AMD Radeon RX 9060 vs NVIDIA Tesla K10 Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The database contains a single directly comparable benchmark between the AMD Radeon RX 9060 and the NVIDIA Tesla K10: Geekbench OpenCL. The results are decisively one-sided. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 scores 88,183 points, while the NVIDIA Tesla K10 scores 14,029 points. That represents a 528.6% advantage for the newer AMD part, a margin that dwarfs nearly every head-to-head comparison in the database.

For context, the RX 9060's OpenCL result places it within 0.7% of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti's average score of 16,129, and it sits 1% above both the AMD Radeon R9 370X (15,862) and the AMD Radeon RX 7700 (15,852). The Tesla K10, meanwhile, lands within 0.9% of the GeForce GTX 680 (14,150) and 1.1% of the Radeon RX 570X (13,871). In raw terms, the RX 9060 delivers more than six times the OpenCL throughput of the Tesla K10, a gap that reflects not just generational progress but a fundamental shift in compute architecture.

The RX 9060 also carries a much broader benchmark portfolio. The database records nine additional results for the AMD card, including 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 (3,322), Geekbench Vulkan (39,476), Passmark G3D (17,631), and Passmark GPU Compute (9,919). The Tesla K10 has no recorded results in any of those tests, meaning the comparative picture is limited to compute-oriented OpenCL workloads. That limitation is itself informative: the Tesla K10 was designed as a compute accelerator with no display outputs, while the RX 9060 is a full graphics solution with modern API support.

Looking at the percentile rankings, the RX 9060 sits in the 59th percentile of all GPUs in the database, while the Tesla K10 sits in the 55th percentile. A 4-percentile gap might sound modest, but the underlying scores tell a different story: the RX 9060's average benchmark score is 16,014 versus 14,029 for the Tesla K10. The average score is heavily weighted by the RX 9060's larger test suite, but even the single shared test shows an overwhelming performance disparity.

Architecture Differences

The two cards come from different eras of GPU design. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 uses the Navi 44 chip built on RDNA 4.0 architecture, codenamed Strix Point, and manufactured on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It packs 29,700 million transistors into a 199 mm² die, yielding a transistor density of 149.2 million per square millimeter. The NVIDIA Tesla K10 uses the GK104 chip on Kepler architecture, built on a 28 nm process, also at TSMC. It contains 3,540 million transistors across a 294 mm² die, for a density of just 12.0 million per square millimeter. The density difference is nearly 12.4x, and the RX 9060's die is roughly a third smaller while holding over eight times as many transistors.

Memory configurations diverge sharply. The RX 9060 has 8 GB of GDDR6 on a 128-bit bus, running at 2250 MHz (18 Gbps effective), for a bandwidth of 288.0 GB/s. The Tesla K10 has 4 GB of GDDR5 on a 256-bit bus, at 1250 MHz (5 Gbps effective), yielding 160.0 GB/s. The AMD card offers double the capacity and 80% more bandwidth despite a narrower bus, thanks to the faster memory technology.

Compute resources highlight the architectural gap. The RX 9060 features 1,792 shading units, 112 texture mapping units, and 64 raster operation units. It also includes 28 ray tracing cores, a feature entirely absent from the Kepler-based Tesla K10. The Tesla K10 counters with 1,536 shading units, 128 TMUs, and 32 ROPs, but its pixel rate is only 23.84 GPixel/s versus 191.4 GPixel/s for the RX 9060, and its texture rate is 95.36 GTexel/s versus 334.9 GTexel/s. Floating-point performance is similarly lopsided: the RX 9060 delivers 21.43 TFLOPS FP32, while the Tesla K10 delivers 2.289 TFLOPS. The RX 9060 also supports FP16 at a 1:1 ratio (21.43 TFLOPS), while the Tesla K10 has no recorded FP16 capability.

Power and interface specs reflect their respective positions. The RX 9060 has a TDP of 132 W and a suggested PSU of 300 W, using a single 8-pin connector and PCIe 5.0 x16. The Tesla K10 draws 225 W, requires a 550 W PSU, uses one 6-pin plus one 8-pin connector, and runs on PCIe 3.0 x16. The Tesla K10 has no display outputs, while the RX 9060 provides one HDMI 2.1b and two DisplayPort 2.1a outputs. API support also favors the AMD card: DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) versus DirectX 12 (11_0), Vulkan 1.4 versus 1.2.175, with both supporting OpenGL 4.6.

