Tesla K20X vs Quadro NVS 280 SD
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1601 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | Celsius (1999−2005) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | NV18 C1 | GK110 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 31 May 2005 (20 years ago) | 12 November 2012 (13 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 | no data | 2688 |
| Core clock speed | 250 MHz | 732 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 29 million | 7,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 235 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.000 | 164.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 3.935 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 48 |
| TMUs | 4 | 224 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 224 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 | AGP 8x | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 168 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 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 type | DDR | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 200 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 3.2 GB/s | 249.6 GB/s |
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 | 1x DMS-59 | No outputs |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 8.0 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 31 May 2005 | 12 November 2012 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 6 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 235 Watt |
NVS 280 SD has 2250% lower power consumption.
Tesla K20X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, a 9500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 435.7% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Quadro NVS 280 SD and Tesla K20X. We've got no test results to judge.
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