Radeon RX 470D vs GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2

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Contents

GTX 780 Rev. 2 GTX 780 Rev. 2
RX 470D RX 470D

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)GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)
GPU code nameGK110BEllesmere
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 September 2013 (11 years ago)21 October 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data

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 cores23041792
Core clock speed863 MHz926 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHz1206 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million5,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt120 Watt
Texture fill rate173.2135.1
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS4.322 TFLOPS
ROPs4832
TMUs192112

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 mm241 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1650 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s211.2 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 HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_0)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.5-

Pros & cons summary

Recency 10 September 2013 21 October 2016
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 120 Watt

RX 470D has an age advantage of 3 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 108.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 and Radeon RX 470D. 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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Community ratings

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