NVIDIA Tesla P4 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Tesla P4 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA Tesla P4

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 56% higher texture fill rate: 170.1 GTexel / s vs 109 billion / sec
  • Around 54% higher pipelines: 2560 vs 1664
  • Around 39% better floating-point performance: 5,443 gflops vs 3,920 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 16 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 97% lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 148 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 8 GB vs 4 GB
  • 858.3x more memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
  • Around 33% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 37782 vs 28478
  • Around 40% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 147.62 vs 105.107
  • Around 46% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1791.761 vs 1225.96
  • Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 9.457 vs 8.76
  • 2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 99.574 vs 35.714
  • Around 7% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 523.29 vs 489.884
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 September 2016 vs 19 September 2014
Texture fill rate 170.1 GTexel / s vs 109 billion / sec
Pipelines 2560 vs 1664
Floating-point performance 5,443 gflops vs 3,920 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 148 Watt
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
Geekbench - OpenCL 37782 vs 28478
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 147.62 vs 105.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1791.761 vs 1225.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.457 vs 8.76
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 99.574 vs 35.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 523.29 vs 489.884
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3341 vs 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3341 vs 3340

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

  • Around 30% higher core clock speed: 1050 MHz vs 810 MHz
  • Around 11% higher boost clock speed: 1178 MHz vs 1063 MHz
  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 9636 vs 8920
  • Around 97% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 768 vs 390
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11499 vs 11409
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11499 vs 11409
Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed 1050 MHz vs 810 MHz
Boost clock speed 1178 MHz vs 1063 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 9636 vs 8920
PassMark - G2D Mark 768 vs 390
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11499 vs 11409
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11499 vs 11409

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Tesla P4
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
8920
9636
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
390
768
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
37782
28478
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
147.62
105.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1791.761
1225.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.457
8.76
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
99.574
35.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
523.29
489.884
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11409
11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3698
3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3341
3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11409
11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3698
3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3341
3340
Name NVIDIA Tesla P4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970
PassMark - G3D Mark 8920 9636
PassMark - G2D Mark 390 768
Geekbench - OpenCL 37782 28478
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 147.62 105.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1791.761 1225.96
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.457 8.76
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 99.574 35.714
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 523.29 489.884
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11409 11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3698 3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3341 3340
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11409 11499
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3698 3698
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3341 3340
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 3626

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Tesla P4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Maxwell 2.0
Code name GP104 GM204
Launch date 13 September 2016 19 September 2014
Place in performance rating 361 362
Type Workstation Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $329
Price now $407.76
Value for money (0-100) 28.59

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1063 MHz 1178 MHz
Core clock speed 810 MHz 1050 MHz
Floating-point performance 5,443 gflops 3,920 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 2560 1664
Texture fill rate 170.1 GTexel / s 109 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 148 Watt
Transistor count 7,200 million 5,200 million
CUDA cores 1664
Maximum GPU temperature 98 °C

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort, Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio input for HDMI Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Length 267 mm 10.5" (26.7 cm)
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pins
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
Recommended system power (PSU) 500 Watt
SLI options 4x

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.4

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 192.3 GB / s 224 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz 7.0 GB/s
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

3D Vision
Adaptive Vertical Sync
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
SLI
Surround