Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU vs GeForce GTX 780

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	265	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	4.83	no data
Power efficiency	5.70	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	no data
GPU code name	GK110	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	2304	14
Core clock speed	863 MHz	1296 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,080 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	15 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	95 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	173.2	no data
Floating-point processing power	4.156 TFLOPS	no data
ROPs	48	no data
TMUs	192	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	no data
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Minimum recommended system power	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	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	LPDDR5-6400
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	no data
Memory bus width	384 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	1502 MHz	no data
Memory bandwidth	288.4 GB/s	no data
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	no data
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	+	-
PhysX	+	-
3D Vision Live	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	no data
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	-
CUDA	+	-

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 May 2013	10 November 2020
Chip lithography	28 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	15 Watt

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