Tesla K20m vs GeForce GT 630 OEM

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 630 OEM with Tesla K20m, including specs and performance data.

GT 630 OEM
2012
1 GB DDR3, 50 Watt
1.66

Tesla K20m outperforms GT 630 OEM by a whopping 592% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking942414
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.61
Power efficiency2.323.56
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGK107GK110
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date24 April 2012 (12 years ago)5 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$3,199

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 cores1922496
Core clock speed875 MHz706 MHz
Number of transistors1,270 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)50 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate14.00146.8
Floating-point processing power0.336 TFLOPS3.524 TFLOPS
ROPs1640
TMUs16208

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 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length145 mm267 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 typeDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB5 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed891 MHz1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth28.51 GB/s208.0 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGANo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA3.03.5

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 1.66 11.49
Recency 24 April 2012 5 January 2013
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 5 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 50 Watt 225 Watt

GT 630 OEM has 350% lower power consumption.

Tesla K20m, on the other hand, has a 592.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, and a 400% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Tesla K20m is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 630 OEM in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GT 630 OEM is a desktop card while Tesla K20m is a workstation one.


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