Radeon 780M vs GeForce GT 120M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GT 120M and Radeon 780M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GT 120M
2009
1 GB DDR2, 14 Watt
0.39

780M outperforms GT 120M by a whopping 4597% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1262302
Place by popularitynot in top-10049
Power efficiency1.9183.73
ArchitectureTesla (2006−2010)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code nameG96CPhoenix
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 June 2009 (15 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year 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 cores32768
Core clock speed500 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2700 MHz
Number of transistors314 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)14 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate8.000129.6
Floating-point processing power0.08 TFLOPS8.294 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs1648
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeDDR2System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed500 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth16 GB/sno data
Shared memory-+

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsPortable Device Dependent

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.06.8
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.1-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GT 120M 0.39
Radeon 780M 18.32
+4597%

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.

GT 120M 150
Radeon 780M 7060
+4607%

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 HD0−136
1440p-0−120
4K-0−113

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1850%
39
+1850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1267%
40−45
+1267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1750%
35−40
+1750%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1450%
31
+1450%
Hitman 3 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1025%
90−95
+1025%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1400%
60−65
+1400%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−211%
85−90
+211%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1267%
40−45
+1267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1750%
35−40
+1750%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1100%
24
+1100%
Hitman 3 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−1025%
90−95
+1025%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1250%
54
+1250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−367%
40−45
+367%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
−211%
85−90
+211%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−1267%
40−45
+1267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−1750%
35−40
+1750%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1050%
23
+1050%
Hitman 3 4−5
−775%
35−40
+775%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
−563%
53
+563%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
−1050%
46
+1050%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
−222%
29
+222%
Watch Dogs: Legion 27−30
+55.6%
18
−55.6%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 10−11
Hitman 3 6−7
−267%
21−24
+267%
Horizon Zero Dawn 2−3
−1750%
35−40
+1750%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−1400%
30−33
+1400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 1−2
−1000%
10−12
+1000%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 0−1 9−10

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
−700%
16−18
+700%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Battlefield 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Valhalla 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 32
+0%
32
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20
+0%
20
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Hitman 3 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+0%
15
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 17
+0%
17
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Watch Dogs: Legion, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GT 120M is 56% faster.
  • in Cyberpunk 2077, with 1080p resolution and the Low Preset, the Radeon 780M is 1850% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GT 120M is ahead in 1 test (1%)
  • Radeon 780M is ahead in 28 tests (40%)
  • there's a draw in 41 test (59%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.39 18.32
Recency 15 June 2009 4 January 2023
Chip lithography 55 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 14 Watt 15 Watt

GT 120M has 7.1% lower power consumption.

Radeon 780M, on the other hand, has a 4597.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, and a 1275% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 120M in performance tests.


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