Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q vs GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition with Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q, including specs and performance data.

GTX 780M Mac Edition
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
6.69

RTX 5000 Max-Q outperforms GTX 780M Mac Edition by a whopping 422% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 780M Mac Edition GTX 780M Mac Edition
RTX 5000 Max-Q RTX 5000 Max-Q

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking557145
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency3.8130.32
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code nameGK104TU104
Market segmentLaptopMobile workstation
Release date8 November 2013 (10 years ago)27 May 2019 (5 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 cores15363072
Core clock speed771 MHz600 MHz
Boost clock speed797 MHz1350 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million13,600 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rate102.0259.2
Floating-point processing power2.448 TFLOPS8.294 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs128192
Tensor Coresno data384
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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).

Laptop sizeno datalarge
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount4 GB16 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s448.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
G-SYNC support-+

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

VR Readyno data+

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA3.07.5

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 HD18−21
−483%
105
+483%
1440p12−14
−433%
64
+433%
4K8−9
−438%
43
+438%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 86
+0%
86
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 101
+0%
101
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 144
+0%
144
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 97
+0%
97
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 189
+0%
189
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Battlefield 5 110−120
+0%
110−120
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 93
+0%
93
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 150−160
+0%
150−160
+0%
Metro Exodus 143
+0%
143
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 78
+0%
78
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 182
+0%
182
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
+0%
56
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 67
+0%
67
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Hitman 3 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 108
+0%
108
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 83
+0%
83
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 51
+0%
51
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 85
+0%
85
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 48
+0%
48
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 48
+0%
48
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 200−210
+0%
200−210
+0%
Hitman 3 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 83
+0%
83
+0%
Metro Exodus 73
+0%
73
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 143
+0%
143
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65
+0%
65
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Hitman 3 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 170−180
+0%
170−180
+0%
Metro Exodus 53
+0%
53
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 50
+0%
50
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 31
+0%
31
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27
+0%
27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%
Far Cry 5 20−22
+0%
20−22
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 21
+0%
21
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 34
+0%
34
+0%

This is how GTX 780M Mac Edition and RTX 5000 Max-Q compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5000 Max-Q is 483% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5000 Max-Q is 433% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5000 Max-Q is 438% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 6.69 34.93
Recency 8 November 2013 27 May 2019
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 16 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 80 Watt

RTX 5000 Max-Q has a 422.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 52.5% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition is a notebook graphics card while Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation 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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