Radeon R5 (Carrizo) vs Tesla K8

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K8 with Radeon R5 (Carrizo), including specs and performance data.

Tesla K8
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
9.58
+423%

Tesla K8 outperforms R5 (Carrizo) by a whopping 423% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking430878
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.24no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.2/2.0 (2015−2016)
GPU code nameGK104Carrizo
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date16 September 2014 (9 years ago)4 June 2015 (9 years ago)
Current price$249 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores1536256
Core clock speed693 MHzno data
Boost clock speed811 MHz800 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million2410 Million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt12-35 Watt
Texture fill rate103.8no data
Floating-point performance2,491 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Tesla K8 and Radeon R5 (Carrizo) compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16no data
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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount8 GBno data
Memory bus width256 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno data+

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 outputsno data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (FL 12_0)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126no data
CUDA3.0no data

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

Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+380%
5−6
−380%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+380%
5−6
−380%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
Hitman 3 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+400%
16−18
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+400%
10−11
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+400%
12−14
−400%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+380%
5−6
−380%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+380%
5−6
−380%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
Hitman 3 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+400%
16−18
−400%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+400%
10−11
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+380%
5−6
−380%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+400%
12−14
−400%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+380%
5−6
−380%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 80−85
+400%
16−18
−400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
+400%
10−11
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24−27
+380%
5−6
−380%
Watch Dogs: Legion 65−70
+400%
12−14
−400%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%
Forza Horizon 4 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Hitman 3 35−40
+400%
7−8
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−33
+400%
6−7
−400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+380%
5−6
−380%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+400%
2−3
−400%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+350%
4−5
−350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 0−1 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+367%
3−4
−367%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.58 1.83
Recency 16 September 2014 4 June 2015
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 12 Watt

The Tesla K8 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 (Carrizo) in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla K8 is a workstation card while Radeon R5 (Carrizo) is a notebook one.


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