Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB vs GeForce GTX 280M SLI
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 793 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 1.63 | no data |
| Architecture | G9x (2007−2010) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | N10E-GTX | GP100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 2 March 2009 (16 years ago) | 20 June 2016 (9 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $4,599 |
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 | 256 | 3584 |
| Core clock speed | 585 MHz | 1190 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | no data | 1329 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1508 Million | 15,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 55 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 297.7 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 9.526 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 96 |
| TMUs | no data | 224 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 1.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 3 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 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 8-pin |
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 | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 3072 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 950 MHz | 715 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 549.1 GB/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 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | 6.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 2 March 2009 | 20 June 2016 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 12 GB |
| Chip lithography | 55 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 250 Watt |
GTX 280M SLI has 66.7% lower power consumption.
Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 243.8% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 280M SLI and Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 280M SLI is a notebook graphics card while Tesla P100 PCIe 12 GB is a workstation one.
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