GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GA102 vs GTX 780M Mac Edition
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 618 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.87 | no data |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Ampere (2020−2025) |
| GPU code name | GK104 | GA102 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 8 November 2013 (11 years ago) | 21 October 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1536 | 6144 |
| Core clock speed | 771 MHz | 1575 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 797 MHz | 1770 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 3,540 million | 28,300 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 122 Watt | 290 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 102.0 | 339.8 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.448 TFLOPS | 21.75 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 96 |
| TMUs | 128 | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 192 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 48 |
| L1 Cache | 128 KB | 6 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB | 4 MB |
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).
| Interface | MXM-B (3.0) | PCIe 4.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 12-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 | GDDR6X |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory bus width | 256 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1250 MHz | 1188 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 160.0 GB/s | 608.3 GB/s |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 3.0 | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 8 November 2013 | 21 October 2022 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 8 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 122 Watt | 290 Watt |
GTX 780M Mac Edition has 137.7% lower power consumption.
RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GA102, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 250% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition and GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GA102. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition is a notebook graphics card while GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB GA102 is a desktop one.
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