Radeon RX 5500M vs Tesla K80

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K80 with Radeon RX 5500M, including specs and performance data.

Tesla K80
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
15.15
+6.3%

Tesla K80 outperforms RX 5500M by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking329345
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.539.23
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Navi / RDNA (2019−2020)
GPU code nameGK210Navi 14 / R19M-E85
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date17 November 2014 (9 years ago)29 September 2019 (4 years ago)
Current price$83 $998

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla K80 has 36% better value for money than RX 5500M.

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 cores24961408
Core clock speed562 MHz1327 MHz
Boost clock speed824 MHz1645 MHz
Number of transistors7,100 million6,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt85 Watt
Texture fill rate171.4144.8

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Tesla K80 and Radeon RX 5500M 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.

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth240.6 GB/s224.0 GB/s
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 outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.7no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 15.15
+6.3%
RX 5500M 14.25

Tesla K80 outperforms Radeon RX 5500M by 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

Tesla K80 5852
+6.4%
RX 5500M 5502

Tesla K80 outperforms Radeon RX 5500M by 6% in Passmark.

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 HD55−60
−1.8%
56
+1.8%
1440p50−55
−2%
51
+2%
4K30−35
+0%
30
+0%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 55−60
+0%
55
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
+4.7%
43
−4.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 55−60
−1.8%
56
+1.8%
Battlefield 5 45−50
−2.2%
45−50
+2.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 55−60
+3.8%
53
−3.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+4.7%
43
−4.7%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+6.1%
30−35
−6.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+2.6%
35−40
−2.6%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+2.9%
65−70
−2.9%
Hitman 3 60−65
+3.4%
58
−3.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0.8%
119
−0.8%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−4.4%
45−50
+4.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+5.3%
57
−5.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 100−105
−1%
101
+1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
+3.4%
58
−3.4%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+0%
40
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 27−30
+3.8%
26
−3.8%
Battlefield 5 35−40
+2.9%
34
−2.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+4.2%
48
−4.2%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
+6.1%
33
−6.1%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+6.1%
30−35
−6.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+2.6%
35−40
−2.6%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+2.9%
65−70
−2.9%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+4.2%
144
−4.2%
Metro Exodus 35−40
−2.9%
36
+2.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+3.8%
53
−3.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+3.7%
82
−3.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 75−80
+4.2%
72
−4.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 170−180
+1.2%
168
−1.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−33
−3.3%
31
+3.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
+0%
14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+3.8%
26
−3.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 30−33
+0%
30
+0%
Far Cry 5 35−40
+6.1%
30−35
−6.1%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+2.9%
65−70
−2.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+1.4%
69
−1.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 75−80
+4.2%
72
−4.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
−4.8%
22
+4.8%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 55−60
+1.9%
54
−1.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+1.9%
54
−1.9%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+5.8%
52
−5.8%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−11
+0%
10
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 30−33
+0%
30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 50−55
+4.2%
48
−4.2%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hitman 3 35−40
+6.1%
33
−6.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
+0%
55
+0%
Metro Exodus 45−50
−4.4%
47
+4.4%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
−4.2%
24−27
+4.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16−18
+0%
16
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+0%
40
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30−33
+3.4%
29
−3.4%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
−7.1%
15
+7.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−8.3%
12−14
+8.3%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
−5.6%
18−20
+5.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
−4.2%
25
+4.2%
Metro Exodus 24−27
−4.2%
25
+4.2%
Watch Dogs: Legion 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+5%
20
−5%

This is how Tesla K80 and RX 5500M compete in popular games:

  • RX 5500M is 2% faster in 1080p
  • RX 5500M is 2% faster in 1440p
  • A tie in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.15 14.25
Recency 17 November 2014 29 September 2019
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 85 Watt

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Tesla K80 and Radeon RX 5500M.

Be aware that Tesla K80 is a workstation card while Radeon RX 5500M is a notebook 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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