GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition vs GTX 590

Place in the ranking	493	560
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.74	no data
Power efficiency	1.64	3.79
Architecture	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	GF110	GK104
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	24 March 2011 (13 years ago)	8 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	1024	1536
Core clock speed	607 MHz	771 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	797 MHz
Number of transistors	3,000 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	365 Watt	122 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	97 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	38.91	102.0
Floating-point processing power	1.244 TFLOPS	2.448 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	32
TMUs	64	128

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).

Bus support	16x PCI-E 2.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	279 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	2x 8-pin	no data
SLI options	+	-

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	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)	4 GB
Memory bus width	768-bit (384-bit per GPU)	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1707 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	327.7 GB/s	160.0 GB/s
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 Connectors	Three Dual Link DVI-IMini DisplayPort	No outputs
Multi monitor support	+	no data
HDMI	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.1
OpenGL	4.2	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	1.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.1.126
CUDA	+	3.0

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:

900p	47 +34.3%	35−40 −34.3%
Full HD	111 +30.6%	85−90 −30.6%
1200p	112 +31.8%	85−90 −31.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

6.30

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16
+40%

10−11

−40%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +45%	40−45 −45%
Hitman 3	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +40%	35−40 −40%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +38.1%	21−24 −38.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +31.1%	45−50 −31.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +45%	40−45 −45%
Hitman 3	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +40%	35−40 −40%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +44.4%	18−20 −44.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +38.1%	21−24 −38.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +31.1%	45−50 −31.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +31.3%	16−18 −31.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +40%	10−11 −40%
Far Cry 5	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	55−60 +45%	40−45 −45%
Hitman 3	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +40%	35−40 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +38.1%	21−24 −38.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +33.3%	18−20 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +31.1%	45−50 −31.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+33.3%

18−20

−33.3%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	16−18 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +30%	10−11 −30%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Far Cry 5	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +33.3%	27−30 −33.3%
Hitman 3	12−14 +33.3%	9−10 −33.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Metro Exodus	10−12 +37.5%	8−9 −37.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	55−60 +37.5%	40−45 −37.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16
+40%

10−11

−40%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +33.3%	6−7 −33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Hitman 3	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−35 +41.7%	24−27 −41.7%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+33.3%

6−7

−33.3%

This is how GTX 590 and GTX 780M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

GTX 590 is 34% faster in 900p
GTX 590 is 31% faster in 1080p
GTX 590 is 32% faster in 1200p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	8.66	6.69
Recency	24 March 2011	8 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount	3072 MB (1536 MB per GPU)	4 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	365 Watt	122 Watt

GTX 590 has a 29.4% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 780M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 199.2% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 590 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 590 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.