GeForce GTX 780 Ti vs GTX 970

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 970 and GeForce GTX 780 Ti, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 970
2014
4 GB GDDR5, 148 Watt
24.99
+1.3%

GTX 970 outperforms GTX 780 Ti by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking212220
Place by popularity95not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.676.27
Power efficiency12.397.24
ArchitectureMaxwell 2.0 (2014−2019)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGM204GK110B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 September 2014 (10 years ago)7 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329 $699

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 970 has 118% better value for money than GTX 780 Ti.

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 cores16642880
CUDA cores16642880
Core clock speed1050 MHz875 MHz
Boost clock speed1178 MHz928 MHz
Number of transistors5,200 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)148 Watt250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature98 °Cno data
Texture fill rate122.5222.7
Floating-point processing power3.92 TFLOPS5.345 TFLOPS
ROPs5648
TMUs104240

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).

Bus supportPCI Express 3.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)500 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB3 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s336 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 ConnectorsDual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displays4 displays
HDMI++
HDCP++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
G-SYNC support+-
Audio input for HDMIInternalInternal

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D-+
3D Gaming-+
3D Vision-+
GameStream+-
GeForce ShadowPlay+-
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+-
3D Vision Live-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.44.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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 970 24.99
+1.3%
GTX 780 Ti 24.67

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 970 9638
+1.3%
GTX 780 Ti 9516

3DMark Vantage Performance

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.

GTX 970 42263
+8.9%
GTX 780 Ti 38813

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

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.

GTX 970 16033
+2.7%
GTX 780 Ti 15619

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.

GTX 970 11954
+1.2%
GTX 780 Ti 11812

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

GTX 970 72819
GTX 780 Ti 75688
+3.9%

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 970 28430
+1.1%
GTX 780 Ti 28119

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 970 31334
+19.2%
GTX 780 Ti 26297

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 970 25897
+24%
GTX 780 Ti 20877

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX 970 79
GTX 780 Ti 103
+30.4%

Unigine Heaven 4.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.

GTX 970 1543
GTX 780 Ti 1812
+17.4%

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 HD79
−16.5%
92
+16.5%
1440p52
+4%
50−55
−4%
4K38
+8.6%
35−40
−8.6%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+2.5%
40−45
−2.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+1.9%
50−55
−1.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+2.4%
40−45
−2.4%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+1.2%
80−85
−1.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 50−55
+2%
50−55
−2%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+2.5%
40−45
−2.5%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 65−70
+1.6%
60−65
−1.6%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+1.4%
140−150
−1.4%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0.9%
110−120
−0.9%
Metro Exodus 85−90
+1.2%
85−90
−1.2%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+1.6%
60−65
−1.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+2.4%
80−85
−2.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+1%
100−110
−1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+1.9%
50−55
−1.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+2.4%
40−45
−2.4%
Battlefield 5 80−85
+1.2%
80−85
−1.2%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 52
+4%
50−55
−4%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+2.5%
40−45
−2.5%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 29
−121%
60−65
+121%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+1.4%
140−150
−1.4%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0.9%
110−120
−0.9%
Metro Exodus 35
−143%
85−90
+143%
Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+1.6%
60−65
−1.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+2.4%
80−85
−2.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 109
+106%
50−55
−106%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+1%
100−110
−1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 55−60
+1.9%
50−55
−1.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+2.4%
40−45
−2.4%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 36
−38.9%
50−55
+38.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 40−45
+2.5%
40−45
−2.5%
Far Cry 5 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+1.4%
140−150
−1.4%
Hitman 3 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 110−120
+0.9%
110−120
−0.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 85−90
+2.4%
80−85
−2.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 43
−23.3%
50−55
+23.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 100−110
+1%
100−110
−1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+1.6%
60−65
−1.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+3.6%
27−30
−3.6%
Forza Horizon 4 140−150
+1.4%
140−150
−1.4%
Hitman 3 30−33
+3.4%
27−30
−3.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
+2%
50−55
−2%
Metro Exodus 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+1.9%
50−55
−1.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140−150
+0.7%
140−150
−0.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 40−45
+2.4%
40−45
−2.4%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+4.2%
24−27
−4.2%
Far Cry New Dawn 20
+5.3%
18−20
−5.3%
Hitman 3 20−22
+5.3%
18−20
−5.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 120−130
+0.8%
120−130
−0.8%
Metro Exodus 23
−21.7%
27−30
+21.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 29
+7.4%
27−30
−7.4%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+4.8%
21−24
−4.8%

This is how GTX 970 and GTX 780 Ti compete in popular games:

  • GTX 780 Ti is 16% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 970 is 4% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 970 is 9% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 970 is 106% faster.
  • in Metro Exodus, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 780 Ti is 143% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 970 is ahead in 46 tests (64%)
  • GTX 780 Ti is ahead in 5 tests (7%)
  • there's a draw in 21 test (29%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 24.99 24.67
Recency 19 September 2014 7 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 148 Watt 250 Watt

GTX 970 has a 1.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 68.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 970 and GeForce GTX 780 Ti.


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