Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Radeon E8950 vs GeForce GTX 780
Aggregated performance score
GTX 780
2013
3072 MB GDDR5
20.69
+46.3%
Radeon E8950
2015
8 GB GDDR5
14.14
GeForce GTX 780 outperforms Radeon E8950 by 46% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
General info
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 245 | 342 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 16.60 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN 3.0 (2014−2017) |
| GPU code name | GK110 | Amethyst |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (10 years old) | 29 September 2015 (8 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | no data |
| Current price | $100 (0.2x MSRP) | no data |
Value for money
no data
Technical specs
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 | 2048 |
| CUDA cores | 2304 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 863 MHz | 735 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 5,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 95 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 160.5 billion/sec | 128.0 |
| Floating-point performance | 4,156 gflops | 4,096 gflops |
Size and 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 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Length | 10.5" (26.7 cm) | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | MXM Module |
| Minimum recommended system power | 600 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | One 8-pin and one 6-pin | None |
Memory
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 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6008 MHz | 6000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.4 GB/s | 192.0 GB/s |
Video outputs and ports
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 |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
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 |
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (12_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.3 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | no data |
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
+54.3%
| 35−40
−54.3%
|
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance score | 20.69 | 14.14 |
| Recency | 23 May 2013 | 29 September 2015 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 8 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 95 Watt |
The GeForce GTX 780 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon E8950 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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