GeForce RTX 3090 Ti vs Tesla K80

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K80 with GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, including specs and performance data.

Tesla K80
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
15.19

RTX 3090 Ti outperforms Tesla K80 by a whopping 408% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking35111
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data8.29
Power efficiency3.4711.73
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK210GA102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date17 November 2014 (10 years ago)27 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,999

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 cores249610752
Core clock speed562 MHz1560 MHz
Boost clock speed824 MHz1860 MHz
Number of transistors7,100 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt450 Watt
Texture fill rate171.4625.0
Floating-point processing power4.113 TFLOPS40 TFLOPS
ROPs48112
TMUs208336
Tensor Coresno data336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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 4.0 x16
Length267 mm336 mm
Width2-slot3-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount12 GB24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth240.6 GB/s1,008 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.78.6

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 15.19
RTX 3090 Ti 77.09
+408%

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
RTX 3090 Ti 29701
+408%

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 HD40−45
−468%
227
+468%
1440p27−30
−448%
148
+448%
4K21−24
−419%
109
+419%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data8.81
1440pno data13.51
4Kno data18.34

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 219
+0%
219
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 160
+0%
160
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 201
+0%
201
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 138
+0%
138
+0%
Battlefield 5 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 173
+0%
173
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 123
+0%
123
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 152
+0%
152
+0%
Far Cry 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
Hitman 3 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 193
+0%
193
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130
+0%
130
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 108
+0%
108
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 104
+0%
104
+0%
Far Cry 5 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Hitman 3 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Hitman 3 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 173
+0%
173
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 73
+0%
73
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 53
+0%
53
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 70
+0%
70
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%

This is how Tesla K80 and RTX 3090 Ti compete in popular games:

  • RTX 3090 Ti is 468% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 3090 Ti is 448% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 3090 Ti is 419% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.19 77.09
Recency 17 November 2014 27 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 24 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 450 Watt

Tesla K80 has 50% lower power consumption.

RTX 3090 Ti, on the other hand, has a 407.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K80 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla K80 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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