GeForce GTX 780 Ti 6 GB vs 980 Ti

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking131not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.20no data
ArchitectureMaxwell (2014−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGM200GK110B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date2 June 2015 (8 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data
Current price$1195 (1.8x MSRP)$316

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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Detailed specifications

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 cores28162880
CUDA cores2816no data
Core clock speed1000 MHz875 MHz
Boost clock speed1075 MHz928 MHz
Number of transistors8,000 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate176 billion/sec222.7
Floating-point performance6,060 gflopsno data

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 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length10.5" (26.7 cm)267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Recommended system power (PSU)600 Wattno data
Supplementary power connectors6-pin + 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
SLI options+no data

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 amount6 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed7.0 GB/s7 GB/s
Memory bandwidth336.5 GB/s336.6 GB/s
Shared memory-no data

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 1.22x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI++
HDCP+no data
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
G-SYNC support+no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

Supported technologies

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

GameStream+no data
GeForce ShadowPlay+no data
GPU Boost2.0no data
GameWorks+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_1)
Shader Model6.46.5 (5.1)
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.175
CUDA+3.5

Pros & cons summary


We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 980 Ti and GeForce GTX 780 Ti 6 GB. We've got no test results to judge.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti
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