GeForce RTX 3080 vs Tesla T4

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Combined performance score

Tesla T4
28.14

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms Tesla T4 by 132% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking18323
Place by popularitynot in top-10079
Value for money18.9321.20
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2021)Ampere (2020−2022)
GPU code nameTU104Ampere GA102
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 September 2018 (5 years old)16 September 2020 (3 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699
Current price$782 $823 (1.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 3080 has 12% better value for money than Tesla T4.

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 cores25608704
Core clock speed585 MHz1450 MHz
Boost clock speed1590 MHz1710 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million28,300 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)70 Watt320 Watt
Texture fill rate254.4465.1

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 4.0 x16
Length168 mm285 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 12-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount16 GB10 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed10000 MHz19000 MHz
Memory bandwidth320.0 GB/s760.3 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMIno data+

API support

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model6.56.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2
CUDA7.58.5

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 T4 28.14
RTX 3080 65.34
+132%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms Tesla T4 by 132% 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 T4 10908
RTX 3080 25329
+132%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms Tesla T4 by 132% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

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 OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

Benchmark coverage: 9%

Tesla T4 61276
RTX 3080 167986
+174%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms Tesla T4 by 174% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.

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 T4 70627
RTX 3080 202162
+186%

GeForce RTX 3080 outperforms Tesla T4 by 186% 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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD70−75
−134%
164
+134%
1440p50−55
−144%
122
+144%
4K35−40
−143%
85
+143%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 28.14 65.34
Recency 13 September 2018 16 September 2020
Maximum RAM amount 16 GB 10 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 70 Watt 320 Watt

The GeForce RTX 3080 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla T4 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla T4 is a workstation card while GeForce RTX 3080 is a desktop 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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