Tesla K8 vs Radeon RX 570

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 570 with Tesla K8, including specs and performance data.

RX 570
2017
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
18.05
+87.2%

RX 570 outperforms Tesla K8 by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking300455
Place by popularity18not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation16.51no data
Power efficiency10.426.68
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code namePolaris 20GK104
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date18 April 2017 (7 years ago)16 September 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$169 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores20481536
Core clock speed1168 MHz693 MHz
Boost clock speed1244 MHz811 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate159.2103.8
Floating-point processing power5.095 TFLOPS2.491 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs128128

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
Length241 mm241 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1750 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth224.0 GB/s160.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD81
+103%
40−45
−103%
1440p46
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
4K31
+93.8%
16−18
−93.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.09no data
1440p3.67no data
4K5.45no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 62
+107%
30−33
−107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%
Battlefield 5 106
+92.7%
55−60
−92.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 68
+94.3%
35−40
−94.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Far Cry 5 80
+100%
40−45
−100%
Far Cry New Dawn 85
+88.9%
45−50
−88.9%
Forza Horizon 4 257
+97.7%
130−140
−97.7%
Hitman 3 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+97.8%
45−50
−97.8%
Metro Exodus 101
+102%
50−55
−102%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+104%
24−27
−104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120
+100%
60−65
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+91.1%
45−50
−91.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 94
+88%
50−55
−88%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%
Battlefield 5 98
+96%
50−55
−96%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 63
+110%
30−33
−110%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Far Cry 5 69
+97.1%
35−40
−97.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 61
+103%
30−33
−103%
Forza Horizon 4 255
+96.2%
130−140
−96.2%
Hitman 3 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+97.8%
45−50
−97.8%
Metro Exodus 82
+105%
40−45
−105%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+104%
24−27
−104%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+96.7%
30−33
−96.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 40−45
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+91.1%
45−50
−91.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 33
+106%
16−18
−106%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45
+87.5%
24−27
−87.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+100%
14−16
−100%
Far Cry 5 46
+91.7%
24−27
−91.7%
Forza Horizon 4 75
+87.5%
40−45
−87.5%
Hitman 3 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+97.8%
45−50
−97.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+96.7%
30−33
−96.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
+105%
21−24
−105%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+91.1%
45−50
−91.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+104%
24−27
−104%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 61
+103%
30−33
−103%
Far Cry New Dawn 41
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 29
+107%
14−16
−107%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36
+100%
18−20
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Far Cry 5 30
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%
Forza Horizon 4 149
+98.7%
75−80
−98.7%
Hitman 3 21−24
+110%
10−11
−110%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+106%
18−20
−106%
Metro Exodus 48
+100%
24−27
−100%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+96.4%
55−60
−96.4%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−33
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30
+87.5%
16−18
−87.5%
Far Cry New Dawn 21
+110%
10−11
−110%
Hitman 3 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+107%
45−50
−107%
Metro Exodus 29
+107%
14−16
−107%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+100%
14−16
−100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 17
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20
+100%
10−11
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Far Cry 5 15
+87.5%
8−9
−87.5%
Forza Horizon 4 39
+117%
18−20
−117%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+90%
10−11
−90%
Watch Dogs: Legion 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
+100%
8−9
−100%

This is how RX 570 and Tesla K8 compete in popular games:

  • RX 570 is 103% faster in 1080p
  • RX 570 is 92% faster in 1440p
  • RX 570 is 94% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.05 9.64
Recency 18 April 2017 16 September 2014
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 100 Watt

RX 570 has a 87.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Tesla K8, on the other hand, has 20% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 570 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K8 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 570 is a desktop card while Tesla K8 is a workstation one.


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