Radeon RX 580 2048SP vs Tesla K80m
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 274 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 62 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 9.26 |
| Architecture | Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015) | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) |
| GPU code name | GK210 | Polaris 20 |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 17 November 2014 (10 years ago) | 15 October 2018 (6 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 cores | 2x 2496 | 2048 |
| Core clock speed | 562 MHz | 1168 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 824 MHz | 1284 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,100 million | 5,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 150 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 2x 182.2 billion/sec | 164.4 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 5.259 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2x 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 2x 208 | 128 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 241 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 8-pin | 1x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 2x 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5012 MHz | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 2x 240.6 GB/s | 224.0 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 Connectors | No outputs | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12.0 (11_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 November 2014 | 15 October 2018 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 300 Watt | 150 Watt |
RX 580 2048SP has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 100% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Tesla K80m and Radeon RX 580 2048SP. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Tesla K80m is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 580 2048SP 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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