GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps vs GTX 780 Rev. 2

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Contents

GTX 780 Rev. 2 GTX 780 Rev. 2
GTX 1080 11Gbps GTX 1080 11Gbps

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking427not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.25no data
Power efficiency2.98no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK110BGP104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 September 2013 (11 years ago)20 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores23042560
Core clock speed863 MHz1607 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHz1733 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million7,200 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm16 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt180 Watt
Texture fill rate173.2277.3
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS8.873 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs192160

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 mm267 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5X
Maximum RAM amount3 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1376 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s352.3 GB/s

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, 3x DisplayPort
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API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.56.1

Pros & cons summary

Recency 10 September 2013 20 April 2017
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 16 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 180 Watt

GTX 1080 11Gbps has an age advantage of 3 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 38.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 and GeForce GTX 1080 11Gbps. We've got no test results to judge.

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