GeForce RTX 2060 vs GTX 780 6 GB

Primary details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated123
Place by popularitynot in top-10031
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data21.03
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code nameGK110BTuring TU106
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 September 2013 (10 years ago)6 January 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$349
Current price$1790 $397 (1.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores23041920
Core clock speed863 MHz1320 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHz1620 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million10,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt175 Watt
Texture fill rate173.2201.6
Floating-point performance4,156 gflopsno data

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm229 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount6 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s336.0 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++
G-SYNC supportno data+

Supported technologies

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

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.57.5

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 September 2013 6 January 2019
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 175 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 780 6 GB and GeForce RTX 2060. We've got no test results to judge.


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