Radeon PRO WX 2100 vs Tesla K20c

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K20c and Radeon PRO WX 2100, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla K20c
2012
5 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
8.97
+86.5%

Tesla K20c outperforms PRO WX 2100 by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking494646
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.403.83
Power efficiency2.749.46
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGK110Lexa
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date12 November 2012 (12 years ago)4 June 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,199 $149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

PRO WX 2100 has 858% better value for money than Tesla K20c.

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 cores2496512
Core clock speed706 MHz925 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1219 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million2,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt35 Watt
Texture fill rate146.839.01
Floating-point processing power3.524 TFLOPS1.248 TFLOPS
ROPs4016
TMUs20832

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 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x8
Length267 mm168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 amount5 GB2 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1300 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth208.0 GB/s48 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x DisplayPort, 2x mini-DisplayPort

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 (11_0)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.5-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 12−14
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Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
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Counter-Strike 2 12−14
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Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
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10−11
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Forza Horizon 4 20−22
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20−22
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Forza Horizon 5 9−10
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9−10
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Metro Exodus 10−12
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10−12
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Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
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14−16
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Valorant 12−14
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12−14
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Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
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14−16
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Counter-Strike 2 12−14
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12−14
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Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
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10−11
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Far Cry 5 24−27
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24−27
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Fortnite 27−30
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27−30
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Forza Horizon 4 20−22
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20−22
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Forza Horizon 5 9−10
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9−10
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Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
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16−18
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Metro Exodus 10−12
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10−12
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
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40−45
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Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
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14−16
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
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16−18
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Valorant 12−14
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12−14
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World of Tanks 75−80
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75−80
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Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
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14−16
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Counter-Strike 2 12−14
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12−14
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Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
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10−11
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Far Cry 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
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Forza Horizon 4 20−22
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20−22
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Forza Horizon 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
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40−45
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Valorant 12−14
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12−14
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1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 4−5
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4−5
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Grand Theft Auto V 5−6
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5−6
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
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30−35
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Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
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4−5
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World of Tanks 30−35
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30−35
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1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 7−8
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7−8
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Counter-Strike 2 4−5
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4−5
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Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
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5−6
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Far Cry 5 10−11
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10−11
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Forza Horizon 4 7−8
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7−8
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Forza Horizon 5 6−7
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6−7
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Metro Exodus 3−4
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3−4
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
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8−9
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Valorant 12−14
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12−14
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4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
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10−12
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
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16−18
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Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
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14−16
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Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
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3−4
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
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16−18
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4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
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4−5
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Counter-Strike 2 10−12
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10−12
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Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
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2−3
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Dota 2 16−18
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16−18
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Far Cry 5 5−6
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5−6
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Fortnite 4−5
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4−5
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Forza Horizon 4 4−5
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4−5
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Forza Horizon 5 2−3
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2−3
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Valorant 4−5
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4−5
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All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.97 4.81
Recency 12 November 2012 4 June 2017
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 35 Watt

Tesla K20c has a 86.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 150% higher maximum VRAM amount.

PRO WX 2100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 542.9% lower power consumption.

The Tesla K20c is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon PRO WX 2100 in performance tests.


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