Radeon 780M vs GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 and Radeon 780M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 780 Rev. 2
2013, $649
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
9.90

780M outperforms 780 Rev. 2 by an impressive 63% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking503375
Place by popularitynot in top-10045
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.14no data
Power efficiency3.0883.54
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026)
GPU code nameGK110BPhoenix
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 September 2013 (13 years ago)31 January 2024 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Currently popular graphics cards are shown for comparison.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Real power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially if overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores2304768
Core clock speed863 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHz2900 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate173.2139.2
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS8.909 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs19248
Ray Tracing Coresno data12
L0 Cacheno data192 KB
L1 Cache192 KB256 KB
L2 Cache1536 KB2 MB

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotIGP
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5System Shared
Maximum RAM amount3 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width384 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed1502 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortMotherboard Dependent
HDMI+-

API and SDK support

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.5-

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

Full HD21−2435
+66.7%
1440p14−1624
+71.4%
4K8−9
−42.9%
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Cost per frame, $

1080p30.90no data
1440p46.36no data
4K81.13no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Atomic Heart 49 49
Counter-Strike 2 119 119
Cyberpunk 2077 39 39

Full HD
Medium

Atomic Heart 39 39
Battlefield 5 70−75 70−75
Counter-Strike 2 82 82
Cyberpunk 2077 31 31
Far Cry 5 45 45
Fortnite 90−95 90−95
Forza Horizon 4 65−70 65−70
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65 60−65
Valorant 116 116

Full HD
High

Atomic Heart 23 23
Battlefield 5 70−75 70−75
Counter-Strike 2 39 39
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 210−220 210−220
Cyberpunk 2077 24 24
Dota 2 100−105 100−105
Far Cry 5 41 41
Far Cry 6 40 40
Fortnite 90−95 90−95
Forza Horizon 4 65−70 65−70
Grand Theft Auto V 44 44
Metro Exodus 29 29
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65 60−65
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 47 47
Valorant 103 103

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 70−75 70−75
Cyberpunk 2077 23 23
Dota 2 100−105 100−105
Far Cry 5 39 39
Forza Horizon 4 65−70 65−70
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 60−65 60−65
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29 29
Valorant 120−130 120−130

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 90−95 90−95

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 27 27
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 120−130 120−130
Far Cry 6 24−27 24−27
Grand Theft Auto V 18 18
Metro Exodus 21−24 21−24
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 150−160 150−160
Valorant 79 79

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 45−50 45−50
Cyberpunk 2077 16 16
Far Cry 5 27 27
Forza Horizon 4 40−45 40−45
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20 20

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 35−40 35−40

4K
High

Atomic Heart 12−14 12−14
Counter-Strike 2 6 6
Far Cry 6 8−9 8−9
Grand Theft Auto V 21 21
Metro Exodus 12−14 12−14
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15 15
Valorant 43 43

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 24−27 24−27
Counter-Strike 2 12−14 12−14
Cyberpunk 2077 6 6
Dota 2 55−60 55−60
Far Cry 5 12 12
Forza Horizon 4 27−30 27−30
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16−18 16−18

4K
Epic

Fortnite 16−18 16−18

This is how GTX 780 Rev. 2 and Radeon 780M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 780M is 67% faster in 1080p
  • Radeon 780M is 71% faster in 1440p
  • Radeon 780M is 75% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 64 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.90 16.09
Recency 10 September 2013 31 January 2024
Chip lithography 28 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 780M has a 63% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 86% more advanced lithography process, and 94% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 in performance tests.

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