GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile vs GTX 780

Place in performance ranking	247	106
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.11	15.41
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Turing (2018−2021)
GPU code name	GK110	N18E-G3 TU104
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	2 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data
Current price	$100 (0.2x MSRP)	$1671

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 780 has 11% better value for money than RTX 2080 Super Mobile.

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	2304	3072
CUDA cores	2304	no data
Core clock speed	863 MHz	1365 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	1560 MHz
Number of transistors	7,080 million	13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	150 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	95 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	160.5 billion/sec	299.5
Floating-point performance	4,156 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 780 and GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	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	One 8-pin and one 6-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.4 GB/s	448.0 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	No outputs
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	no data
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
G-SYNC support	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
PhysX	+	no data
3D Vision Live	+	no data
VR Ready	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.140
CUDA	+	7.5

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.

GTX 780 20.74

RTX 2080 Super Mobile 38.84
+87.3%

RTX 2080 Super Mobile outperforms GTX 780 by 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 780 10460

RTX 2080 Super Mobile 24960
+139%

RTX 2080 Super Mobile outperforms GTX 780 by 139% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	54 −163%	142 +163%
1440p	50−55 −92%	96 +92%
4K	30−35 −117%	65 +117%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

65−70
−76.5%

120−130

+76.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	98 −83.7%	180−190 +83.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −79.1%	120−130 +79.1%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −84%	230−240 +84%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	109 −83.5%	200−210 +83.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −76.5%	120−130 +76.5%
Far Cry 5	144 −80.6%	260−270 +80.6%
Far Cry New Dawn	157 −84.7%	290−300 +84.7%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −82.4%	270−280 +82.4%
Hitman 3	80−85 −75%	140−150 +75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	235 −70.2%	400−450 +70.2%
Metro Exodus	144 −80.6%	260−270 +80.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	121 −81.8%	220−230 +81.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	265 −69.8%	450−500 +69.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −77.1%	170−180 +77.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	85 −76.5%	150−160 +76.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −79.1%	120−130 +79.1%
Battlefield 5	120−130 −84%	230−240 +84%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	99 −81.8%	180−190 +81.8%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −76.5%	120−130 +76.5%
Far Cry 5	107 −86.9%	200−210 +86.9%
Far Cry New Dawn	117 −79.5%	210−220 +79.5%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −82.4%	270−280 +82.4%
Hitman 3	80−85 −75%	140−150 +75%
Horizon Zero Dawn	150−160 −84.7%	290−300 +84.7%
Metro Exodus	129 −86%	240−250 +86%
Red Dead Redemption 2	117 −79.5%	210−220 +79.5%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	217 −84.3%	400−450 +84.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	198 −76.8%	350−400 +76.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	278 −79.9%	500−550 +79.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	62 −77.4%	110−120 +77.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	65−70 −79.1%	120−130 +79.1%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	74 −75.7%	130−140 +75.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 −76.5%	120−130 +76.5%
Far Cry 5	75 −86.7%	140−150 +86.7%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 −82.4%	270−280 +82.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	154 −81.8%	280−290 +81.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	183 −63.9%	300−310 +63.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	103 −84.5%	190−200 +84.5%
Watch Dogs: Legion	95−100 −77.1%	170−180 +77.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

107

−86.9%

200−210
+86.9%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	75−80 −86.7%	140−150 +86.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	131 −83.2%	240−250 +83.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	57 −75.4%	100−105 +75.4%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	40−45 −86%	80−85 +86%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	73 −78.1%	130−140 +78.1%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 −77.4%	55−60 +77.4%
Far Cry 5	70−75 −83.1%	130−140 +83.1%
Forza Horizon 4	80−85 −85.2%	150−160 +85.2%
Hitman 3	50−55 −80%	90−95 +80%
Horizon Zero Dawn	121 −81.8%	220−230 +81.8%
Metro Exodus	90 −77.8%	160−170 +77.8%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	137 −82.5%	250−260 +82.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 −78.6%	100−105 +78.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	30−35 −76.5%	60−65 +76.5%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

86
−86%

160−170

+86%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 −79.5%	70−75 +79.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	46 −84.8%	85−90 +84.8%
Hitman 3	30−35 −71.9%	55−60 +71.9%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 −83.7%	90−95 +83.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	46 −84.8%	85−90 +84.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	76 −84.2%	140−150 +84.2%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	38 −84.2%	70−75 +84.2%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	24−27 −66.7%	40−45 +66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	34 −76.5%	60−65 +76.5%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 −84.6%	24−27 +84.6%
Far Cry 5	33 −81.8%	60−65 +81.8%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 −85.2%	100−105 +85.2%
Horizon Zero Dawn	72 −80.6%	130−140 +80.6%
Metro Exodus	55 −81.8%	100−105 +81.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	18−20 −84.2%	35−40 +84.2%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

−83.7%

90−95
+83.7%

This is how GTX 780 and RTX 2080 Super Mobile compete in popular games:

RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 163% faster in 1080p
RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 92% faster in 1440p
RTX 2080 Super Mobile is 117% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	20.74	38.84
Recency	23 May 2013	2 April 2020
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	150 Watt