NVIDIA GRID K2 vs NVIDIA Tesla K8

NVIDIA GRID K2 $5,199
NVIDIA Tesla K8
2x 1536 Shaders
8GB (2x 4GB) GDDR5
745MHz
2x 1536 Shaders
16GB (2x 8GB) GDDR5
693MHz
Peak AI Performance
4.58 TOPS
INT32
Peak AI Performance
4.26 TOPS
INT32
FP32
4.58 TFLOPS
FP32
4.26 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
1.0-Slots
TDP
225W
TDP
100W
Power Connectors
-
1x 8-Pin
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
-

Peak AI Performance

  • 8% faster vs Tesla K8
  • 7% slower vs GRID K2
GRID K2 - 4.58 TOPS INT32
x1.08
Tesla K8 - 4.26 TOPS INT32
x1

FP32

  • 8% faster vs Tesla K8
  • 7% slower vs GRID K2
GRID K2 - 4.58 TFLOPS FP32
x1.08
Tesla K8 - 4.26 TFLOPS FP32
x1
  • Same Performance vs Tesla K8
  • Same Performance vs GRID K2
GRID K2 - 160GB/s
x1
Tesla K8 - 160GB/s
x1
  • 125% higher vs Tesla K8
  • 56% lower vs GRID K2
GRID K2 - 225W
x2.25
Tesla K8 - 100W
x1
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Kepler
Architecture
Kepler
Family
GRID
Family
Tesla K
Codename
NVE4
GK104
Codename
NVE4
GK104
Market Segment
Server
Market Segment
Server
Release Date
5/11/2013
Release Date
5/1/2012
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
28nm
Fabrication Node
28nm
Die Size
2x 294 mm²
Die Size
2x 294 mm²
Transistor Count
2x 3.5 Billion
Transistor Count
2x 3.5 Billion
Transistor Density
12.04M/mm²
Transistor Density
12.04M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
2x 1536 Shaders
Shading Units
2x 1536 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
2x 128 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
2x 128 TMUs
Render Output Units
2x 32 ROPs
Render Output Units
2x 32 ROPs
Streaming Multiprocessors
2x 12 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
2x 8 SMs
745MHz
693MHz
Peak AI Performance
4.58 TOPS
INT32
Peak AI Performance
4.26 TOPS
INT32
FP32
4.58 TFLOPS
FP32
4.26 TFLOPS
FP64
190 GFLOPS
FP64
180 GFLOPS
INT32
4.58 TOPS
INT32
4.26 TOPS
Pixel Fillrate
23.84 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
22.176 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
95.36 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
88.704 GTexel/s
L1
48KB/SM Tex
16KB/SM
L1
48KB/SM Tex
16KB/SM
L2
512KB Shared
L2
512KB Shared
8GB (2x 4GB)
GDDR5
16GB (2x 8GB)
GDDR5
Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width
256Bit
Clock
1250MHz
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Bandwidth
160GB/s
Clock
1250MHz
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Bandwidth
160GB/s
TDP
225W
TDP
100W
Max Resolution
Unknown
Max Resolution
Unknown
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
Unknown
Multi Monitor Support
Unknown
Model
NVENC 1
Model
NVENC 1
Codec
AVC (H.264)
Codec
AVC (H.264)
Model
NVDEC 1
Model
NVDEC 1
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_0
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.5
CUDA
3.0
PureVideo HD
VP5
VDPAU
Feature Set D
Shader Model
6.5
CUDA
3.0
PureVideo HD
VP5
VDPAU
Feature Set D
-
1x Fan
Power Connectors
-
1x 8-Pin
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
-
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
1.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
-
-
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
241 mm (9.49 in)
Depth
20 mm (0.79 in)
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