NVIDIA Tesla P4 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA Tesla P4 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 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 18% higher texture fill rate: 170.1 GTexel / s vs 144 billion / sec
  • Around 25% higher pipelines: 2560 vs 2048
  • Around 9% better floating-point performance: 5,443 gflops vs 4,981 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 16 nm vs 28 nm
  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 75 Watt vs 165 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 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 147.62 vs 110.006
  • Around 33% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1791.761 vs 1348.307
  • Around 3% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 9.457 vs 9.194
  • 2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 99.574 vs 37.443
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 523.29 vs 477.015
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 11409 vs 9566
  • Around 19% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 11409 vs 9566
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 13 September 2016 vs 19 September 2014
Texture fill rate 170.1 GTexel / s vs 144 billion / sec
Pipelines 2560 vs 2048
Floating-point performance 5,443 gflops vs 4,981 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt vs 165 Watt
Maximum memory size 8 GB vs 4 GB
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz vs 7.0 GB/s
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 147.62 vs 110.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1791.761 vs 1348.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.457 vs 9.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 99.574 vs 37.443
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 523.29 vs 477.015
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11409 vs 9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3698 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3341 vs 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11409 vs 9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3698 vs 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3341 vs 3335

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

  • Around 14% higher boost clock speed: 1216 MHz vs 1063 MHz
  • Around 27% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 11127 vs 8768
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 798 vs 389
  • Around 6% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 33393 vs 31511
Specifications (specs)
Boost clock speed 1216 MHz vs 1063 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 11127 vs 8768
PassMark - G2D Mark 798 vs 389
Geekbench - OpenCL 33393 vs 31511

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA Tesla P4
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
8768
11127
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
389
798
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
31511
33393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
147.62
110.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1791.761
1348.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
9.457
9.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
99.574
37.443
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
523.29
477.015
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11409
9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3698
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3341
3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
11409
9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3698
3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3341
3335
Name NVIDIA Tesla P4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980
PassMark - G3D Mark 8768 11127
PassMark - G2D Mark 389 798
Geekbench - OpenCL 31511 33393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 147.62 110.006
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1791.761 1348.307
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 9.457 9.194
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 99.574 37.443
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 523.29 477.015
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 11409 9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3698 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3341 3335
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 11409 9566
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3698 3690
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3341 3335
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 4330

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA Tesla P4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980

Essentials

Architecture Pascal Maxwell 2.0
Code name GP104 GM204
Launch date 13 September 2016 19 September 2014
Place in performance rating 355 358
Type Workstation Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $549
Price now $605.06
Value for money (0-100) 21.18

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1063 MHz 1216 MHz
Core clock speed 810 MHz
Floating-point performance 5,443 gflops 4,981 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 2560 2048
Texture fill rate 170.1 GTexel / s 144 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 75 Watt 165 Watt
Transistor count 7,200 million 5,200 million
CUDA cores 2048

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
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support 1
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support
VGA аnalog display support 1

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 1

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (12_1)
OpenGL 4.6 4.5
OpenCL 1.2

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
BatteryBoost
CUDA
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI
Surround