Radeon RX Vega 10 vs Tesla K80

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla K80 with Radeon RX Vega 10, including specs and performance data.

Tesla K80
2014
12 GB GDDR5, 300 Watt
15.17
+259%

Tesla K80 outperforms RX Vega 10 by a whopping 259% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking346675
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.5029.29
ArchitectureKepler 2.0 (2013−2015)GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)
GPU code nameGK210Raven
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date17 November 2014 (9 years ago)8 January 2019 (5 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 cores2496640
Core clock speed562 MHz300 MHz
Boost clock speed824 MHz1301 MHz
Number of transistors7,100 million4,940 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)300 Watt10 Watt
Texture fill rate171.452.04
Floating-point processing power4.113 TFLOPS1.665 TFLOPS
ROPs488
TMUs20840

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 x16IGP
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount12 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width384 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1253 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth240.6 GB/sno data
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

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
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
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. 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
+259%
RX Vega 10 4.23

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
+258%
RX Vega 10 1634

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:

Full HD55−60
+244%
16
−244%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12
+0%
12
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 9
+0%
9
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12
+0%
12
+0%
Battlefield 5 17
+0%
17
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 15
+0%
15
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry 5 11
+0%
11
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 18
+0%
18
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45
+0%
45
+0%
Hitman 3 9
+0%
9
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 21
+0%
21
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 19
+0%
19
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20
+0%
20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 63
+0%
63
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14
+0%
14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8
+0%
8
+0%
Battlefield 5 8
+0%
8
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
+0%
14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5
+0%
5
+0%
Far Cry 5 9
+0%
9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7
+0%
7
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 34
+0%
34
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Metro Exodus 18
+0%
18
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 17
+0%
17
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14
+0%
14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 41
+0%
41
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10
+0%
10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
+0%
11
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12
+0%
12
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8
+0%
8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Hitman 3 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%

This is how Tesla K80 and RX Vega 10 compete in popular games:

  • Tesla K80 is 244% faster in 1080p

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 65 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.17 4.23
Recency 17 November 2014 8 January 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 300 Watt 10 Watt

Tesla K80 has a 258.6% higher aggregate performance score.

RX Vega 10, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 2900% lower power consumption.

The Tesla K80 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega 10 in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla K80 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX Vega 10 is a desktop one.


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

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