GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q vs Tesla K8

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K8 with GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

Tesla K8
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
9.13

RTX 2070 Max-Q outperforms K8 by a whopping 199% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking517238
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.0126.25
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK104TU106B
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date16 September 2014 (11 years ago)29 January 2019 (6 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 cores15362304
Core clock speed693 MHz885 MHz
Boost clock speed811 MHz1185 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate103.8170.6
Floating-point processing power2.491 TFLOPS5.46 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs128144
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data36
L1 Cache128 KB2.3 MB
L2 Cache512 KB4 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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s384.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.07.5
DLSS-+

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 HD30−35
−230%
99
+230%
1440p18−21
−233%
60
+233%
4K12−14
−225%
39
+225%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 92
+0%
92
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 103
+0%
103
+0%
Fortnite 122
+0%
122
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 121
+0%
121
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 148
+0%
148
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 88
+0%
88
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Dota 2 127
+0%
127
+0%
Far Cry 5 95
+0%
95
+0%
Fortnite 115
+0%
115
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 118
+0%
118
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 90
+0%
90
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Metro Exodus 61
+0%
61
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 128
+0%
128
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 122
+0%
122
+0%
Valorant 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 89
+0%
89
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Dota 2 121
+0%
121
+0%
Far Cry 5 90
+0%
90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 98
+0%
98
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 93
+0%
93
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 64
+0%
64
+0%
Valorant 129
+0%
129
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 100
+0%
100
+0%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Metro Exodus 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 75
+0%
75
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 66
+0%
66
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 76
+0%
76
+0%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 69
+0%
69
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Metro Exodus 22
+0%
22
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45
+0%
45
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 42
+0%
42
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Dota 2 93
+0%
93
+0%
Far Cry 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 36
+0%
36
+0%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 32
+0%
32
+0%

This is how Tesla K8 and RTX 2070 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is 230% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is 233% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 2070 Max-Q is 225% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.13 27.34
Recency 16 September 2014 29 January 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 80 Watt

RTX 2070 Max-Q has a 199.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q 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 RTX 2070 Max-Q is a notebook one.

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