Radeon Sky 500 vs Tesla K40c

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K40c and Radeon Sky 500, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla K40c
2013
12 GB GDDR5, 245 Watt
11.66

Sky 500 outperforms Tesla K40c by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking411404
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.26no data
Power efficiency3.265.59
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGK180Pitcairn
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date8 October 2013 (11 years ago)27 March 2013 (11 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 cores28801280
Core clock speed745 MHz950 MHz
Boost clock speed876 MHzno data
Number of transistors7,080 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)245 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate210.276.00
Floating-point processing power5.046 TFLOPS2.432 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs24080

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 mm242 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Form factorno datafull height / full length
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-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 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1200 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s154 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
DisplayPort countno data1
Dual-link DVI support-+

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 11.66
Sky 500 12.22
+4.8%

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
Sky 500 4709
+4.8%

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 11.66 12.22
Recency 8 October 2013 27 March 2013
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 245 Watt 150 Watt

Tesla K40c has an age advantage of 6 months, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Sky 500, on the other hand, has a 4.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 63.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Tesla K40c and Radeon Sky 500.


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

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NVIDIA Tesla K40c
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