AMD Radeon R9 M290X Mac Edition vs NVIDIA Tesla K40m
Graphics Processor
| GPU model | Pitcairn | GK110B |
|---|---|---|
| GPU variant | Pitcairn PRO (215-0828062) | — |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 | Kepler |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Manufacturing process | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Number of transistors | 2,800 million | 7,080 million |
| Die size | 212 mm² | 561 mm² |
Mobile graphics
| Release date | Nov 23rd, 2014 | — |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | Crystal System (R9 M200) | — |
| Predecessor | Solar System | — |
| Successor | Mobility Radeon | — |
| Production | End-of-life | — |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | — |
Clocks
| Base clock | 850 MHz | 745 MHz |
|---|---|---|
| Boost clock | 975 MHz | 876 MHz |
| Memory clock | 1365 MHz 5.5 Gbps effective | 1502 MHz 6 Gbps effective |
Memory Configuration
| Memory size | 2 GB | 12 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width | 256 bit | 384 bit |
| Bandwidth | 174.7 GB/s | 288.4 GB/s |
Render Configuration
| Shading units | 1024 | 2880 |
|---|---|---|
| TMUs | 64 | 240 |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| Compute units | 16 | — |
| Cache L1 | 16 KB (per CU) | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| Cache L2 | 512 KB | 1536 KB |
| SMX count | — | 15 |
Performance
| Pixel rate | 31.20 GPixel/s | 52.56 GPixel/s |
|---|---|---|
| Texture rate | 62.40 GTexel/s | 210.2 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float) performance | 1.997 TFLOPS | 5.046 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double) performance | 124.8 GFLOPS (1:16) | 1.682 TFLOPS (1:3) |
Dimensions & Outputs
| Slot width | MXM Module | Dual-slot |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 80 W | 245 W |
| Outputs | No outputs | No outputs |
| Power connectors | None | — |
| Board number | C608 | — |
| Length | — | 267 mm 10.5 inches |
| Suggested PSU | — | 550 W |
API Support & Features
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| Shader model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| CUDA | — | 3.5 |
Other Features
Graphics Card
| Release date | — | Nov 22nd, 2013 |
|---|---|---|
| Generation | — | Tesla |
| Production | — | End-of-life |
| Launch price | — | 7,699 USD |
| Interface | — | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
