Radeon R9 290X2 vs GeForce GTX 780

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	245	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.69	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN 2.0 (2013−2017)
GPU code name	GK110	Hawaii
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	23 May 2013 (10 years ago)	24 June 2014 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	$1,399
Current price	$100 (0.2x MSRP)	$181 (0.1x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	2816
CUDA cores	2304	no data
Core clock speed	863 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	7,080 million	6,200 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	580 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	95 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	160.5 billion/sec	176.0
Floating-point performance	4,156 gflops	2x 5,632 gflops

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 3.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	3-slot
Minimum recommended system power	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	One 8-pin and one 6-pin	4x 8-pin

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	512 Bit
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz	5400 MHz
Memory bandwidth	288.4 GB/s	345.6 GB/s

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	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x 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

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

API compatibility

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

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	23 May 2013	24 June 2014
Cost	$649	$1399
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	4 GB
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	580 Watt

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