Radeon R9 M395X vs Tesla K8

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K8 with Radeon R9 M395X, including specs and performance data.

Tesla K8
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
9.17

R9 M395X outperforms K8 by a substantial 33% 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 ranking520446
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.0612.55
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 3.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGK104Amethyst
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date16 September 2014 (11 years ago)5 May 2015 (11 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 MHz723 MHz
Boost clock speed811 MHzno data
Number of transistors3,540 million5,000 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate103.892.54
Floating-point processing power2.491 TFLOPS2.961 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs128128
L1 Cache128 KB512 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB

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
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s160.0 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
Eyefinity-+

Supported technologies

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

FreeSync-+
HD3D-+
PowerTune-+
DualGraphics-+
TrueAudio-+
ZeroCore-+
Switchable graphics-+

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.2Not Listed
Vulkan1.1.126-
Mantle-+
CUDA3.0-

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 65−70
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65−70
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Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
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24−27
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Resident Evil 4 Remake 24−27
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24−27
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Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 50−55
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50−55
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Counter-Strike 2 65−70
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65−70
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Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
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24−27
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Far Cry 5 40−45
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40−45
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Fortnite 70−75
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70−75
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Forza Horizon 4 50−55
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50−55
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Forza Horizon 5 35−40
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35−40
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
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45−50
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Valorant 100−110
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100−110
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Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 50−55
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50−55
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Counter-Strike 2 65−70
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65−70
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 170−180
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170−180
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Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
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24−27
+0%
Dota 2 80−85
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80−85
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Far Cry 5 40−45
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40−45
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Fortnite 70−75
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70−75
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Forza Horizon 4 50−55
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50−55
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Forza Horizon 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
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Grand Theft Auto V 45−50
+0%
45−50
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Metro Exodus 24−27
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24−27
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
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45−50
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
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30−35
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Valorant 100−110
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100−110
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Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 50−55
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50−55
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Cyberpunk 2077 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Dota 2 80−85
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80−85
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Far Cry 5 40−45
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40−45
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Forza Horizon 4 50−55
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50−55
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
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45−50
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
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30−35
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Valorant 100−110
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100−110
+0%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 70−75
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70−75
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1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 24−27
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24−27
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 90−95
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90−95
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Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
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18−20
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Metro Exodus 14−16
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14−16
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
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95−100
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Valorant 130−140
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130−140
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1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 30−35
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30−35
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Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
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10−12
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Far Cry 5 27−30
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27−30
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Forza Horizon 4 30−33
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30−33
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
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18−20
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1440p
Epic

Fortnite 27−30
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27−30
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4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
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8−9
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Grand Theft Auto V 24−27
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24−27
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Metro Exodus 8−9
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8−9
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
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16−18
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Valorant 65−70
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65−70
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4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 16−18
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16−18
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Counter-Strike 2 8−9
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8−9
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Dota 2 45−50
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45−50
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Far Cry 5 12−14
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12−14
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Forza Horizon 4 21−24
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21−24
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 12−14
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12−14
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4K
Epic

Fortnite 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 60 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.17 12.22
Recency 16 September 2014 5 May 2015
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 250 Watt

Tesla K8 has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 150% lower power consumption.

R9 M395X, on the other hand, has a 33% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 7 months.

The Radeon R9 M395X is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K8 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla K8 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R9 M395X is a notebook one.

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Community ratings

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