FirePro S9050 vs Tesla K40c

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K40c and FirePro S9050, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla K40c
2013
12 GB GDDR5, 245 Watt
11.65

S9050 outperforms Tesla K40c by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking405388
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.25no data
Power efficiency3.434.07
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGK180Tahiti
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)7 August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$7,699 no data

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 cores28801792
Core clock speed745 MHz900 MHz
Boost clock speed876 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 million4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)245 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate210.2100.8
Floating-point processing power5.046 TFLOPS3.226 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs240112

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 supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm254 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
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 amount12 GB12 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s264 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 outputs1x DisplayPort

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
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1031.2.131
CUDA3.5-

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.

Tesla K40c 11.65
FirePro S9050 12.70
+9%

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.

Tesla K40c 4494
FirePro S9050 4901
+9.1%

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 11.65 12.70
Recency 8 October 2013 7 August 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 245 Watt 225 Watt

FirePro S9050 has a 9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, and 8.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Tesla K40c and FirePro S9050.


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

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