The Tesla K8 was a professional graphics card by NVIDIA, launched on September 16th, 2014. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the GK104 graphics processor, the card supports DirectX 12. The GK104 graphics processor is an average sized chip with a die area of 294 mm² and 3,540 million transistors. It features 1536 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 32 ROPs. NVIDIA has paired 8 GB GDDR5 memory with the Tesla K8, which are connected using a 256-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 693 MHz, which can be boosted up to 811 MHz, memory is running at 1250 MHz (5 Gbps effective). Being a single-slot card, the NVIDIA Tesla K8 draws power from 1x 6-pin power connector, with power draw rated at 100 W maximum. This device has no display connectivity, as it is not designed to have monitors connected to it. Tesla K8 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 interface. The card measures 241 mm in length, and features a single-slot cooling solution.