Tesla K80 vs GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile with Tesla K80, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1080 Mobile outperforms Tesla K80 by a whopping 204% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 172 | 453 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 16.31 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 16.72 | 2.75 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) |
| GPU code name | GP104 | GK210 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 15 August 2016 (9 years ago) | 17 November 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $499.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 2560 | 2496 ×2 |
| Core clock speed | 1607 MHz | 562 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1771 MHz | 824 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,200 million | 7,100 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 300 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 94 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 283.4 | 171.4 ×2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 9.068 TFLOPS | 4.113 TFLOPS ×2 |
| ROPs | 64 | 48 ×2 |
| TMUs | 160 | 208 ×2 |
| L1 Cache | 960 KB | 208 KB |
| L2 Cache | 2 MB | 1536 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).
| Laptop size | large | no data |
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB ×2 |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 384 Bit ×2 |
| Memory clock speed | 10 GB/s | 1253 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 320 GB/s | 240.6 GB/s ×2 |
| 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 | DP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, DL-DVI | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | + | no data |
| 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 |
| VR Ready | + | 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_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 3.7 |
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 | 114
+226%
| 35−40
−226%
|
| 1440p | 71
+238%
| 21−24
−238%
|
| 4K | 55
+206%
| 18−20
−206%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 4.39 | no data |
| 1440p | 7.04 | no data |
| 4K | 9.09 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 180−190
+212%
|
60−65
−212%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+217%
|
24−27
−217%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 75−80
+213%
|
24−27
−213%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 115
+229%
|
35−40
−229%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 180−190
+212%
|
60−65
−212%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+217%
|
24−27
−217%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 91
+237%
|
27−30
−237%
|
| Fortnite | 143
+218%
|
45−50
−218%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 108
+209%
|
35−40
−209%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+250%
|
30−33
−250%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 75−80
+213%
|
24−27
−213%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 130−140
+235%
|
40−45
−235%
|
| Valorant | 188
+213%
|
60−65
−213%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 112
+220%
|
35−40
−220%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 180−190
+212%
|
60−65
−212%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 270−280
+208%
|
90−95
−208%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+217%
|
24−27
−217%
|
| Dota 2 | 130−140
+209%
|
45−50
−209%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 117
+234%
|
35−40
−234%
|
| Fortnite | 201
+209%
|
65−70
−209%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 106
+253%
|
30−33
−253%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 100−110
+250%
|
30−33
−250%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 119
+240%
|
35−40
−240%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 75−80
+213%
|
24−27
−213%
|
| Metro Exodus | 73
+204%
|
24−27
−204%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 115
+229%
|
35−40
−229%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 142
+216%
|
45−50
−216%
|
| Valorant | 186
+210%
|
60−65
−210%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 102
+240%
|
30−33
−240%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 75−80
+217%
|
24−27
−217%
|
| Dota 2 | 120
+243%
|
35−40
−243%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 108
+209%
|
35−40
−209%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 102
+240%
|
30−33
−240%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 75−80
+213%
|
24−27
−213%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 91
+237%
|
27−30
−237%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 74
+208%
|
24−27
−208%
|
| Valorant | 137
+204%
|
45−50
−204%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 150
+233%
|
45−50
−233%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 75−80
+229%
|
24−27
−229%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 230−240
+209%
|
75−80
−209%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
+214%
|
21−24
−214%
|
| Metro Exodus | 44
+214%
|
14−16
−214%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
+218%
|
55−60
−218%
|
| Valorant | 183
+205%
|
60−65
−205%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 86
+219%
|
27−30
−219%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+208%
|
12−14
−208%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 74
+208%
|
24−27
−208%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 87
+222%
|
27−30
−222%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35−40
+217%
|
12−14
−217%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 60−65
+233%
|
18−20
−233%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 88
+226%
|
27−30
−226%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+208%
|
12−14
−208%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 76
+217%
|
24−27
−217%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+250%
|
6−7
−250%
|
| Metro Exodus | 27
+238%
|
8−9
−238%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 51
+219%
|
16−18
−219%
|
| Valorant | 178
+224%
|
55−60
−224%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 52
+225%
|
16−18
−225%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 35−40
+208%
|
12−14
−208%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
+220%
|
5−6
−220%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−105
+233%
|
30−33
−233%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40
+233%
|
12−14
−233%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 61
+239%
|
18−20
−239%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 21−24
+250%
|
6−7
−250%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 33
+230%
|
10−11
−230%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 42
+250%
|
12−14
−250%
|
This is how GTX 1080 Mobile and Tesla K80 compete in popular games:
- GTX 1080 Mobile is 226% faster in 1080p
- GTX 1080 Mobile is 238% faster in 1440p
- GTX 1080 Mobile is 206% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 32.91 | 10.83 |
| Recency | 15 August 2016 | 17 November 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 300 Watt |
GTX 1080 Mobile has a 203.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
Tesla K80, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K80 in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 1080 Mobile is a notebook graphics card while Tesla K80 is a workstation one.
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