Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) vs Tesla K80

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K80 with Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), including specs and performance data.

Tesla K80
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
15.04
+69.8%

Tesla K80 outperforms RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) by an impressive 70% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking360499
Place by popularitynot in top-10031
Power efficiency3.4841.00
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Vega (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGK210Vega
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date17 November 2014 (10 years ago)7 January 2020 (5 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 cores2496 ×2512
Core clock speed562 MHzno data
Boost clock speed824 MHz2100 MHz
Number of transistors7,100 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate171.4 ×2no data
Floating-point processing power4.113 TFLOPS ×2no data
ROPs48 ×2no data
TMUs208 ×2no 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).

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 GB ×2no data
Memory bus width384 Bit ×2no data
Memory clock speed1253 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth240.6 GB/s ×2no 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 ConnectorsNo outputsno data

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12_1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.6no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA3.7-

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 HD35−40
+59.1%
22
−59.1%
1440p27−30
+58.8%
17
−58.8%
4K16−18
+60%
10
−60%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 24
+0%
24
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 13
+0%
13
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 18
+0%
18
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 19
+0%
19
+0%
Battlefield 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9
+0%
9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 13
+0%
13
+0%
Far Cry 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Fortnite 47
+0%
47
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 11
+0%
11
+0%
Battlefield 5 33
+0%
33
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9
+0%
9
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 48
+0%
48
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Dota 2 51
+0%
51
+0%
Far Cry 5 20
+0%
20
+0%
Fortnite 31
+0%
31
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 13
+0%
13
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 19
+0%
19
+0%
Metro Exodus 16
+0%
16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21
+0%
21
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30
+0%
30
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Dota 2 48
+0%
48
+0%
Far Cry 5 19
+0%
19
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14
+0%
14
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+0%
14
+0%
Valorant 37
+0%
37
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18
+0%
18
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21
+0%
21
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 9
+0%
9
+0%
Metro Exodus 10
+0%
10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 22
+0%
22
+0%
Valorant 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21
+0%
21
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+0%
5
+0%
Far Cry 5 16
+0%
16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10
+0%
10
+0%
Metro Exodus 6
+0%
6
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 18
+0%
18
+0%
Far Cry 5 8
+0%
8
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

This is how Tesla K80 and RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) compete in popular games:

  • Tesla K80 is 59% faster in 1080p
  • Tesla K80 is 59% faster in 1440p
  • Tesla K80 is 60% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 67 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.04 8.86
Recency 17 November 2014 7 January 2020
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 15 Watt

Tesla K80 has a 69.8% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 1900% lower power consumption.

The Tesla K80 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla K80 is a workstation card while Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook one.

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