AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT vs NVIDIA Tesla M10 Comparison

# AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT vs NVIDIA Tesla M10

The database comparison between these two GPUs is a study in generational contrast. The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT is a consumer gaming card from the Radeon RX 7000 series, built on RDNA 3.0 architecture, while the NVIDIA Tesla M10 is an end-of-life compute accelerator from 2016, based on Maxwell architecture. Across the recorded head-to-head benchmarks, the RX 7800 XT wins both tests, with the Vulkan delta being particularly extreme. The average benchmark scores tell a similar story: the RX 7800 XT sits at 11,627, while the Tesla M10 records 9,724. The percentile rankings place the RX 7800 XT at the 51st percentile of all GPUs, slightly above the Tesla M10's 47th percentile, but the individual test deltas are far more dramatic than those overall positions suggest.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT dominates every recorded benchmark in this comparison. It wins 2 out of 2 head-to-head tests, with both victories occurring in Geekbench workloads. The first win is in OpenCL, where the RX 7800 XT scores 18,290 against the Tesla M10's 10,318, a 77.3% advantage. The second and far larger win comes in Vulkan, where the RX 7800 XT scores 54,228 versus 9,130, a 494% delta. These results indicate that the RX 7800 XT is substantially stronger in compute-oriented workloads that leverage modern APIs and driver optimizations.

The NVIDIA Tesla M10 has no wins in the recorded data. Its only two benchmark entries are the same Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan tests, and it trails in both. The Tesla M10 was designed as a multi-user virtual desktop infrastructure accelerator, and its Maxwell architecture lacks the modern feature set required to compete with RDNA 3.0 in these particular workloads. The data shows a clear functional gap: the RX 7800 XT is the only card here that can handle modern graphics API compute tasks at competitive performance levels.

For use-case planning, the RX 7800 XT is the obvious choice for any application relying on OpenCL or Vulkan compute, given its 494% lead in the latter. The Tesla M10, despite its compute-oriented lineage, does not have a single benchmark where it outperforms the RX 7800 XT in this database. The Tesla M10's 47th percentile ranking suggests it remains functional for basic tasks, but it is not competitive against the RX 7800 XT in any measured scenario.

Architecture Differences

The architectural gap between these two cards is massive. The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT uses the Navi 32 chip on a 5 nm process at TSMC, packing 28,100 million transistors into a 346 mm² die. The transistor density reaches 81.2M per mm². In contrast, the NVIDIA Tesla M10 uses the GM107 chip on a 28 nm process, also from TSMC, with 1,870 million transistors on a 148 mm² die, yielding a density of only 12.6M per mm². The manufacturing node difference alone explains a large portion of the performance gap.

The RX 7800 XT features RDNA 3.0 architecture, while the Tesla M10 runs Maxwell. The RX 7800 XT has 3,840 shading units, 240 texture mapping units, and 96 render output units. The Tesla M10 has 640 shading units, 40 TMUs, and 16 ROPs. The RX 7800 XT also includes 60 ray tracing cores, a feature entirely absent from the Tesla M10, which lists no ray tracing or tensor cores. Clock speeds differ substantially: the RX 7800 XT boosts to 2430 MHz with a game clock of 2124 MHz, while the Tesla M10 boosts to 1306 MHz from a base of 1033 MHz.

Memory configurations are also divergent. The RX 7800 XT carries 16 GB of GDDR6 on a 256-bit bus, delivering 624.1 GB/s of bandwidth. The Tesla M10 has 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus, with 83.20 GB/s bandwidth. That is a 7.5x bandwidth advantage for the RX 7800 XT. The RX 7800 XT supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), while the Tesla M10 only reaches DirectX 12 (11_0). Both support OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4, but the RX 7800 XT's Vulkan performance is radically higher in practice.

Power and interface differences round out the picture. The RX 7800 XT has a 263 W TDP and requires a 600 W suggested PSU with two 8-pin connectors, while the Tesla M10 has a 225 W TDP, a 550 W suggested PSU, and a single 8-pin connector. The RX 7800 XT uses PCIe 4.0 x16, the Tesla M10 uses PCIe 3.0 x16. The RX 7800 XT offers display outputs (1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1), while the Tesla M10 has no display outputs at all, reflecting its server-oriented design.

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The Geekbench OpenCL test shows the RX 7800 XT scoring 18,290 against the Tesla M10's 10,318. The 77.3% delta places the RX 7800 XT clearly ahead in general-purpose compute. This is a substantial margin, but it is modest compared to the Vulkan result.

The Geekbench Vulkan test is where the RX 7800 XT truly separates itself. The RX 7800 XT scores 54,228, while the Tesla M10 manages only 9,130. The delta of 494% means the RX 7800 XT is roughly six times faster in this workload. Vulkan is a low-overhead API that benefits from modern architecture features, and the Tesla M10's Maxwell architecture, released in 2016, simply cannot keep pace. The RX 7800 XT's 60 ray tracing cores and RDNA 3.0 design provide a much stronger foundation for Vulkan compute tasks.

