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AMD Radeon HD 8970 OEM vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
Price now
154$
Games supported
84%
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 863
- Max video memory 3072 MB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 6008 MHz
- Maximum resolution
- Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
- Core clock speed 925 MHz
- Max video memory 3 GB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 5500 MHz
- Maximum resolution
Price now
no data
Games supported
39%
General info
Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.
| Place in performance rating | 198 | not rated |
| Value for money | 16.22 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) |
| GPU code name | GK110 | Tahiti |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 23 May 2013 (9 years old) | 8 January 2013 (10 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | no data |
| Current price | $154 (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 | 925 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 4,313 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 250 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Maximum GPU temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Texture fill rate | 160.5 billion/sec | 118.4 |
| Floating-point performance | 4,156 gflops | 3,789 gflops |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on 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).
| Bus support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 10.5" (26.7 cm) | 274 mm |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 2-slot |
| Minimum recommended system power | 600 Watt | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | One 8-pin and one 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6008 MHz | 5500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.4 GB/s | 264.0 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 | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | + |
| 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
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GTX 780 and Radeon HD 8970 OEM. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
| Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) | 252 Mh/s | no data |
| Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto) | 18.5 Mh/s | no data |
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 23 May 2013 | 8 January 2013 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 2304 | 2048 |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.4 | 264 |
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