Tesla M6 vs Tesla K80

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Combined performance score

Tesla K80
16.02
+4.6%

Tesla K80 outperforms Tesla M6 by 5% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking309319
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money12.537.23
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Maxwell 2.0 (2015−2019)
GPU code nameGK210GM204
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date17 November 2014 (9 years old)30 August 2015 (8 years old)
Current price$83 $350
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla K80 has 73% better value for money than Tesla M6.

Technical specs

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 cores24961536
Core clock speed562 MHz930 MHz
Boost clock speed824 MHz1180 MHz
Number of transistors7,100 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate171.4113.3
Floating-point performanceno data3,625 gflops

Size and 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 3.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotMXM Module
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth240.6 GB/s160.4 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

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 support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA3.75.2

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 16.02
+4.6%
Tesla M6 15.31

Tesla K80 outperforms Tesla M6 by 5% in our combined 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 6210
+4.6%
Tesla M6 5935

Tesla K80 outperforms Tesla M6 by 5% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 16.02 15.31
Recency 17 November 2014 30 August 2015
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 100 Watt

We couldn't decide between Tesla K80 and Tesla M6. The differences in performance seem too small.


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

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