UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) vs GeForce GTX 780

Aggregate performance score

GTX 780
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
20.71
+188%

GeForce GTX 780 outperforms UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) by a whopping 188% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking246512
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation16.91no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Gen. 12 (2021)
GPU code nameGK110Alder Lake Xe
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data
Current price$100 (0.2x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores230464
CUDA cores2304no data
Core clock speed863 MHzno data
Boost clock speed900 MHz1400 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Wattno data
Maximum GPU temperature95 °Cno data
Texture fill rate160.5 billion/secno data
Floating-point performance4,156 gflopsno data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 780 and UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16no data
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)no data
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slotno data
Minimum recommended system power600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectorsOne 8-pin and one 6-pinno 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 typeGDDR5no data
Maximum RAM amount3 GBno data
Memory bus width384 Bitno data
Memory clock speed6008 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/sno data
Shared memoryno 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPortno data
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+no data
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno 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
Quick Syncno data+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12_1
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.3no data
OpenCL1.2no data
Vulkan1.1.126no 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 20.71
+188%
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 7.19

GeForce GTX 780 outperforms UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) by 188% 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
+169%
UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) 3891

GeForce GTX 780 outperforms UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) by 169% 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 HD54
+157%
21
−157%
1440p35−40
+169%
13
−169%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.71 7.19
Recency 23 May 2013 4 January 2022
Chip lithography 28 nm 10 nm

The GeForce GTX 780 is our recommended choice as it beats the UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780 is a desktop card while UHD Graphics 64EUs (Alder Lake 12th Gen) is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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