GeForce GTX 780 6 GB vs FirePro W4170M
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 868 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Opal | GK110B |
| Market segment | Mobile workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 April 2015 (10 years ago) | 10 September 2013 (12 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. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 384 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 825 MHz | 863 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | 902 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 950 million | 7,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 21.60 | 173.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 0.6912 TFLOPS | 4.156 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 8 | 48 |
| TMUs | 24 | 192 |
| L1 Cache | 96 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 1536 KB |
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).
| Laptop size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
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 | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1000 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 64 GB/s | 288.4 GB/s |
| 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 | Portable Device Dependent | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| AppAcceleration | + | - |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.5 (5.1) | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 (1.2) | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.170 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 23 April 2015 | 10 September 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 6 GB |
W4170M has an age advantage of 1 year.
GTX 780 6 GB, on the other hand, has a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between FirePro W4170M and GeForce GTX 780 6 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that FirePro W4170M is a mobile workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 780 6 GB is a desktop one.
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