GRID M60-1Q vs Tesla K80

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K80 and GRID M60-1Q, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

Tesla K80
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
15.16
+58.4%

Tesla K80 outperforms GRID M60-1Q by an impressive 58% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking346455
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.653.07
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)
GPU code nameGK210GM204
Market segmentWorkstationWorkstation
Release date17 November 2014 (9 years ago)30 August 2015 (9 years ago)

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 cores24962048
Core clock speed562 MHz557 MHz
Boost clock speed824 MHz1178 MHz
Number of transistors7,100 million5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt225 Watt
Texture fill rate171.4150.8
Floating-point processing power4.113 TFLOPS4.825 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs208128

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 mm267 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB1 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz1253 MHz
Memory bandwidth240.6 GB/s160.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA3.75.2

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 15.16
+58.4%
GRID M60-1Q 9.57

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
+58.4%
GRID M60-1Q 3694

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 15.16 9.57
Recency 17 November 2014 30 August 2015
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 1 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 225 Watt

Tesla K80 has a 58.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GRID M60-1Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Tesla K80 is our recommended choice as it beats the GRID M60-1Q in performance tests.


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