GeForce RTX 4090 D vs GTX 780 Ti

Place in the ranking	234	17
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.29	14.08
Power efficiency	6.79	12.04
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ada Lovelace (2022−2024)
GPU code name	GK110B	AD102
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	7 November 2013 (11 years ago)	28 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	$1,599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

RTX 4090 D has 124% better value for money than GTX 780 Ti.

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	2880	14592
Core clock speed	875 MHz	2280 MHz
Boost clock speed	928 MHz	2520 MHz
Number of transistors	7,080 million	76,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	425 Watt
Texture fill rate	222.7	1,149
Floating-point processing power	5.345 TFLOPS	73.54 TFLOPS
ROPs	48	176
TMUs	240	456
Tensor Cores	no data	456
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	114

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).

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	304 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	1x 16-pin
SLI options	+	-

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	7.0 GB/s	1313 MHz
Memory bandwidth	336 GB/s	1,008 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 Connectors	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3D	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
3D Vision	+	-
3D Vision Live	+	-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	+	8.9
DLSS	-	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score.

GTX 780 Ti 24.44

RTX 4090 D 73.73
+202%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 780 Ti 9509

RTX 4090 D 28686
+202%

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 HD

−192%

280−290
+192%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

7.28

−27.5%

5.71
+27.5%

RTX 4090 D has 28% lower cost per frame in 1080p

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart	60−65 −202%	190−200 +202%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −189%	130−140 +189%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −200%	150−160 +200%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart	60−65 −202%	190−200 +202%
Battlefield 5	90−95 −201%	280−290 +201%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −189%	130−140 +189%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −200%	150−160 +200%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −195%	230−240 +195%
Fortnite	110−120 −159%	300−310 +159%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −201%	280−290 +201%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −188%	190−200 +188%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90−95 −200%	270−280 +200%
Valorant	160−170 −180%	450−500 +180%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart	60−65 −202%	190−200 +202%
Battlefield 5	90−95 −201%	280−290 +201%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −189%	130−140 +189%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	250−260 −196%	750−800 +196%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −200%	150−160 +200%
Dota 2	120−130 −192%	350−400 +192%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −195%	230−240 +195%
Fortnite	110−120 −159%	300−310 +159%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −201%	280−290 +201%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −188%	190−200 +188%
Grand Theft Auto V	85−90 −194%	250−260 +194%
Metro Exodus	50−55 −194%	150−160 +194%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90−95 −200%	270−280 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −190%	200−210 +190%
Valorant	160−170 −180%	450−500 +180%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 −201%	280−290 +201%
Counter-Strike 2	45−50 −189%	130−140 +189%
Cyberpunk 2077	50−55 −200%	150−160 +200%
Dota 2	120−130 −192%	350−400 +192%
Far Cry 5	75−80 −195%	230−240 +195%
Forza Horizon 4	90−95 −201%	280−290 +201%
Forza Horizon 5	65−70 −188%	190−200 +188%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	90−95 −200%	270−280 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	65−70 −190%	200−210 +190%
Valorant	160−170 −180%	450−500 +180%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite

110−120

−159%

300−310
+159%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	21−24 −195%	65−70 +195%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive	160−170 −174%	450−500 +174%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −186%	120−130 +186%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −190%	90−95 +190%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 −186%	500−550 +186%
Valorant	200−210 −199%	600−650 +199%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 −192%	190−200 +192%
Cyberpunk 2077	21−24 −183%	65−70 +183%
Far Cry 5	50−55 −183%	150−160 +183%
Forza Horizon 4	60−65 −200%	180−190 +200%
Forza Horizon 5	40−45 −186%	120−130 +186%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 −189%	110−120 +189%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite

55−60
−191%

160−170

+191%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart	18−20 −178%	50−55 +178%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Grand Theft Auto V	40−45 −179%	120−130 +179%
Metro Exodus	20−22 −200%	60−65 +200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−35 −194%	100−105 +194%
Valorant	130−140 −196%	400−450 +196%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −178%	100−105 +178%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −173%	30−33 +173%
Cyberpunk 2077	10−11 −200%	30−33 +200%
Dota 2	75−80 −199%	230−240 +199%
Far Cry 5	24−27 −188%	75−80 +188%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −193%	120−130 +193%
Forza Horizon 5	21−24 −195%	65−70 +195%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −192%	70−75 +192%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite

24−27

−200%

75−80
+200%

This is how GTX 780 Ti and RTX 4090 D compete in popular games:

RTX 4090 D is 192% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	24.44	73.73
Recency	7 November 2013	28 December 2023
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	24 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	425 Watt

GTX 780 Ti has 70% lower power consumption.

RTX 4090 D, on the other hand, has a 201.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 4090 D is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780 Ti in performance tests.

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Contents

Primary details

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Detailed specifications

Form factor & compatibility

VRAM capacity and type

Connectivity and outputs

Supported technologies

API and SDK compatibility

Synthetic benchmark performance

Combined synthetic benchmark score

Passmark

Gaming performance

Average FPS across all PC games

Cost per frame, $

FPS performance in popular games

Pros & cons summary

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Other comparisons

Community ratings

Questions & comments