Tesla V100 SXM2 32 GB vs GeForce GTX 280

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking735not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.11no data
Power efficiency1.05no data
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)Volta (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGT200GV100
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date16 June 2008 (16 years ago)27 March 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2405120
CUDA cores240no data
Core clock speed602 MHz1290 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1530 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million21,100 million
Manufacturing process technology65 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)236 Watt250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate48.16489.6
Floating-point processing power0.6221 TFLOPS15.67 TFLOPS
ROPs32128
TMUs80320
Tensor Coresno data640

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 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone
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 typeGDDR3HBM2
Maximum RAM amount1 GB32 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit4096 Bit
Memory clock speed1107 MHz876 MHz
Memory bandwidth141.7 GB/s897.0 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 ConnectorsHDTVDual Link DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIS/PDIFno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model4.06.4
OpenGL2.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+7.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 June 2008 27 March 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 32 GB
Chip lithography 65 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 236 Watt 250 Watt

GTX 280 has 5.9% lower power consumption.

Tesla V100 SXM2 32 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 441.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 280 and Tesla V100 SXM2 32 GB. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 280 is a desktop card while Tesla V100 SXM2 32 GB is a workstation one.


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