Radeon R7 265 vs Tesla K80

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K80 with Radeon R7 265, including specs and performance data.

Tesla K80
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
15.19
+45.8%

Tesla K80 outperforms R7 265 by a considerable 46% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking351438
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.28
Power efficiency3.474.76
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGK210Pitcairn
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date17 November 2014 (10 years ago)13 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$149

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 cores24961024
Core clock speed562 MHzno data
Boost clock speed824 MHz925 MHz
Number of transistors7,100 million2,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate171.459.20
Floating-point processing power4.113 TFLOPS1.894 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs20864

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 mm210 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1 x 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 speed1253 MHz1400 MHz
Memory bandwidth240.6 GB/s179.2 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 outputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire-+
FreeSync-+
DDMA audiono data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA3.7-

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 15.19 10.42
Recency 17 November 2014 13 February 2014
Maximum RAM amount 12 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 150 Watt

Tesla K80 has a 45.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, and a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.

R7 265, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.

The Tesla K80 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R7 265 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla K80 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon R7 265 is a desktop one.


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