GRID K160Q vs Tesla K80

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K80 and GRID K160Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla K80
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
15.17
+831%

Tesla K80 outperforms GRID K160Q by a whopping 831% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking346948
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.21
Power efficiency3.500.87
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGK210GK107
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date17 November 2014 (9 years ago)28 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$125

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores2496192
Core clock speed562 MHz850 MHz
Boost clock speed824 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,100 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt130 Watt
Texture fill rate171.413.60
Floating-point processing power4.113 TFLOPS0.3264 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs20816

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 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount12 GB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz891 MHz
Memory bandwidth240.6 GB/s28.51 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 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA3.73.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Tesla K80 15.17
+831%
GRID K160Q 1.63

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Tesla K80 5852
+832%
GRID K160Q 628

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 15.17 1.63
Recency 17 November 2014 28 June 2013
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 130 Watt

Tesla K80 has a 830.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GRID K160Q, on the other hand, has 130.8% lower power consumption.

The Tesla K80 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID K160Q in performance tests.


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