Tesla M6 vs UHD Graphics 617

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Tesla M6 and UHD Graphics 617. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between Tesla M6 and UHD Graphics 617. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

UHD Graphics 617 is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: UHD Graphics 617 is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with UHD Graphics 617 here:

Main Specs

  Tesla M6 UHD Graphics 617
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 15 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16 PCIe 3.0 x1
Supplementary power connectors None
Memory type GDDR5 DDR3L/LPDDR3
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB
Display Connectors No outputs No outputs
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  • Tesla M6 has 566% more power consumption, than UHD Graphics 617.
  • Tesla M6 is connected by PCIe 3.0 x16, and UHD Graphics 617 uses PCIe 3.0 x1 interface.
  • Tesla M6 is used in Desktops, and UHD Graphics 617 - in Laptops.
  • Tesla M6 is build with Maxwell 2.0 architecture, and UHD Graphics 617 - with Gen. 9 Amber Lake.
  • Core clock speed of Tesla M6 is 630 MHz higher, than UHD Graphics 617.
  • Tesla M6 is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and UHD Graphics 617 - by 14 nm process technology.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 3−4
ultra / 1080p 24−27 1−2
QHD / 1440p 20−22 0−1
4K / 2160p 10−12
low / 720p 65−70 14−16
medium / 1080p 45−50 6−7
The average gaming FPS of Tesla M6 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 633% more, than UHD Graphics 617.

Full Specs

  Tesla M6 UHD Graphics 617
Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Gen. 9 Amber Lake
Code name GM204 Kaby-Lake GT2
Type Workstation Laptop
Release date 30 August 2015 30 October 2018
Pipelines 1536 24
Core clock speed 930 MHz 300 MHz
Boost Clock 1180 MHz 1150 MHz
Transistor count 5,200 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 14 nm
Texture fill rate 113.3 25.20
Floating-point performance 3,625 gflops
Memory bus width 256 Bit 64/128 Bit
Memory clock speed 5012 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.4 GB/s
Shared memory +
DirectX 12 (12_1) 12 (12_1)
Shader Model 6.4 6.4
OpenGL 4.6 4.6
OpenCL 1.2 2.1
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.1.103
CUDA 5.2
Quick Sync +
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