Radeon 780M vs Quadro NVS 120M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Quadro NVS 120M with Radeon 780M, including specs and performance data.
780M outperforms 120M by a whopping 14482% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 1533 | 376 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 42 |
| Power efficiency | 0.86 | 83.37 |
| Architecture | Curie (2003−2013) | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2026) |
| GPU code name | G72 | Phoenix |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 June 2006 (20 years ago) | 31 January 2024 (2 years ago) |
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 cores | 7 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 450 MHz | 800 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 450 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 112 million | 25,390 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 90 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 1.800 | 139.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 8.909 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 2 | 32 |
| TMUs | 4 | 48 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 12 |
| L0 Cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L1 Cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 2 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).
| Interface | MXM-III | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Width | no data | IGP |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
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 type | DDR2 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 512 MB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 64 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 11.2 GB/s | no 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 Connectors | No outputs | Motherboard Dependent |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 9.0c (9_3) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 3.0 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | N/A | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.3 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
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 HD | -0−1 | 35 |
| 1440p | -0−1 | 24 |
| 4K | -0−1 | 14 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 39 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5 | 35
+775%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 31 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 65−70
+3300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5 | 26
+550%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 60−65
+771%
|
| Valorant | 24−27 | 116
+346%
|
Full HD
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 10−11 | 210−220
+2010%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 24 |
| Dota 2 | 8−9 | 95−100
+1138%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 65−70
+3300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5 | 20
+400%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 60−65
+771%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6 | 47
+840%
|
| Valorant | 24−27 | 103
+296%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 0−1 | 23 |
| Dota 2 | 8−9 | 95−100
+1138%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 2−3 | 65−70
+3300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 4−5 | 15
+275%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 7−8 | 60−65
+771%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 5−6 | 29
+480%
|
| Valorant | 24−27 | 120−130
+392%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 2−3 | 27
+1250%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2 | 140−150
+14800%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Forza Horizon 4 | 0−1 | 40−45 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 1−2 | 20
+1900%
|
4K
High
| Grand Theft Auto V | 14−16 | 21
+50%
|
| Valorant | 4−5 | 43
+975%
|
4K
Ultra
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 1−2 | 16−18
+1500%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 1−2 | 16−18
+1500%
|
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 119 | 119 |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 25 | 25 |
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 82 | 82 |
| Far Cry 5 | 45 | 45 |
| Fortnite | 90−95 | 90−95 |
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 39 | 39 |
| Far Cry 5 | 41 | 41 |
| Fortnite | 90−95 | 90−95 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 44 | 44 |
| Metro Exodus | 29 | 29 |
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75 | 70−75 |
| Far Cry 5 | 39 | 39 |
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 90−95 | 90−95 |
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 120−130 | 120−130 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18 | 18 |
| Metro Exodus | 21−24 | 21−24 |
| Valorant | 79 | 79 |
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50 | 45−50 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16 | 16 |
| Far Cry 5 | 27 | 27 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 15 | 15 |
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 35−40 | 35−40 |
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11 | 10−11 |
| Metro Exodus | 12−14 | 12−14 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 15 | 15 |
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 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11 | 10−11 |
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 780M is 14800% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- Radeon 780M performs better in 25 tests (42%)
- there's a draw in 35 tests (58%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.11 | 16.04 |
| Recency | 1 June 2006 | 31 January 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 90 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 10 Watt | 15 Watt |
NVS 120M has 33% lower power consumption.
Radeon 780M, on the other hand, has a 14482% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 17 years, and a 96% more advanced lithography process.
The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 120M in performance tests.
Be aware that Quadro NVS 120M is a mobile workstation graphics card while Radeon 780M is a desktop one.
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