Tesla C1080 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	123	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.30	no data
Architecture	Maxwell (2014−2018)	Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code name	GM200	GT200B
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	2 June 2015 (9 years ago)	9 April 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data
Current price	$1195 (1.8x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2816	240
CUDA cores	2816	no data
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	610 MHz
Boost clock speed	1075 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	8,000 million	1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	188 Watt
Texture fill rate	176 billion/sec	48.80
Floating-point performance	6,060 gflops	no data

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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	267 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	6-pin + 8-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options	+	no data

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	GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	1600 MBps
Memory bandwidth	336.5 GB/s	102.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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	Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	+	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream	+	no data
GeForce ShadowPlay	+	no data
GPU Boost	2.0	no data
GameWorks	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model	6.4	4.0
OpenGL	4.5	3.3
OpenCL	1.2	1.1
Vulkan	1.1.126	N/A
CUDA	+	1.3

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	2 June 2015	9 April 2009
Maximum RAM amount	6 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	55 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	188 Watt

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