ATI Radeon 9800 SE vs Tesla K20c
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tesla K20c with Radeon 9800 SE, including specs and performance data.
K20c outperforms 9800 SE by a whopping 16240% 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 | 549 | 1539 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.16 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.81 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Rage 8 (2002−2007) |
| GPU code name | GK110 | R350 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 12 November 2012 (13 years ago) | 1 March 2003 (22 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,199 | 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 | 2496 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 706 MHz | 378 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 117 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 150 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 225 Watt | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 146.8 | 1.512 |
| Floating-point processing power | 3.524 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 40 | 4 |
| TMUs | 208 | 4 |
| L1 Cache | 208 KB | no data |
| L2 Cache | 1280 KB | no data |
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 2.0 x16 | AGP 8x |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | Floppy |
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 | DDR |
| Maximum RAM amount | 5 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 320 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1300 MHz | 297 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 208.0 GB/s | 19.01 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 | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 9.0 (9_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.0 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | N/A |
| CUDA | 3.5 | - |
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 | 8.17 | 0.05 |
| Recency | 12 November 2012 | 1 March 2003 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 5 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 150 nm |
Tesla K20c has a 16240% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 3900% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 435.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Tesla K20c is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon 9800 SE in performance tests.
Be aware that Tesla K20c is a workstation graphics card while Radeon 9800 SE is a desktop one.
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