AMD FirePro S7100X vs NVIDIA Tesla K20Xm

Comparative analysis of AMD FirePro S7100X and NVIDIA Tesla K20Xm videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD FirePro S7100X

NVIDIA Tesla K20Xm

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FirePro S7100X

Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
2.4x lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 235 Watt
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 6 GB
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 64.888 vs 49.455
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 315.677 vs 275.229

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	25 May 2016 vs 12 November 2012
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt vs 235 Watt
Maximum memory size	8 GB vs 6 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	64.888 vs 49.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	315.677 vs 275.229

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Tesla K20Xm

Around 1% higher core clock speed: 732 MHz vs 723 MHz
Around 77% higher texture fill rate: 164.0 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Around 31% higher pipelines: 2688 vs 2048
Around 33% better floating-point performance: 3,935 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
Around 4% higher memory clock speed: 5200 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1666.354 vs 1283.973
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.836 vs 5.781
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 92.472 vs 70.708

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	732 MHz vs 723 MHz
Texture fill rate	164.0 GTexel / s vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2688 vs 2048
Floating-point performance	3,935 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
Memory clock speed	5200 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1666.354 vs 1283.973
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.836 vs 5.781
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	92.472 vs 70.708

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD FirePro S7100X
GPU 2: NVIDIA Tesla K20Xm

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

64.888

49.455

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

1283.973

1666.354

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.781

5.836

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

70.708

92.472

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

315.677

275.229

Name	AMD FirePro S7100X	NVIDIA Tesla K20Xm
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	64.888	49.455
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1283.973	1666.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.781	5.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	70.708	92.472
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	315.677	275.229
PassMark - G3D Mark		4403
PassMark - G2D Mark		198
Geekbench - OpenCL		16664
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		1032
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		7038
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		1032
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		7038

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FirePro S7100X	NVIDIA Tesla K20Xm
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 3.0	Kepler
Code name	Amethyst	GK110
Launch date	25 May 2016	12 November 2012
Place in performance rating	744	746
Type	Workstation	Workstation
Launch price (MSRP)		$7,699
Technical info
Core clock speed	723 MHz	732 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,961 gflops	3,935 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2048	2688
Texture fill rate	92.54 GTexel / s	164.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	235 Watt
Transistor count	5,000 million	7,080 million
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	No outputs
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	None
Length		267 mm
API support
DirectX	12.0 (12_0)	12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	6 GB
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB / s	249.6 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	5200 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5