Tesla T4 vs Tesla K80

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Combined performance score

Tesla K80
16.02

Tesla T4 outperforms Tesla K80 by 76% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking309183
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money12.5318.93
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGK210TU104
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date17 November 2014 (9 years old)13 September 2018 (5 years old)
Current price$83 $782
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla T4 has 51% better value for money than Tesla K80.

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 cores24962560
Core clock speed562 MHz585 MHz
Boost clock speed824 MHz1590 MHz
Number of transistors7,100 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate171.4254.4

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 mm168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB16 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed5012 MHz10000 MHz
Memory bandwidth240.6 GB/s320.0 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 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.77.5

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
Tesla T4 28.15
+75.7%

Tesla T4 outperforms Tesla K80 by 76% 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
Tesla T4 10908
+75.7%

Tesla T4 outperforms Tesla K80 by 76% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

Tesla K80 16063
Tesla T4 70627
+340%

Tesla T4 outperforms Tesla K80 by 340% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.

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 28.15
Recency 17 November 2014 13 September 2018
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 70 Watt

The Tesla T4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K80 in performance tests.


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