To get the index we compare the characteristics of video cards and their relative prices.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M SLI vs AMD Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Price now
149$
Games supported
85%
- Interface
- Core clock speed 823
- Max video memory 2x 4096 MB
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 5000
- Maximum resolution
- Interface
- Core clock speed 850
- Max video memory
- Memory type GDDR5
- Memory clock speed 4800
- Maximum resolution
Price now
126$
Games supported
84%
General info
Comparison of graphics card architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters.
| Place in performance rating | 200 | 220 |
| Value for money | 31.07 | 29.76 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | GCN (2011−2017) |
| GPU code name | N14E-GTX | Wimbledon XT |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Release date | 30 May 2013 (9 years ago) | 1 May 2012 (10 years ago) |
| Current price | $149 | $126 |
Value for money
Technical specs
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 | 3072 | 2560 |
| Core clock speed | 823 MHz | 850 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7080 Million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 200 Watt | 200 Watt |
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Information on GeForce GTX 780M SLI and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. 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.
| Laptop size | large | large |
| SLI options | + | no data |
Memory
Parameters of memory installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Note that GPUs integrated into processors have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2x 4 GB | no data |
| Memory bus width | 2x 256 Bit | 2x 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 5000 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| Optimus | + | no data |
API support
APIs supported, including particular versions of those APIs.
| DirectX | 11 | 11.1 |
| CUDA | + | no data |
Benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. Note that overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range.
Overall score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. 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.
- 3DMark Vantage Performance
- 3DMark 11 Performance GPU
3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.
Benchmark coverage: 17%
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| 900p | no data | 132 |
| Full HD | 99
−3%
| 102
+3%
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Popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
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| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
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| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
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| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
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| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
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| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
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| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
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| Hitman 3 | 24−27
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27
+13%
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| Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
+13%
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| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+13%
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| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+13%
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| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+13%
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| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27
+13%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
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| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
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| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
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| Hitman 3 | 24−27
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
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| Metro Exodus | 24−27
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
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| Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
+13%
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| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+13%
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| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+13%
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| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+13%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+13%
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| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+13%
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| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+13%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+13%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
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| Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
+13%
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| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27
+13%
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| Hitman 3 | 24−27
+13%
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
+13%
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| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+13%
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+13%
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27
+13%
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| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+13%
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−13%
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| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+13%
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−13%
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| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+13%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+13%
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| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+13%
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−13%
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| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+13%
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−13%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+13%
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−13%
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| Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
+13%
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21−24
−13%
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| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 24−27
+13%
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| Hitman 3 | 24−27
+13%
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 24−27
+13%
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| Metro Exodus | 24−27
+13%
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 24−27
+13%
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−13%
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 24−27
+13%
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−13%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+13%
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| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 24−27
+13%
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| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 24−27
+13%
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−13%
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| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+13%
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−13%
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| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24−27
+13%
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−13%
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| Far Cry 5 | 24−27
+13%
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| Far Cry New Dawn | 24−27
+13%
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| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+13%
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| Watch Dogs: Legion | 24−27
+13%
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Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 25.82 | 23.26 |
| Novelty | 30 May 2013 | 1 May 2012 |
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 3072 | 2560 |
Judging by the results of synthetic and gaming tests, Technical City recommends
since it shows better performance.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Competitors of GeForce GTX 780M SLI by AMD
The nearest GeForce GTX 780M SLI's AMD equivalent is Radeon R9 M290X Crossfire, which is faster by 1% and higher by 3 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to GeForce GTX 780M SLI:
Competitors of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire by NVIDIA
The nearest Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire's NVIDIA equivalent is GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q, which is faster by 1% and higher by 2 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest NVIDIA rivals to Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire:
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