Tesla K8 vs Quadro P2000
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro P2000 and Tesla K8, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
P2000 outperforms Tesla K8 by an impressive 96% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 303 | 468 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 9.51 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 17.40 | 6.66 |
| Architecture | Pascal (2016−2021) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GP106 | GK104 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Workstation |
| Release date | 6 February 2017 (8 years ago) | 16 September 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $585 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
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 | 1024 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 1076 MHz | 693 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1480 MHz | 811 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,400 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 94.72 | 103.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.031 TFLOPS | 2.491 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 40 | 32 |
| TMUs | 64 | 128 |
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 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 201 mm | 241 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 5 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 160 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1752 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 140.2 GB/s | 160.0 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 Connectors | 4x DisplayPort | No outputs |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_1) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 6.1 | 3.0 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 58
+115%
| 27−30
−115%
|
| 1440p | 20
+100%
| 10−12
−100%
|
| 4K | 17
+113%
| 8−9
−113%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 10.09 | no data |
| 1440p | 29.25 | no data |
| 4K | 34.41 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+106%
|
16−18
−106%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+111%
|
18−20
−111%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+100%
|
30−33
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+106%
|
16−18
−106%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+111%
|
18−20
−111%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+97.5%
|
40−45
−97.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
+108%
|
24−27
−108%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+113%
|
24−27
−113%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+110%
|
21−24
−110%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+117%
|
35−40
−117%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+100%
|
30−33
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+106%
|
16−18
−106%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+111%
|
18−20
−111%
|
| Dota 2 | 34
+113%
|
16−18
−113%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 72
+106%
|
35−40
−106%
|
| Fortnite | 100−110
+102%
|
50−55
−102%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+97.5%
|
40−45
−97.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
+108%
|
24−27
−108%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 65−70
+123%
|
30−33
−123%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
+113%
|
24−27
−113%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 137
+111%
|
65−70
−111%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 40−45
+110%
|
21−24
−110%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
+96.7%
|
30−33
−96.7%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+117%
|
35−40
−117%
|
| World of Tanks | 220−230
+104%
|
110−120
−104%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+100%
|
30−33
−100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 30−35
+106%
|
16−18
−106%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 35−40
+111%
|
18−20
−111%
|
| Dota 2 | 98
+96%
|
50−55
−96%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 60−65
+113%
|
30−33
−113%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
+97.5%
|
40−45
−97.5%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 50−55
+108%
|
24−27
−108%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 40
+122%
|
18−20
−122%
|
| Valorant | 75−80
+117%
|
35−40
−117%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+120%
|
10−11
−120%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−33
+114%
|
14−16
−114%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−33
+114%
|
14−16
−114%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
+98.8%
|
85−90
−98.8%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 16−18
+113%
|
8−9
−113%
|
| World of Tanks | 120−130
+98.5%
|
65−70
−98.5%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
+111%
|
18−20
−111%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 14−16
+114%
|
7−8
−114%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+108%
|
24−27
−108%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
+100%
|
24−27
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 30−33
+114%
|
14−16
−114%
|
| Metro Exodus | 40−45
+105%
|
21−24
−105%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+117%
|
12−14
−117%
|
| Valorant | 45−50
+100%
|
24−27
−100%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+100%
|
16−18
−100%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 30−35
+100%
|
16−18
−100%
|
| Metro Exodus | 14−16
+100%
|
7−8
−100%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 39
+117%
|
18−20
−117%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 12−14
+100%
|
6−7
−100%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
+100%
|
16−18
−100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 18−20
+111%
|
9−10
−111%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9
+100%
|
4−5
−100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+100%
|
3−4
−100%
|
| Dota 2 | 30−35
+100%
|
16−18
−100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+100%
|
12−14
−100%
|
| Fortnite | 21−24
+120%
|
10−11
−120%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 27−30
+100%
|
14−16
−100%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16
+114%
|
7−8
−114%
|
| Valorant | 21−24
+120%
|
10−11
−120%
|
This is how Quadro P2000 and Tesla K8 compete in popular games:
- Quadro P2000 is 115% faster in 1080p
- Quadro P2000 is 100% faster in 1440p
- Quadro P2000 is 113% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.26 | 9.32 |
| Recency | 6 February 2017 | 16 September 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 5 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 16 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 75 Watt | 100 Watt |
Quadro P2000 has a 95.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.
Tesla K8, on the other hand, has a 60% higher maximum VRAM amount.
The Quadro P2000 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K8 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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