Tesla M10 vs Tesla K8

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K8 and Tesla M10, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla K8
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
9.58
+16.7%

Tesla K8 outperforms Tesla M10 by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking430479
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.240.38
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Maxwell (2014−2018)
GPU code nameGK104GM107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date16 September 2014 (9 years ago)18 May 2016 (8 years ago)
Current price$249 $1999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla K8 has 1016% better value for money than Tesla M10.

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 cores1536640
Core clock speed693 MHz1033 MHz
Boost clock speed811 MHz1306 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate103.852.24
Floating-point performance2,491 gflops4x 1,672 gflops

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 3.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 8-pin

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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s83.2 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA3.05.0

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 9.58 8.21
Recency 16 September 2014 18 May 2016
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 225 Watt

The Tesla K8 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla M10 in performance tests.


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