RTX A5000 vs GeForce GTX 780 Ti
Aggregate performance score
RTX A5000 outperforms GeForce GTX 780 Ti by a whopping 140% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 205 | 30 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 5.22 | 3.77 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Ampere (2020−2022) |
| GPU code name | GK110 | GA102 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Workstation |
| Release date | 7 November 2013 (10 years ago) | 12 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $699 | no data |
| Current price | $461 (0.7x MSRP) | $3327 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
GTX 780 Ti has 38% better value for money than RTX A5000.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2880 | 8192 |
| CUDA cores | 2880 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 875 MHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 928 MHz | 1695 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 230 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 210 billion/sec | 433.9 |
| Floating-point performance | 5,345 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).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | 10.5" (26.7 cm) | 267 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | One 8-pin and one 6-pin | 1x 8-pin |
| SLI options | + | no data |
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 | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 24 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 7.0 GB/s | 16 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 336 GB/s | 768.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | 4x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | no data |
| HDCP | + | no data |
| 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 | + | no data |
| 3D Gaming | + | no data |
| 3D Vision | + | no data |
| 3D Vision Live | + | no data |
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 | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | + | 8.6 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
RTX A5000 outperforms GeForce GTX 780 Ti by 140% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
RTX A5000 outperforms GeForce GTX 780 Ti by 140% in Passmark.
GeekBench 5 OpenCL
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 9%
RTX A5000 outperforms GeForce GTX 780 Ti by 448% in GeekBench 5 OpenCL.
GeekBench 5 Vulkan
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.
Benchmark coverage: 5%
RTX A5000 outperforms GeForce GTX 780 Ti by 412% in GeekBench 5 Vulkan.
GeekBench 5 CUDA
Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.
Benchmark coverage: 4%
RTX A5000 outperforms GeForce GTX 780 Ti by 815% in GeekBench 5 CUDA.
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 | 91
−131%
| 210−220
+131%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−138%
|
95−100
+138%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 45−50
−129%
|
110−120
+129%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
−133%
|
100−105
+133%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
−135%
|
190−200
+135%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
−122%
|
120−130
+122%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−138%
|
95−100
+138%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
−137%
|
140−150
+137%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 65−70
−139%
|
160−170
+139%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
−128%
|
180−190
+128%
|
| Hitman 3 | 60−65
−133%
|
140−150
+133%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
−129%
|
190−200
+129%
|
| Metro Exodus | 70−75
−136%
|
170−180
+136%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
−127%
|
150−160
+127%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 70−75
−130%
|
170−180
+130%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
−139%
|
110−120
+139%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 45−50
−129%
|
110−120
+129%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
−133%
|
100−105
+133%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 80−85
−135%
|
190−200
+135%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
−122%
|
120−130
+122%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−138%
|
95−100
+138%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
−137%
|
140−150
+137%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 65−70
−139%
|
160−170
+139%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
−128%
|
180−190
+128%
|
| Hitman 3 | 60−65
−133%
|
140−150
+133%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
−129%
|
190−200
+129%
|
| Metro Exodus | 70−75
−136%
|
170−180
+136%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
−127%
|
150−160
+127%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 70−75
−130%
|
170−180
+130%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
−136%
|
130−140
+136%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
−139%
|
110−120
+139%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 45−50
−129%
|
110−120
+129%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 40−45
−133%
|
100−105
+133%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 50−55
−122%
|
120−130
+122%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 40−45
−138%
|
95−100
+138%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 55−60
−137%
|
140−150
+137%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 75−80
−128%
|
180−190
+128%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 80−85
−129%
|
190−200
+129%
|
| Metro Exodus | 70−75
−136%
|
170−180
+136%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 55−60
−136%
|
130−140
+136%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 45−50
−139%
|
110−120
+139%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 65−70
−127%
|
150−160
+127%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
−134%
|
110−120
+134%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 50−55
−131%
|
120−130
+131%
|
| Hitman 3 | 35−40
−129%
|
80−85
+129%
|
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 18−20
−137%
|
45−50
+137%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 27−30
−122%
|
60−65
+122%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
−129%
|
55−60
+129%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 30−35
−127%
|
75−80
+127%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16−18
−119%
|
35−40
+119%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 40−45
−138%
|
100−105
+138%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 45−50
−124%
|
110−120
+124%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 50−55
−135%
|
120−130
+135%
|
| Metro Exodus | 45−50
−134%
|
110−120
+134%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 50−55
−122%
|
120−130
+122%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 30−33
−133%
|
70−75
+133%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 18−20
−122%
|
40−45
+122%
|
4K
High Preset
| Far Cry 5 | 45−50
−139%
|
110−120
+139%
|
| Far Cry New Dawn | 27−30
−132%
|
65−70
+132%
|
| Hitman 3 | 18−20
−137%
|
45−50
+137%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
−132%
|
65−70
+132%
|
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 16−18
−135%
|
40−45
+135%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 27−30
−122%
|
60−65
+122%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 16−18
−119%
|
35−40
+119%
|
| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 12−14
−131%
|
30−33
+131%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 27−30
−124%
|
65−70
+124%
|
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 20−22
−125%
|
45−50
+125%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
−133%
|
14−16
+133%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−35
−135%
|
80−85
+135%
|
| Horizon Zero Dawn | 27−30
−132%
|
65−70
+132%
|
| Metro Exodus | 24−27
−129%
|
55−60
+129%
|
| Watch Dogs: Legion | 10−12
−118%
|
24−27
+118%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 21−24
−138%
|
50−55
+138%
|
This is how GTX 780 Ti and RTX A5000 compete in popular games:
- RTX A5000 is 131% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 24.62 | 59.00 |
| Recency | 7 November 2013 | 12 April 2021 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 24 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 230 Watt |
The RTX A5000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780 Ti in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 780 Ti is a desktop card while RTX A5000 is a workstation one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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