GeForce GTX 1630 vs Tesla K8
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Tesla K8 with GeForce GTX 1630, including specs and performance data.
GTX 1630 outperforms Tesla K8 by a substantial 35% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 430 | 363 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.22 | 12.87 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Turing (2018−2021) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | TU117 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 16 September 2014 (9 years ago) | 28 June 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Current price | $249 | $213 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 1630 has 205% better value for money than Tesla K8.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1536 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 693 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 811 MHz | 1785 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 4,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 75 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 103.8 | 57.12 |
| Floating-point performance | 2,491 gflops | 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 | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
| Length | 241 mm | 145 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 12 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | 96 GB/s |
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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI 2.0, 1x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | no data | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.6 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 7.5 |
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 | 9.57 | 12.92 |
| Recency | 16 September 2014 | 28 June 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 75 Watt |
The GeForce GTX 1630 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K8 in performance tests.
Be aware that Tesla K8 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 1630 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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