Radeon RX 7900 XT vs GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2

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Radeon RX 7900 GRE Radeon RX 7900 XT Radeon RX 7900 XTX Radeon RX 7950 XT Radeon RX 7950 XTX Radeon RX 7990 XTX

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 and Radeon RX 7900 XT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 780 Rev. 2
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
9.11

RX 7900 XT outperforms GTX 780 Rev. 2 by a whopping 610% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 780 Rev. 2 GTX 780 Rev. 2
RX 7900 XT RX 7900 XT

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking44918
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.0837.89
Power efficiency2.8917.11
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameGK110BNavi 31
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date10 September 2013 (11 years ago)3 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $899

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RX 7900 XT has 3408% 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 cores23045376
Core clock speed863 MHz1387 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHz2394 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million57,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt300 Watt
Texture fill rate173.2804.4
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS51.48 TFLOPS
ROPs48192
TMUs192336
Ray Tracing Coresno data84

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 mm276 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB20 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit320 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s800.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 2.1a, 2x DisplayPort 2.1, 1x USB Type-C
HDMI++

API and SDK 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
OpenCL1.22.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.5-

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
−637%
199
+637%
1440p18−20
−650%
135
+650%
4K10−12
−750%
85
+750%

Cost per frame, $

1080p24.04
−432%
4.52
+432%
1440p36.06
−441%
6.66
+441%
4K64.90
−514%
10.58
+514%
  • RX 7900 XT has 432% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XT has 441% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XT has 514% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 328
+0%
328
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 237
+0%
237
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 262
+0%
262
+0%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 288
+0%
288
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 212
+0%
212
+0%
Far Cry 5 196
+0%
196
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 244
+0%
244
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 170
+0%
170
+0%
Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 268
+0%
268
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 190
+0%
190
+0%
Dota 2 199
+0%
199
+0%
Far Cry 5 187
+0%
187
+0%
Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 223
+0%
223
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 173
+0%
173
+0%
Metro Exodus 146
+0%
146
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 483
+0%
483
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 179
+0%
179
+0%
Dota 2 184
+0%
184
+0%
Far Cry 5 173
+0%
173
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 270−280
+0%
270−280
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 255
+0%
255
+0%
Valorant 400−450
+0%
400−450
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 206
+0%
206
+0%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 500−550
+0%
500−550
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 159
+0%
159
+0%
Metro Exodus 135
+0%
135
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Valorant 450−500
+0%
450−500
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 122
+0%
122
+0%
Far Cry 5 173
+0%
173
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 240−250
+0%
240−250
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 179
+0%
179
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 50
+0%
50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 175
+0%
175
+0%
Metro Exodus 87
+0%
87
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 156
+0%
156
+0%
Valorant 300−350
+0%
300−350
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60
+0%
60
+0%
Dota 2 153
+0%
153
+0%
Far Cry 5 132
+0%
132
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how GTX 780 Rev. 2 and RX 7900 XT compete in popular games:

  • RX 7900 XT is 637% faster in 1080p
  • RX 7900 XT is 650% faster in 1440p
  • RX 7900 XT is 750% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 63 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.11 64.69
Recency 10 September 2013 3 November 2022
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 20 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 300 Watt

GTX 780 Rev. 2 has 20% lower power consumption.

RX 7900 XT, on the other hand, has a 610.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 566.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7900 XT is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 in performance tests.

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