780 Ti vs 970M SLI

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Combined performance score

GTX 970M SLI
24.19

780 Ti outperforms 970M SLI by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking208204
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money6.735.04
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameno dataGK110
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 October 2014 (9 years old)7 November 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$699
Current price$1326 $461 (0.7x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 970M SLI has 34% better value for money than GTX 780 Ti.

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 cores25602880
CUDA coresno data2880
Core clock speed924 MHz875 MHz
Boost clock speed1038 MHz928 MHz
Number of transistors2x 5200 Million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)162 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rateno data210 billion/sec
Floating-point performanceno data5,345 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on GeForce GTX 970M SLI and GeForce GTX 780 Ti compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). 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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data10.5" (26.7 cm)
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataOne 8-pin and one 6-pin
SLI options++

Memory

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 amount2x 6 GB3 GB
Memory bus width2x 192 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed5000 MHz7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidthno data336 GB/s
Shared memory--

Video outputs and ports

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 dataOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMIno data+
HDCPno data+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

Technologies

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

Blu Ray 3Dno data+
3D Gamingno data+
3D Visionno data+
Optimus+no data
3D Vision Liveno data+

API support

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

DirectX12_112 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.4
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkanno data1.1.126
CUDA++

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 970M SLI 24.19
GTX 780 Ti 24.54
+1.4%

780 Ti outperforms 970M SLI by 1% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 970M SLI 36119
GTX 780 Ti 38813
+7.5%

780 Ti outperforms 970M SLI by 7% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 970M SLI 18870
+20.8%
GTX 780 Ti 15619

970M SLI outperforms 780 Ti by 21% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 970M SLI 14760
+25%
GTX 780 Ti 11812

970M SLI outperforms 780 Ti by 25% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 970M SLI 96944
+28.1%
GTX 780 Ti 75688

970M SLI outperforms 780 Ti by 28% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

Benchmark coverage: 4%

GTX 970M SLI 169
+17.5%
GTX 780 Ti 143

970M SLI outperforms 780 Ti by 18% in Unigine Heaven 3.0.

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 HD88
−9.1%
96
+9.1%
4K39
+11.4%
35−40
−11.4%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−2.1%
45−50
+2.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−1.3%
80−85
+1.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
−1.6%
65−70
+1.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−1.6%
65−70
+1.6%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−1.2%
80−85
+1.2%
Hitman 3 70−75
−2.8%
70−75
+2.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−1.9%
50−55
+1.9%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−1.9%
50−55
+1.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−2.2%
45−50
+2.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−2.1%
45−50
+2.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−1.3%
80−85
+1.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 60−65
−1.6%
65−70
+1.6%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−1.6%
65−70
+1.6%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−1.2%
80−85
+1.2%
Hitman 3 70−75
−2.8%
70−75
+2.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 50−55
−1.9%
50−55
+1.9%
Metro Exodus 40−45
−2.5%
40−45
+2.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 50−55
−1.9%
50−55
+1.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 85
+51.8%
55−60
−51.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−2.2%
45−50
+2.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 45−50
−2.1%
45−50
+2.1%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Battlefield 5 75−80
−1.3%
80−85
+1.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 35−40
−2.6%
40−45
+2.6%
Far Cry 5 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
−1.6%
65−70
+1.6%
Forza Horizon 4 80−85
−1.2%
80−85
+1.2%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 48
−16.7%
55−60
+16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−2.2%
45−50
+2.2%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 35−40
−2.7%
35−40
+2.7%
Hitman 3 40−45
−2.5%
40−45
+2.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 30−35
−3.1%
30−35
+3.1%
Metro Exodus 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 18−20
−5.6%
18−20
+5.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−3.1%
30−35
+3.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
−3.8%
27−30
+3.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Battlefield 5 50−55
−1.9%
55−60
+1.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 18−20
−5.6%
18−20
+5.6%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Hitman 3 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 28
+3.7%
27−30
−3.7%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Far Cry 5 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Far Cry New Dawn 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 10−12
+0%
10−12
+0%

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

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 780 Ti is 9.1% faster than GTX 970M SLI

4K resolution:

  • GTX 970M SLI is 11.4% faster than GTX 780 Ti

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 970M SLI is 51.8% faster than the GTX 780 Ti.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 780 Ti is 16.7% faster than the GTX 970M SLI.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 970M SLI is ahead in 2 tests (3%)
  • GTX 780 Ti is ahead in 41 test (60%)
  • there's a draw in 25 tests (37%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 24.19 24.54
Recency 7 October 2014 7 November 2013
Power consumption (TDP) 162 Watt 250 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 970M SLI and GeForce GTX 780 Ti. The differences in performance seem too small.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 970M SLI is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 780 Ti is a desktop 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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