Radeon RX 580X vs Tesla P4

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Tesla P4 with Radeon RX 580X, including specs and performance data.

Tesla P4
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 75 Watt
23.13
+38.2%

Tesla P4 outperforms RX 580X by a substantial 38% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking239322
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency21.356.26
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGP104Polaris 20
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 September 2016 (8 years ago)11 April 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 cores25602304
Core clock speed886 MHz1257 MHz
Boost clock speed1114 MHz1340 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)75 Watt185 Watt
Texture fill rate178.2193.0
Floating-point processing power5.704 TFLOPS6.175 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs160144

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
Length168 mm241 mm
Width1-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 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 amount8 GB8 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth192.3 GB/s256.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model6.46.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA6.1-

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 P4 23.13
+38.2%
RX 580X 16.74

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 P4 8925
+38.2%
RX 580X 6458

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 23.13 16.74
Recency 13 September 2016 11 April 2018
Chip lithography 16 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 185 Watt

Tesla P4 has a 38.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 146.7% lower power consumption.

RX 580X, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Tesla P4 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX 580X in performance tests.

Be aware that Tesla P4 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon RX 580X 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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