GeForce GTX 260 vs Tesla K20c

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K20c with GeForce GTX 260, including specs and performance data.

Tesla K20c
2012
5 GB GDDR5, 225 Watt
8.90
+183%

Tesla K20c outperforms GTX 260 by a whopping 183% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking487749
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.350.14
Power efficiency2.761.21
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Tesla 2.0 (2007−2013)
GPU code nameGK110GT200
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date12 November 2012 (12 years ago)16 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$3,199 $449

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

Tesla K20c has 150% better value for money than GTX 260.

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 cores2496192
Core clock speed706 MHz576 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt182 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data105 °C
Texture fill rate146.836.86
Floating-point processing power3.524 TFLOPS0.4769 TFLOPS
ROPs4028
TMUs20864

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 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount5 GB896 MB
Memory bus width320 Bit448 Bit
Memory clock speed1300 MHz999 MHz
Memory bandwidth208.0 GB/s111.9 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 ConnectorsNo outputsDual Link DVIHDTV
Multi monitor supportno data+
HDMI-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataS/PDIF

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)11.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.14.0
OpenGL4.62.1
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.1.126N/A
CUDA3.5+

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 8.90 3.15
Recency 12 November 2012 16 June 2008
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 896 MB
Chip lithography 28 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 182 Watt

Tesla K20c has a 182.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 471.4% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 260, on the other hand, has 23.6% lower power consumption.

The Tesla K20c is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 260 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla K20c is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 260 is a desktop one.


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