GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER vs GTX 780 Rev. 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 and GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 780 Rev. 2
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
10.27

RTX 4070 SUPER outperforms GTX 780 Rev. 2 by a whopping 632% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking43410
Place by popularitynot in top-10013
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.2367.34
Power efficiency2.9424.44
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code nameGK110BAD104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 September 2013 (11 years ago)8 January 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4070 SUPER has 5375% better value for money than GTX 780 Rev. 2.

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 cores23047168
Core clock speed863 MHz1980 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHz2475 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million35,800 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt220 Watt
Texture fill rate173.2554.4
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS35.48 TFLOPS
ROPs4880
TMUs192224
Tensor Coresno data224
Ray Tracing Coresno data56

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 4.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6X
Maximum RAM amount3 GB12 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s504.2 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI++

API compatibility

List of supported 3D 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

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:

Full HD27−30
−707%
218
+707%
1440p18−20
−706%
145
+706%
4K10−12
−750%
85
+750%

Cost per frame, $

1080p24.04
−775%
2.75
+775%
1440p36.06
−773%
4.13
+773%
4K64.90
−821%
7.05
+821%
  • RTX 4070 SUPER has 775% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER has 773% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER has 821% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 186
+0%
186
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 182
+0%
182
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 434
+0%
434
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Metro Exodus 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 159
+0%
159
+0%
Dota 2 173
+0%
173
+0%
Far Cry 5 152
+0%
152
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 428
+0%
428
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 173
+0%
173
+0%
Metro Exodus 74
+0%
74
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%
World of Tanks 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 139
+0%
139
+0%
Far Cry 5 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 381
+0%
381
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Dota 2 148
+0%
148
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 148
+0%
148
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
World of Tanks 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry 5 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 265
+0%
265
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 154
+0%
154
+0%
Valorant 350−400
+0%
350−400
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Dota 2 166
+0%
166
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 166
+0%
166
+0%
Metro Exodus 74
+0%
74
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 166
+0%
166
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 19
+0%
19
+0%
Far Cry 5 100−110
+0%
100−110
+0%
Fortnite 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 132
+0%
132
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 100−105
+0%
100−105
+0%
Valorant 210−220
+0%
210−220
+0%

This is how GTX 780 Rev. 2 and RTX 4070 SUPER compete in popular games:

  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 707% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 706% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 4070 SUPER is 750% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 56 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.27 75.14
Recency 10 September 2013 8 January 2024
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 220 Watt

RTX 4070 SUPER has a 631.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 460% more advanced lithography process, and 13.6% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 in performance tests.


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