Tesla K20c vs Quadro M2000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro M2000 and Tesla K20c, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Quadro M2000
2016
4 GB 128-bit, 75 Watt
10.35
+16.2%

M2000 outperforms Tesla K20c by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking441489
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.590.36
Power efficiency9.492.72
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGM206GK110
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date8 April 2016 (8 years ago)12 November 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$437.75 $3,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Quadro M2000 has 897% better value for money than Tesla K20c.

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 cores7682496
Core clock speed796 MHz706 MHz
Boost clock speed1163 MHzno data
Number of transistors2,940 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate55.82146.8
Floating-point processing power1.786 TFLOPS3.524 TFLOPS
ROPs3240
TMUs48208

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 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length201 mm267 mm
Width1" (2.5 cm)2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 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 type128 BitGDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB5 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1653 MHz1300 MHz
Memory bandwidthUp to 106 GB/s208.0 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 Connectors4x DisplayPortNo outputs
Number of simultaneous displays4no data

Supported technologies

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

3D Vision Pro+no data
Mosaic+no data
nView Desktop Management+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX1212 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA5.23.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Quadro M2000 10.35
+16.2%
Tesla K20c 8.91

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

Quadro M2000 34
Tesla K20c 60
+76.5%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.35 8.91
Recency 8 April 2016 12 November 2012
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 5 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 225 Watt

Quadro M2000 has a 16.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and 200% lower power consumption.

Tesla K20c, on the other hand, has a 25% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Quadro M2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K20c in performance tests.


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