Tesla K40c vs FirePro W8100

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared FirePro W8100 and Tesla K40c, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

FirePro W8100
2014
8 GB GDDR5, 220 Watt
19.01
+63.2%

W8100 outperforms Tesla K40c by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking290408
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.26
Power efficiency6.033.32
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameHawaiiGK180
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date23 June 2014 (10 years ago)8 October 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$7,699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores25602880
Core clock speed824 MHz745 MHz
Boost clock speedno data876 MHz
Number of transistors6,200 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)220 Watt245 Watt
Texture fill rate131.8210.2
Floating-point processing power4.219 TFLOPS5.046 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs160240

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).

Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length279 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorfull height / full lengthno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB12 GB
Memory bus width512 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth320 GB/s288.4 GB/s

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 Connectors4x DisplayPort, 1x SDINo outputs
StereoOutput3D+-
DisplayPort count4no data
Dual-link DVI support+-
HD сomponent video output+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.103
CUDA-3.5

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

FirePro W8100 19.01
+63.2%
Tesla K40c 11.65

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

FirePro W8100 7332
+63.2%
Tesla K40c 4494

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.

FirePro W8100 34705
+98.7%
Tesla K40c 17468

Gaming performance

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

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 19.01 11.65
Recency 23 June 2014 8 October 2013
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 12 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 220 Watt 245 Watt

FirePro W8100 has a 63.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and 11.4% lower power consumption.

Tesla K40c, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The FirePro W8100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K40c in performance tests.


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