Where Each One Wins

The AMD Radeon RX 9060 wins in every measurable category where direct comparison exists. Its OpenCL score is 528.6% higher than the Tesla K10's, and its FP32 throughput is roughly 9.4x greater. It wins on memory capacity, bandwidth, pixel rate, texture rate, and process node efficiency. It is also the only card of the two with ray tracing cores, modern display outputs, and DirectX 12 Ultimate support. The RX 9060 is an active product released in August 2025, while the Tesla K10 is end-of-life, launched in April 2012, with its successor being Tesla Maxwell.

The Tesla K10 does hold a few structural advantages, though none translate into benchmark victories. Its 256-bit memory bus is twice as wide as the RX 9060's 128-bit bus, and it has more TMUs (128 versus 112). It also has a smaller physical footprint in terms of transistor count, which means lower manufacturing complexity for its era. However, the recorded data shows zero benchmark wins for the Tesla K10. Even its nearest rivals, such as the GeForce GTX 680 (14,150) and the Radeon RX 570X (13,871), are only marginally ahead of or behind it, all within a 1.6% delta. The RX 9060, by contrast, sits in a different performance class entirely, competing with cards like the RTX 3060 Ti (16,129) and the RX 7700 (15,852) at nearly identical average scores.

Use-case separation is stark. The RX 9060 is suited for workloads requiring modern graphics features, ray tracing, high-bandwidth memory, and broad API support, including Vulkan 1.4 and DirectX 12 Ultimate. The Tesla K10, with no display outputs and only OpenCL data, is a legacy compute accelerator that might still function in older server or scientific workloads, but its 4 GB memory limit and 160.0 GB/s bandwidth severely constrain modern compute tasks. The RX 9060's 8 GB GDDR6 and 288.0 GB/s bandwidth make it viable for larger datasets and more complex shaders.

The Verdict

The data is unambiguous. The AMD Radeon RX 9060 outperforms the NVIDIA Tesla K10 by 528.6% in the only shared benchmark, and it holds a 16,014 average score versus 14,029, a 14.2% overall advantage. The RX 9060 is also more power-efficient, delivering 21.43 TFLOPS at 132 W, versus 2.289 TFLOPS at 225 W for the Tesla K10. That is an efficiency ratio of roughly 162 TFLOPS per kilowatt versus 10.2, a 15.9x improvement.

Anyone choosing between these two should pick the RX 9060 for any modern workload, whether gaming, content creation, or compute. It offers ray tracing, modern display outputs, PCIe 5.0, and a much larger memory pool. The Tesla K10 is only relevant as a historical artifact or for legacy systems already built around Kepler compute. Its launch MSRP was 5,099 USD, but that price reflects a 2012 enterprise product, not current capability. The RX 9060's nearest rivals in the database, including the RTX 3060 Ti and RX 7700, all score within 1% of it, confirming that it competes with mid-range modern GPUs, not with decade-old accelerators.

For users constrained to the Tesla K10's ecosystem, the recorded data shows it performs within 0.9% of the GeForce GTX 680 and 1.1% of the Radeon RX 570X, meaning it is roughly equivalent to early-2010s enthusiast cards. There is no scenario in the dataset where the Tesla K10 wins a performance comparison against the RX 9060.

FAQ

Q: How much faster is the AMD Radeon RX 9060 than the NVIDIA Tesla K10 in OpenCL?

A: The RX 9060 scores 88,183 points versus 14,029 points, a 528.6% advantage.

Q: Does the Tesla K10 support ray tracing?

A: No, the Tesla K10 has no ray tracing cores, while the RX 9060 includes 28 RT cores.

Q: What is the memory capacity difference?

A: The RX 9060 has 8 GB of GDDR6 with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth, while the Tesla K10 has 4 GB of GDDR5 with 160.0 GB/s bandwidth.

Q: Which card has better API support?

A: The RX 9060 supports DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2) and Vulkan 1.4, while the Tesla K10 supports DirectX 12 (11_0) and Vulkan 1.2.175.

Q: What are the power requirements?

A: The RX 9060 has a 132 W TDP and a suggested 300 W PSU, while the Tesla K10 has a 225 W TDP and a suggested 550 W PSU.

Q: Is the Tesla K10 still in production?

A: No, the Tesla K10 is end-of-life, with Tesla Maxwell as its successor, while the RX 9060 is an active product.