GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition vs GTX TITAN
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX TITAN with GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.
GTX TITAN outperforms GTX 780M Mac Edition by a whopping 218% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 255 | 561 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.29 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 5.93 | 3.83 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GK110 | GK104 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 19 February 2013 (11 years ago) | 8 November 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 cores | 2688 | 1536 |
| Core clock speed | 837 MHz | 771 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 876 MHz | 797 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 3,540 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 122 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 196.2 | 102.0 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.709 TFLOPS | 2.448 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 224 | 128 |
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 support | PCI Express 3.0 | no data |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | MXM-B (3.0) |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Height | 4.376" (11.1 cm) | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 384-bit GDDR5 | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 6.0 GB/s | 1250 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.4 GB/s | 160.0 GB/s |
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 Connectors | One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort | No outputs |
| Multi monitor support | 4 displays | no data |
| HDMI | + | - |
| HDCP | + | - |
| Maximum VGA resolution | 2048x1536 | no data |
| Audio input for HDMI | Internal | no data |
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 | + | - |
| 3D Vision Live | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_0) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.4 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | + | 3.0 |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.28 | 6.70 |
| Recency | 19 February 2013 | 8 November 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 6 GB | 4 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 122 Watt |
GTX TITAN has a 217.6% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
GTX 780M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, and 104.9% lower power consumption.
The GeForce GTX TITAN is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX TITAN is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition is a notebook 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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