AMD FirePro S10000 Passive vs NVIDIA Tesla K20X
Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro S10000 Passive and NVIDIA Tesla K20X videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro S10000 Passive
- Around 13% higher core clock speed: 825 MHz vs 732 MHz
- 12.8x more texture fill rate: 2x 106.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 164.0 GTexel / s
- Around 33% higher pipelines: 3584 vs 2688
- Around 73% better floating-point performance: 2x 3,405 gflops vs 3,935 gflops
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz vs 732 MHz |
| Texture fill rate | 2x 106.4 GTexel / s billion / sec vs 164.0 GTexel / s |
| Pipelines | 3584 vs 2688 |
| Floating-point performance | 2x 3,405 gflops vs 3,935 gflops |
Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Tesla K20X
- 3.2x lower typical power consumption: 235 Watt vs 750 Watt
- Around 4% higher memory clock speed: 5200 MHz vs 5000 MHz
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 235 Watt vs 750 Watt |
| Memory clock speed | 5200 MHz vs 5000 MHz |
Compare specifications (specs)
| AMD FirePro S10000 Passive | NVIDIA Tesla K20X | |
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Essentials |
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| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Kepler |
| Code name | Tahiti | GK110 |
| Launch date | 12 November 2012 | 12 November 2012 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $3,599 | $7,699 |
| Place in performance rating | not rated | not rated |
| Type | Workstation | Workstation |
Technical info |
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| Boost clock speed | 950 MHz | |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 732 MHz |
| Floating-point performance | 2x 3,405 gflops | 3,935 gflops |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Pipelines | 3584 | 2688 |
| Texture fill rate | 2x 106.4 GTexel / s billion / sec | 164.0 GTexel / s |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 750 Watt | 235 Watt |
| Transistor count | 4,313 million | 7,080 million |
Video outputs and ports |
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| Display Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x mini-DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Dual-link DVI support | ||
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements |
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| Bus support | PCIe 3.0 | |
| Form factor | Full Height / Full Length | |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 305 mm | 267 mm |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
API support |
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| DirectX | 12.0 (11_1) | 12.0 (11_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Memory |
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| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 480 GB / s | 249.6 GB / s |
| Memory bus width | 2x 384 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |