CMP 40HX vs Tesla K80

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K80 and CMP 40HX, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla K80
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
15.17

CMP 40HX outperforms Tesla K80 by a moderate 16% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking349305
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data19.04
Power efficiency3.506.57
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK210TU106
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date17 November 2014 (10 years ago)25 February 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699

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 cores24962304
Core clock speed562 MHz1470 MHz
Boost clock speed824 MHz1650 MHz
Number of transistors7,100 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt185 Watt
Texture fill rate171.4237.6
Floating-point processing power4.113 TFLOPS7.603 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs208144
Tensor Coresno data288
Ray Tracing Coresno data36

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 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm229 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount12 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth240.6 GB/s448.0 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 outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2
CUDA3.77.5

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 K80 15.17
CMP 40HX 17.57
+15.8%

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 K80 5852
CMP 40HX 6778
+15.8%

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 15.17 17.57
Recency 17 November 2014 25 February 2021
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 185 Watt

Tesla K80 has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

CMP 40HX, on the other hand, has a 15.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 62.2% lower power consumption.

The CMP 40HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Tesla K80 in performance tests.


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