Tesla K8 vs Radeon R9 280
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon R9 280 with Tesla K8, including specs and performance data.
R9 280 outperforms K8 by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 419 | 520 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.69 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.09 | 7.06 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Tahiti | GK104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Design | reference | no data |
| Release date | 4 March 2014 (12 years ago) | 16 September 2014 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $279 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 1792 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 693 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 933 MHz | 811 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 4,313 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 104.5 | 103.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.344 TFLOPS | 2.491 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 112 | 128 |
| L1 Cache | 448 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 Cache | 768 KB | 512 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).
| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 275 mm | 241 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin | 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 | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 240 GB/s | 160.0 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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| CrossFire | + | - |
| FreeSync | + | - |
| HD3D | + | - |
| LiquidVR | + | - |
| TressFX | + | - |
| TrueAudio | + | - |
| UVD | + | - |
| DDMA audio | + | no data |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DirectX® 12 | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.0 |
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 | 13.22 | 9.17 |
| Recency | 4 March 2014 | 16 September 2014 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 200 Watt | 100 Watt |
R9 280 has a 44% higher aggregate performance score.
Tesla K8, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, a 167% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 100% lower power consumption.
The Radeon R9 280 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K8 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon R9 280 is a desktop graphics card while Tesla K8 is a workstation one.
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