Arc A550M vs Tesla K8

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K8 with Arc A550M, including specs and performance data.

Tesla K8
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
9.13

A550M outperforms K8 by a whopping 148% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Arc A550M Arc A550M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking516278
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.0128.97
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code nameGK104DG2-512
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date16 September 2014 (11 years ago)2022 (3 years ago)

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 cores15362048
Core clock speed693 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed811 MHz2050 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt60 Watt
Texture fill rate103.8262.4
Floating-point processing power2.491 TFLOPS8.397 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs128128
Tensor Coresno data256
Ray Tracing Coresno data16
L1 Cache128 KB3 MB
L2 Cache512 KB8 MB

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 4.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s224.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.0-
DLSS-+

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

Counter-Strike 2 130−140
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130−140
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Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
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50−55
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 90−95
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90−95
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Counter-Strike 2 130−140
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130−140
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Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
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50−55
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Escape from Tarkov 90−95
+0%
90−95
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Far Cry 5 75−80
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75−80
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Fortnite 110−120
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110−120
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Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
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Forza Horizon 5 70−75
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70−75
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
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Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
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Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 250−260
+0%
250−260
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Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
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Dota 2 120−130
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120−130
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
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75−80
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Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
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Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+0%
90−95
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Forza Horizon 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
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Grand Theft Auto V 80−85
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80−85
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Metro Exodus 50−55
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50−55
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
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65−70
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Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Dota 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Escape from Tarkov 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
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75−80
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Forza Horizon 4 90−95
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90−95
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 90−95
+0%
90−95
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 65−70
+0%
65−70
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Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
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Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 110−120
+0%
110−120
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1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
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45−50
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 160−170
+0%
160−170
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Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
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40−45
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Metro Exodus 30−35
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30−35
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
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170−180
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Valorant 190−200
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190−200
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1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
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Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
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21−24
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Escape from Tarkov 50−55
+0%
50−55
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Far Cry 5 50−55
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50−55
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Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 40−45
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40−45
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
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18−20
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
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30−35
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Valorant 130−140
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130−140
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4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40
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35−40
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Counter-Strike 2 21−24
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21−24
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Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
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10−11
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Dota 2 75−80
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75−80
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Escape from Tarkov 24−27
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24−27
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Far Cry 5 27−30
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27−30
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Forza Horizon 4 40−45
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40−45
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
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24−27
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.13 22.63
Chip lithography 28 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 60 Watt

Arc A550M has a 147.9% higher aggregate performance score, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Arc A550M is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K8 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla K8 is a workstation graphics card while Arc A550M is a notebook one.

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