HD Graphics (Haswell) vs Tesla K80

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K80 with HD Graphics (Haswell), including specs and performance data.

Tesla K80
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
15.15
+1725%

Tesla K80 outperforms HD Graphics (Haswell) by a whopping 1725% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking3291103
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.530.02
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Gen. 7.5 Haswell (2012−2013)
GPU code nameGK210Haswell GT1
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date17 November 2014 (9 years ago)1 October 2012 (11 years ago)
Current price$83 $273

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla K80 has 62550% better value for money than HD Graphics (Haswell).

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 cores249610
Core clock speed562 MHz200 MHz
Boost clock speed824 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors7,100 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Wattno data
Texture fill rate171.4no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Tesla K80 and HD Graphics (Haswell) 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.

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount12 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bit64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth240.6 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_1)11.1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126no data
CUDA3.7no data

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 HD100−110
+1567%
6
−1567%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+1650%
12−14
−1650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+1650%
8−9
−1650%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+1700%
10−11
−1700%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Hitman 3 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+1650%
12−14
−1650%
Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+1650%
8−9
−1650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+1567%
3
−1567%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+1700%
10−11
−1700%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Cyberpunk 2077 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 210−220
+1650%
12−14
−1650%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+1650%
8−9
−1650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+1700%
10−11
−1700%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 0−1 0−1

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 0−1 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 0−1 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Hitman 3 120−130
+1614%
7−8
−1614%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 50−55
+1567%
3−4
−1567%

4K
High Preset

Far Cry New Dawn 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Far Cry 5 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+1700%
1−2
−1700%
Metro Exodus 70−75
+1650%
4−5
−1650%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+1650%
2−3
−1650%

This is how Tesla K80 and HD Graphics (Haswell) compete in popular games:

  • Tesla K80 is 1567% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.15 0.83
Recency 17 November 2014 1 October 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 22 nm

The Tesla K80 is our recommended choice as it beats the HD Graphics (Haswell) in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla K80 is a workstation card while HD Graphics (Haswell) is a notebook one.


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