Radeon RX 5800 vs GeForce GTX 780M

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking455not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency5.55no data
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK104Navi 23
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date11 May 2013 (11 years ago)no data

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 speed823 MHzno data
Boost clock speed797 MHz1735 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt275 Watt
Texture fill rate102.0333.1
Floating-point processing power2.448 TFLOPS10.66 TFLOPS
ROPs3264
TMUs128192

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x16
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone2x 8-pin
SLI options+-

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 GB8 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz14000 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 outputs1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI++
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
3D Vision / 3DTV Play+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12.0 (12_1)
Shader Model5.1no data
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.1no data
Vulkan1.1.126-
CUDA+-

Pros & cons summary


Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 275 Watt

GTX 780M has 125.4% lower power consumption.

RX 5800, on the other hand, has a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 780M and Radeon RX 5800. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780M is a notebook card while Radeon RX 5800 is a desktop one.


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