Quadro P5000 Max-Q vs Tesla K80
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 349 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.53 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) | Pascal (2016−2021) |
| GPU code name | GK210 | N17E-Q5 Max-Q |
| Market segment | Workstation | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 17 November 2014 (10 years ago) | 11 January 2017 (7 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 cores | 2496 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 562 MHz | 1101 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 824 MHz | 1366 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,100 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 100 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 171.4 | no data |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.113 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 48 | no data |
| TMUs | 208 | no data |
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 size | no data | large |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | no 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | 6006 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 240.6 GB/s | no data |
| 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 Connectors | No outputs | no data |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | - |
| CUDA | 3.7 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 November 2014 | 11 January 2017 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 12 GB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 16 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 100 Watt |
P5000 Max-Q has an age advantage of 2 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Tesla K80 and Quadro P5000 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Tesla K80 is a workstation card while Quadro P5000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation 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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