Tesla K80 vs GeForce GTX TITAN

VS

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX TITAN with Tesla K80, including specs and performance data.

GTX TITAN
2013
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
21.26
+40%

GTX TITAN outperforms Tesla K80 by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking258351
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.28no data
Power efficiency5.833.47
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameGK110GK210
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date19 February 2013 (11 years ago)17 November 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores26882496
Core clock speed837 MHz562 MHz
Boost clock speed876 MHz824 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million7,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate196.2171.4
Floating-point processing power4.709 TFLOPS4.113 TFLOPS
ROPs4848
TMUs224208

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 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 amount6 GB12 GB
Memory bus width384-bit GDDR5384 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s240.6 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortNo outputs
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D+-
3D Gaming+-
3D Vision+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA+3.7

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 TITAN 21.26
+40%
Tesla K80 15.19

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 TITAN 8194
+40%
Tesla K80 5852

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.

GTX TITAN 17711
+10.3%
Tesla K80 16063

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 21.26 15.19
Recency 19 February 2013 17 November 2014
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 12 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 300 Watt

GTX TITAN has a 40% higher aggregate performance score, and 20% lower power consumption.

Tesla K80, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The GeForce GTX TITAN is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K80 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX TITAN is a desktop card while Tesla K80 is a workstation one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite graphics card.


NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN
GeForce GTX TITAN
NVIDIA Tesla K80
Tesla K80

Comparisons with similar GPUs

We selected several comparisons of graphics cards with performance close to those reviewed, providing you with more options to consider.

Community ratings

Here you can see the user ratings of the compared graphics cards, as well as rate them yourself.


3.7 160 votes

Rate GeForce GTX TITAN on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
3.8 183 votes

Rate Tesla K80 on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about this comparison, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.