Tesla P6 vs GeForce GTX 870M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking481not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK104GP104
Market segmentLaptopWorkstation
Release date12 March 2014 (10 years ago)24 March 2017 (7 years ago)

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 cores13442048
CUDA cores1344no data
Core clock speed941 MHz1012 MHz
Boost clock speed967 MHz1506 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt90 Watt
Texture fill rate108.3192.8
Floating-point processing power2.599 TFLOPS6.169 TFLOPS
ROPs2464
TMUs112128

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 2.0, PCI Express 3.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
Widthno dataMXM Module
Supplementary power connectorsNoneNone
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB16 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speedUp to 2500 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth120.0 GB/s192.3 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI+-
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+6.1

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 March 2014 24 March 2017
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 90 Watt

Tesla P6 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 433.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 11.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 870M and Tesla P6. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 870M is a notebook card while Tesla P6 is a workstation one.


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