GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition vs GTX 770M SLI

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 770M SLI and GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 770M SLI
2013
2x 3 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
14.40
+115%

GTX 770M SLI outperforms GTX 780M Mac Edition by a whopping 115% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking360557
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.653.80
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameno dataGK104
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date30 May 2013 (11 years ago)8 November 2013 (10 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 cores19201536
Core clock speed811 MHz771 MHz
Boost clock speedno data797 MHz
Number of transistors2x 2540 Million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt122 Watt
Texture fill rateno data102.0
Floating-point processing powerno data2.448 TFLOPS
ROPsno data32
TMUsno data128

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 sizelargeno data
Interfaceno dataMXM-B (3.0)
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2x 3 GB4 GB
Memory bus width2x 192 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed4000 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data160.0 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 Connectorsno dataNo outputs

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Optimus+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX1112 (11_0)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-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.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+124%
21−24
−124%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+142%
12−14
−142%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+122%
18−20
−122%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+135%
40−45
−135%
Hitman 3 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+147%
30−33
−147%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+133%
21−24
−133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+122%
18−20
−122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+124%
21−24
−124%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+117%
35−40
−117%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Battlefield 5 45−50
+124%
21−24
−124%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+142%
12−14
−142%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Far Cry New Dawn 40−45
+122%
18−20
−122%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+135%
40−45
−135%
Hitman 3 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+147%
30−33
−147%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+133%
21−24
−133%
Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+122%
18−20
−122%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+124%
21−24
−124%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+119%
16−18
−119%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+117%
35−40
−117%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 30−35
+136%
14−16
−136%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+130%
10−11
−130%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+142%
12−14
−142%
Cyberpunk 2077 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Far Cry 5 30−35
+143%
14−16
−143%
Forza Horizon 4 90−95
+135%
40−45
−135%
Hitman 3 27−30
+125%
12−14
−125%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+147%
30−33
−147%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+124%
21−24
−124%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+119%
16−18
−119%
Watch Dogs: Legion 75−80
+117%
35−40
−117%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+122%
18−20
−122%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 27−30
+133%
12−14
−133%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Forza Horizon 4 70−75
+147%
30−33
−147%
Hitman 3 16−18
+143%
7−8
−143%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+142%
12−14
−142%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 24−27
+150%
10−11
−150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+150%
6−7
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion 85−90
+123%
40−45
−123%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 24−27
+140%
10−11
−140%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Hitman 3 10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 70−75
+137%
30−33
−137%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3 0−1
Far Cry 5 8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+138%
8−9
−138%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+133%
6−7
−133%
Watch Dogs: Legion 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.40 6.69
Recency 30 May 2013 8 November 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 122 Watt

GTX 770M SLI has a 115.2% higher aggregate performance score.

GTX 780M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, and 23% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 770M SLI is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition in performance tests.


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