
| Valorant | 250−260
+402%
|
50−55
−402%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 149
+452%
|
27−30
−452%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 60
+500%
|
10−11
−500%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 100−110
+405%
|
21−24
−405%
|
| Dota 2 | 125
+421%
|
24−27
−421%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 109
+419%
|
21−24
−419%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 120
+471%
|
21−24
−471%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 130−140
+450%
|
24−27
−450%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 102
+467%
|
18−20
−467%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 98
+444%
|
18−20
−444%
|
| Valorant | 179
+411%
|
35−40
−411%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 163
+443%
|
30−33
−443%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+483%
|
6−7
−483%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 300−350
+415%
|
60−65
−415%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 84
+425%
|
16−18
−425%
|
| Metro Exodus | 56
+460%
|
10−11
−460%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+483%
|
30−33
−483%
|
| Valorant | 280−290
+409%
|
55−60
−409%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 118
+462%
|
21−24
−462%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 55−60
+450%
|
10−11
−450%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 97
+439%
|
18−20
−439%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 102
+467%
|
18−20
−467%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 75−80
+464%
|
14−16
−464%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 85−90
+456%
|
16−18
−456%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 107
+410%
|
21−24
−410%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
+429%
|
7−8
−429%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+475%
|
4−5
−475%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 98
+444%
|
18−20
−444%
|
| Metro Exodus | 35
+483%
|
6−7
−483%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 72
+414%
|
14−16
−414%
|
| Valorant | 260−270
+436%
|
50−55
−436%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 70
+483%
|
12−14
−483%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8
+700%
|
1−2
−700%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+525%
|
4−5
−525%
|
| Dota 2 | 125
+421%
|
24−27
−421%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55
+450%
|
10−11
−450%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75
+436%
|
14−16
−436%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
+420%
|
10−11
−420%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 45
+463%
|
8−9
−463%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 51
+410%
|
10−11
−410%
|
This is how GTX 1080 Ti and Tesla K8 compete in popular games:
- GTX 1080 Ti is 442% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1080 Ti is 438% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1080 Ti is 467% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 47.71 | 9.52 |
| Recency | 10 March 2017 | 16 September 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 11 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 100 Watt |
GTX 1080 Ti has a 401.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 37.5% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 75% more advanced lithography process.
Tesla K8, on the other hand, has 150% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K8 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Ti is a desktop card while Tesla K8 is a workstation one.
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