GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 vs GTX 780 Ti
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 780 Ti and GeForce RTX 5090 D V2, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
5090 D V2 outperforms 780 Ti by a whopping 167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 274 | 42 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.23 | 13.61 |
| Power efficiency | 6.90 | 8.01 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Blackwell 2.0 (2025) |
| GPU code name | GK110B | GB202 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 7 November 2013 (11 years ago) | 15 August 2025 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | $2,299 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices.
RTX 5090 D V2 has 160% better value for money than GTX 780 Ti.
Performance to price scatter graph
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 | 21760 |
| Core clock speed | 875 MHz | 2017 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 928 MHz | 2407 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 92,200 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 575 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 222.7 | 1,636.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 5.345 TFLOPS | 104.8 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 176 |
| TMUs | 240 | 680 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 680 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 170 |
| L1 Cache | 240 KB | 21.3 MB |
| L2 Cache | 1536 KB | 96 MB |
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 5.0 x16 |
| Length | 267 mm | 304 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-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 | GDDR7 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7.0 GB/s | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 336 GB/s | 1.34 TB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | 1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b |
| 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 support
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 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.4 |
| CUDA | + | 12.0 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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.
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 | 96
−160%
| 250−260
+160%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 7.28
+26.3%
| 9.20
−26.3%
|
- GTX 780 Ti has 26% lower cost per frame in 1080p
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
−129%
|
300−310
+129%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
−160%
|
130−140
+160%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
−161%
|
120−130
+161%
|
Full HD
Medium
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
−161%
|
240−250
+161%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
−129%
|
300−310
+129%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
−160%
|
130−140
+160%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
−167%
|
200−210
+167%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
−161%
|
300−310
+161%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
−161%
|
240−250
+161%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
−160%
|
190−200
+160%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
−161%
|
120−130
+161%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
−167%
|
240−250
+167%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
−147%
|
400−450
+147%
|
Full HD
High
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
−161%
|
240−250
+161%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 130−140
−129%
|
300−310
+129%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 250−260
−157%
|
650−700
+157%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
−160%
|
130−140
+160%
|
| Dota 2 | 120−130
−150%
|
300−310
+150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
−167%
|
200−210
+167%
|
| Fortnite | 110−120
−161%
|
300−310
+161%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
−161%
|
240−250
+161%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 70−75
−160%
|
190−200
+160%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 80−85
−162%
|
220−230
+162%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
−161%
|
120−130
+161%
|
| Metro Exodus | 50−55
−155%
|
130−140
+155%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
−167%
|
240−250
+167%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
−165%
|
180−190
+165%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
−147%
|
400−450
+147%
|
Full HD
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 90−95
−161%
|
240−250
+161%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 50−55
−160%
|
130−140
+160%
|
| Dota 2 | 120−130
−150%
|
300−310
+150%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 75−80
−167%
|
200−210
+167%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 90−95
−161%
|
240−250
+161%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 45−50
−161%
|
120−130
+161%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 90−95
−167%
|
240−250
+167%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 65−70
−165%
|
180−190
+165%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
−147%
|
400−450
+147%
|
Full HD
Epic
| Fortnite | 110−120
−161%
|
300−310
+161%
|
1440p
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 45−50
−165%
|
130−140
+165%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 160−170
−144%
|
400−450
+144%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
−162%
|
110−120
+162%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
−158%
|
80−85
+158%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 170−180
−159%
|
450−500
+159%
|
| Valorant | 190−200
−151%
|
500−550
+151%
|
1440p
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 65−70
−162%
|
170−180
+162%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 21−24
−161%
|
60−65
+161%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
−164%
|
140−150
+164%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 55−60
−154%
|
150−160
+154%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 24−27
−150%
|
65−70
+150%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 35−40
−157%
|
95−100
+157%
|
1440p
Epic
| Fortnite | 55−60
−155%
|
140−150
+155%
|
4K
High
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−150%
|
55−60
+150%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 40−45
−156%
|
110−120
+156%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
−163%
|
50−55
+163%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−35
−165%
|
90−95
+165%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
−159%
|
350−400
+159%
|
4K
Ultra
| Battlefield 5 | 35−40
−157%
|
90−95
+157%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
−150%
|
55−60
+150%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−11
−140%
|
24−27
+140%
|
| Dota 2 | 75−80
−163%
|
200−210
+163%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27−30
−159%
|
70−75
+159%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
−150%
|
100−105
+150%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 14−16
−167%
|
40−45
+167%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 24−27
−150%
|
60−65
+150%
|
4K
Epic
| Fortnite | 24−27
−160%
|
65−70
+160%
|
This is how GTX 780 Ti and RTX 5090 D V2 compete in popular games:
- RTX 5090 D V2 is 160% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.43 | 57.18 |
| Recency | 7 November 2013 | 15 August 2025 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 575 Watt |
GTX 780 Ti has 130% lower power consumption.
RTX 5090 D V2, on the other hand, has a 166.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.
The GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780 Ti in performance tests.
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