GeForce RTX 4090 Ti vs GTX 780 Rev. 2
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 426 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 62 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.22 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Ada Lovelace (2022−2024) |
| GPU code name | GK110B | AD102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 10 September 2013 (11 years ago) | 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 2304 | 18176 |
| Core clock speed | 863 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 902 MHz | 2565 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 76,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 600 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 173.2 | 1,457 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.156 gflops | no 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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 336 mm |
| Width | 2-slot | 3-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6008 MHz | 24 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.4 GB/s | 1.15 TB/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 Connectors | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | + | + |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 3.5 | 8.9 |
Pros & cons summary
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 600 Watt |
GTX 780 Rev. 2 has 140% lower power consumption.
RTX 4090 Ti, on the other hand, has a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 and GeForce RTX 4090 Ti. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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