GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile vs GTX 780 6 GB

Primary Details

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

Place in performance rankingnot rated66
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ada Lovelace
GPU code nameGK110BGN21-X6
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date10 September 2013 (10 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$1790 no data

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 cores23044608
Core clock speed863 MHz1605 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHz2175 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt115 Watt (35 - 115 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate173.2244.1
Floating-point performance4,156 gflopsno data

Form Factor & Compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 780 6 GB and GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinno data

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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6008 MHz16000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s256.0 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 DisplayPortPortable Device Dependent
HDMI+no data

API Compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.58.9

Pros & Cons Summary


Recency 10 September 2013 3 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 115 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 780 6 GB and GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780 6 GB is a desktop card while GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile is a notebook one.


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