Tesla K40c vs Radeon R9 280

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon R9 280 with Tesla K40c, including specs and performance data.

R9 280
2014
3 GB GDDR5, 200 Watt
14.42
+23.7%

R9 280 outperforms Tesla K40c by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking365411
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.410.26
Power efficiency4.943.26
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameTahitiGK180
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date4 March 2014 (10 years ago)8 October 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$279 $7,699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R9 280 has 1981% better value for money than Tesla K40c.

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 cores17922880
Core clock speedno data745 MHz
Boost clock speed933 MHz876 MHz
Number of transistors4,313 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt245 Watt
Texture fill rate104.5210.2
Floating-point processing power3.344 TFLOPS5.046 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs112240

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
Length275 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-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 amount3 GB12 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth240 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-
FreeSync+-
HD3D+-
LiquidVR+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudio+-
UVD+-
DDMA audio+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan+1.1.103
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.

R9 280 14.42
+23.7%
Tesla K40c 11.66

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.

R9 280 5558
+23.7%
Tesla K40c 4494

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 14.42 11.66
Recency 4 March 2014 8 October 2013
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 12 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 245 Watt

R9 280 has a 23.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and 22.5% lower power consumption.

Tesla K40c, on the other hand, has a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon R9 280 is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K40c in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon R9 280 is a desktop card while Tesla K40c is a workstation one.


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