Tesla K20m vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 980 Ti with Tesla K20m, including specs and performance data.

GTX 980 Ti
2015
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
35.82
+211%

GTX 980 Ti outperforms Tesla K20m by a whopping 211% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking138417
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation14.340.62
Power efficiency9.823.50
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGM200GK110
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)5 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $3,199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 980 Ti has 2213% better value for money than Tesla K20m.

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 cores28162496
Core clock speed1000 MHz706 MHz
Boost clock speed1075 MHzno data
Number of transistors8,000 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate189.4146.8
Floating-point processing power6.06 TFLOPS3.524 TFLOPS
ROPs9640
TMUs176208

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options+-

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 amount6 GB5 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s1300 MHz
Memory bandwidth336.5 GB/s208.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2No outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
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.

GTX 980 Ti 35.82
+211%
Tesla K20m 11.50

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.

GTX 980 Ti 13804
+211%
Tesla K20m 4432

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 HD101
+237%
30−35
−237%
1440p48
+243%
14−16
−243%
4K52
+225%
16−18
−225%

Cost per frame, $

1080p6.43106.63
1440p13.52228.50
4K12.48199.94

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+244%
18−20
−244%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+217%
24−27
−217%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+244%
18−20
−244%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+231%
35−40
−231%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+248%
21−24
−248%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+244%
18−20
−244%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+229%
24−27
−229%
Far Cry New Dawn 90−95
+233%
27−30
−233%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+231%
55−60
−231%
Hitman 3 75−80
+217%
24−27
−217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+238%
45−50
−238%
Metro Exodus 110−120
+234%
35−40
−234%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+219%
27−30
−219%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+223%
40−45
−223%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+251%
35−40
−251%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+217%
24−27
−217%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+244%
18−20
−244%
Battlefield 5 47
+236%
14−16
−236%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+248%
21−24
−248%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+244%
18−20
−244%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+229%
24−27
−229%
Far Cry New Dawn 36
+260%
10−11
−260%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+231%
55−60
−231%
Hitman 3 75−80
+217%
24−27
−217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+238%
45−50
−238%
Metro Exodus 49
+250%
14−16
−250%
Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+219%
27−30
−219%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+223%
40−45
−223%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 155
+244%
45−50
−244%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+251%
35−40
−251%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 46
+229%
14−16
−229%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+244%
18−20
−244%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 70−75
+248%
21−24
−248%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+244%
18−20
−244%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+229%
24−27
−229%
Forza Horizon 4 72
+243%
21−24
−243%
Hitman 3 75−80
+217%
24−27
−217%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+238%
45−50
−238%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+223%
40−45
−223%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 59
+228%
18−20
−228%
Watch Dogs: Legion 120−130
+251%
35−40
−251%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85−90
+219%
27−30
−219%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+224%
21−24
−224%
Far Cry New Dawn 55−60
+244%
16−18
−244%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 35−40
+217%
12−14
−217%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+225%
12−14
−225%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 40−45
+250%
12−14
−250%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+242%
12−14
−242%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+214%
65−70
−214%
Hitman 3 45−50
+221%
14−16
−221%
Horizon Zero Dawn 75−80
+221%
24−27
−221%
Metro Exodus 65−70
+219%
21−24
−219%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+215%
27−30
−215%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50−55
+213%
16−18
−213%
Watch Dogs: Legion 180−190
+231%
55−60
−231%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+239%
18−20
−239%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 30
+233%
9−10
−233%
Far Cry New Dawn 29
+222%
9−10
−222%
Hitman 3 27−30
+222%
9−10
−222%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+242%
50−55
−242%
Metro Exodus 35
+250%
10−11
−250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+214%
14−16
−214%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18
+260%
5−6
−260%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+214%
7−8
−214%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+267%
3−4
−267%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+250%
6−7
−250%
Forza Horizon 4 42
+250%
12−14
−250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+243%
14−16
−243%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
+260%
5−6
−260%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30−35
+244%
9−10
−244%

This is how GTX 980 Ti and Tesla K20m compete in popular games:

  • GTX 980 Ti is 237% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 980 Ti is 243% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 980 Ti is 225% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 35.82 11.50
Recency 2 June 2015 5 January 2013
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 5 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 225 Watt

GTX 980 Ti has a 211.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 20% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Tesla K20m, on the other hand, has 11.1% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K20m in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 980 Ti is a desktop card while Tesla K20m is a workstation 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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