The average benchmark scores reinforce the head-to-head data. The RX 7800 XT averages 11,627 across all recorded tests, while the Tesla M10 averages 9,724. The RX 7800 XT's nearest rivals include the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 with an average score of 11,680, only 0.5% higher, and the AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT at 11,842, 1.8% higher. The Tesla M10's nearest rivals are the NVIDIA Tesla C2070 at 9,716, 0.1% lower, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 at 9,780, 0.6% higher. These rival comparisons show that the RX 7800 XT sits in a performance tier roughly 20% above the Tesla M10's tier, based on averages alone.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU has the higher average benchmark score?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT has an average benchmark score of 11,627, while the NVIDIA Tesla M10 averages 9,724. The RX 7800 XT also ranks at the 51st percentile of all GPUs, compared to the Tesla M10's 47th percentile.

Q: How large is the Vulkan performance gap?

A: The RX 7800 XT scores 54,228 in Geekbench Vulkan, while the Tesla M10 scores 9,130. That is a 494% delta, meaning the RX 7800 XT delivers nearly six times the Vulkan performance.

Q: Does the Tesla M10 have any ray tracing capability?

A: No. The Tesla M10 lists no ray tracing cores and no tensor cores. The RX 7800 XT includes 60 ray tracing cores, which contributes to its modern API performance advantage.

Q: What memory capacities do these cards offer?

A: The RX 7800 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 256-bit bus with 624.1 GB/s bandwidth. The Tesla M10 has 8 GB of GDDR5 on a 128-bit bus with 83.20 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has display outputs?

A: The RX 7800 XT has 1x HDMI 2.1a and 3x DisplayPort 2.1 outputs. The Tesla M10 has no display outputs, as it is designed for compute and virtual desktop environments without direct display connectivity.

Q: How do the manufacturing processes compare?

A: The RX 7800 XT is built on a 5 nm process at TSMC with 28,100 million transistors on a 346 mm² die. The Tesla M10 uses a 28 nm process at TSMC with 1,870 million transistors on a 148 mm² die.

The Verdict

The data points to a single conclusion: the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT outperforms the NVIDIA Tesla M10 in every recorded benchmark. The RX 7800 XT wins both head-to-head tests, and the margins are decisive. For any workload that uses OpenCL or Vulkan, the RX 7800 XT is the only rational choice between these two. The 494% Vulkan delta is a categorical difference, not an incremental one.

The Tesla M10's 47th percentile ranking and its nearest rivals, such as the NVIDIA Quadro P4000 at 9,665 and the AMD Radeon Pro WX 2100 at 9,653, place it in a much lower performance band. The RX 7800 XT, with its 51st percentile and rivals like the GeForce GTX 1660 and RX 6500 XT, occupies a higher tier. The Tesla M10 is an end-of-life product, while the RX 7800 XT is an active product with modern features like 60 ray tracing cores and PCIe 4.0 support.

For buyers with compute workloads, the RX 7800 XT is the clear choice. For those needing display outputs, the RX 7800 XT is also the only option, as the Tesla M10 has none. The Tesla M10's only advantage is lower power consumption at 225 W versus 263 W, but that comes with a catastrophic performance penalty. The RX 7800 XT's launch MSRP was 499 USD, and the data shows it delivers performance that the Tesla M10 cannot approach.

Specification Differences

| Specification | AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT | NVIDIA Tesla M10 |

|----------------|----------------------|------------------|

| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 | Maxwell |

| Process Node | 5 nm | 28 nm |

| Transistors | 28,100 million | 1,870 million |

| Die Size | 346 mm² | 148 mm² |

| Transistor Density | 81.2M / mm² | 12.6M / mm² |

| Base Clock | 1295 MHz | 1033 MHz |

| Boost Clock | 2430 MHz | 1306 MHz |

| Game Clock | 2124 MHz | N/A |

| Memory Size | 16 GB | 8 GB |

| Memory Type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |

| Memory Bus Width | 256 bit | 128 bit |

| Memory Bandwidth | 624.1 GB/s | 83.20 GB/s |

| Shading Units | 3840 | 640 |

| TMUs | 240 | 40 |

| ROPs | 96 | 16 |

| Ray Tracing Cores | 60 | None |

| Pixel Rate | 233.3 GPixel/s | 20.90 GPixel/s |

| Texture Rate | 583.2 GTexel/s | 52.24 GTexel/s |

| FP32 Performance | 37.32 TFLOPS | 1.672 TFLOPS |

| TDP | 263 W | 225 W |

| Power Connectors | 2x 8-pin | 1x 8-pin |

| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 550 W |

| Bus Interface | PCIe 4.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |

| Display Outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 2.1 | No outputs |

| DirectX Support | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 (11_0) |

| Production Status | Active | End-of-life |

| Release Date | 2023-09-05 | 2016-05-17 |