Radeon R9 280 vs Tesla M10

In this comparison between Radeon R9 280 and Tesla M10 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon R9 280 will be the best choice, for others Tesla M10 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon R9 280 Tesla M10
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 225 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin 1x 8-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort No outputs
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  • Tesla M10 has 12% more power consumption, than Radeon R9 280.
  • Both video cards are using PCIe 3.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
  • Tesla M10 has 5 GB more memory, than Radeon R9 280.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon R9 280 is build with GCN 1.0 architecture, and Tesla M10 - with Maxwell.
  • Radeon R9 280 and Tesla M10 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Radeon R9 280 is 8 mm longer, than Tesla M10.
  • Memory clock speed of Tesla M10 is 3950 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 18−20
ultra / 1080p 21−24 10−11
QHD / 1440p 16−18 4−5
4K / 2160p 10−11 4−5
low / 720p 60−65 35−40
medium / 1080p 40−45 21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Tesla M10.

Full Specs

  Radeon R9 280 Tesla M10
Architecture GCN 1.0 Maxwell
Code name Tahiti GM107
Type Desktop Workstation
Release date 4 March 2014 18 May 2016
Pipelines 1792 640
Core clock speed 1033 MHz
Boost Clock 933 MHz 1306 MHz
Transistor count 4,313 million 1,870 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 104.5 52.24
Floating-point performance 3,344 gflops 4x 1,672 gflops
Length 275 mm 267 mm
Memory bus width 384 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 1250 MHz 5200 MHz
Memory bandwidth 240 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
DirectX 12 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.1
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 1.2
Vulkan + 1.1.126
CUDA 5.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 408 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
HD3D +
TrueAudio +
Design reference
CrossFire +
DDMA audio +
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LiquidVR +
TressFX +
UVD +
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