Radeon RX Vega 5 vs GeForce GTX 780

Place in performance ranking	247	616
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.08	8.54
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Vega (2017−2021)
GPU code name	GK110	Vega
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	23 May 2013 (11 years ago)	7 January 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$649	no data
Current price	$100 (0.2x MSRP)	$287

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 780 has 100% better value for money than RX Vega 5.

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	320
CUDA cores	2304	no data
Core clock speed	863 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	900 MHz	1400 MHz
Number of transistors	7,080 million	no data
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	15 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	95 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	160.5 billion/sec	no data
Floating-point performance	4,156 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 780 and Radeon RX Vega 5 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.

Bus support	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
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	no data
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	no data
Memory bus width	384 Bit	no data
Memory clock speed	6008 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	+	no data
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_1
Shader Model	5.1	no data
OpenGL	4.3	no data
OpenCL	1.2	no data
Vulkan	1.1.126	no data
CUDA	+	no data

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 20.73
+344%

RX Vega 5 4.67

GeForce GTX 780 outperforms Radeon RX Vega 5 by 344% 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
+329%

RX Vega 5 2438

GeForce GTX 780 outperforms Radeon RX Vega 5 by 329% 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
+184%

−184%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40

+289%

9
−289%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	65−70 +333%	15 −333%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	50−55 +317%	12 −317%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +317%	12−14 −317%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +323%	13 −323%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +338%	8−9 −338%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +300%	10−11 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +323%	12−14 −323%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +332%	21−24 −332%
Hitman 3	35−40 +338%	8 −338%
Horizon Zero Dawn	110−120 +340%	25 −340%
Metro Exodus	85−90 +325%	20 −325%
Red Dead Redemption 2	75−80 +317%	18 −317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	90−95 +329%	21 −329%
Watch Dogs: Legion	50−55 +317%	12 −317%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	50−55 +317%	12 −317%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +317%	12−14 −317%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	50−55 +317%	12 −317%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +338%	8−9 −338%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +300%	10−11 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +323%	12−14 −323%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +332%	21−24 −332%
Hitman 3	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +317%	24−27 −317%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +329%	7 −329%
Red Dead Redemption 2	60−65 +329%	14 −329%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	75−80 +341%	17 −341%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60−65 +329%	14 −329%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +329%	21−24 −329%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	40−45 +300%	10−11 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +338%	8−9 −338%
Far Cry 5	40−45 +300%	10−11 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	95−100 +332%	21−24 −332%
Horizon Zero Dawn	100−105 +317%	24−27 −317%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	60−65 +329%	14 −329%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35−40 +289%	9 −289%
Watch Dogs: Legion	90−95 +329%	21−24 −329%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

50−55
+317%

−317%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%
Far Cry New Dawn	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +329%	7−8 −329%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +329%	7−8 −329%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 +338%	8−9 −338%
Hitman 3	35−40 +289%	9−10 −289%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +309%	10−12 −309%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

35−40

+289%

9−10
−289%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Hitman 3	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +320%	5−6 −320%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Forza Horizon 4	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +320%	5−6 −320%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +300%	6−7 −300%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%