GeForce GTX 960M vs Tesla K80

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K80 with GeForce GTX 960M, including specs and performance data.

Tesla K80
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
13.10
+73.7%

Tesla K80 outperforms GTX 960M by an impressive 74% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking366508
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.477.98
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)Maxwell (2014−2017)
GPU code nameGK210GM107
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date17 November 2014 (10 years ago)13 March 2015 (10 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 cores2496 ×2640
Core clock speed562 MHz1096 MHz
Boost clock speed824 MHz1176 MHz
Number of transistors7,100 million1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate171.4 ×247.04
Floating-point processing power4.113 TFLOPS ×21.505 TFLOPS
ROPs48 ×216
TMUs208 ×240

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinno data
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount12 GB ×24 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit ×2128 Bit
Memory clock speed1253 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth240.6 GB/s ×280 GB/s
Shared memory--

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
VGA аnalog display supportno data+
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno data+
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

GameStream-+
GeForce ShadowPlay-+
GPU Boostno data2.0
GameWorks-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+
BatteryBoost-+
Anselno data+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA3.7+

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.

Tesla K80 13.10
+73.7%
GTX 960M 7.54
  • Other tests
    • Passmark
    • GeekBench 5 CUDA

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
+73.6%
GTX 960M 3370

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

Tesla K80 16063
+35.9%
GTX 960M 11818

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p160−170
+68.4%
95
−68.4%
Full HD60−65
+71.4%
35
−71.4%
1440p24−27
+60%
15
−60%
4K24−27
+71.4%
14
−71.4%

FPS performance in popular games

  • Full HD
    Low Preset
  • Full HD
    Medium Preset
  • Full HD
    High Preset
  • Full HD
    Ultra Preset
  • Full HD
    Epic Preset
  • 1440p
    High Preset
  • 1440p
    Ultra Preset
  • 1440p
    Epic Preset
  • 4K
    High Preset
  • 4K
    Ultra Preset
  • 4K
    Epic Preset
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Battlefield 5 38
+0%
38
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 28
+0%
28
+0%
Fortnite 99
+0%
99
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 35
+0%
35
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35
+0%
35
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Battlefield 5 31
+0%
31
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 25
+0%
25
+0%
Fortnite 40
+0%
40
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 31
+0%
31
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 31
+0%
31
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Metro Exodus 12
+0%
12
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 29
+0%
29
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 24
+0%
24
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Battlefield 5 26
+0%
26
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 23
+0%
23
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 25
+0%
25
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 18
+0%
18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14
+0%
14
+0%
Valorant 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Fortnite 31
+0%
31
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Metro Exodus 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Valorant 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Battlefield 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 15
+0%
15
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 18
+0%
18
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Fortnite 18
+0%
18
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 20
+0%
20
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10
+0%
10
+0%
Valorant 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 3
+0%
3
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Dota 2 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 7
+0%
7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Fortnite 5
+0%
5
+0%

This is how Tesla K80 and GTX 960M compete in popular games:

  • Tesla K80 is 68% faster in 900p
  • Tesla K80 is 71% faster in 1080p
  • Tesla K80 is 60% faster in 1440p
  • Tesla K80 is 71% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 66 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 13.10 7.54
Recency 17 November 2014 13 March 2015
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 75 Watt

Tesla K80 has a 73.7% higher aggregate performance score, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

GTX 960M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and 300% lower power consumption.

The Tesla K80 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 960M in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla K80 is a workstation card while GeForce GTX 960M is a notebook one.

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