Tesla K40st vs HD Graphics 2500
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1248 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Generation 7.0 (2012−2013) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Ivy Bridge GT1 | GK110B |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 1 April 2012 (13 years ago) | 22 November 2013 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $7,699 |
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 | 48 | 2880 |
| Core clock speed | 650 MHz | 575 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1150 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 392 million | 7,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | unknown | 245 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 6.900 | 138.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.1104 TFLOPS | 3.312 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 1 | 48 |
| TMUs | 6 | 240 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 240 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 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).
| Interface | PCIe 1.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | IGP | 2-slot |
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 | System Shared | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 12 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 288.4 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 outputs | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 11.1 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.0 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.80 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 April 2012 | 22 November 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 28 nm |
HD Graphics 2500 has a 27.3% more advanced lithography process.
Tesla K40st, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.
We couldn't decide between HD Graphics 2500 and Tesla K40st. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that HD Graphics 2500 is a desktop graphics card while Tesla K40st is a workstation one.
Other comparisons
We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.
