Radeon 780M vs Quadro FX 880M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 880M with Radeon 780M, including specs and performance data.

FX 880M
2010
1 GB GDDR3, 35 Watt
0.58

780M outperforms FX 880M by a whopping 3038% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1219313
Place by popularitynot in top-10063
Power efficiency1.1483.41
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025)
GPU code nameGT216Hawx Point
Market segmentMobile workstationLaptop
Release date7 January 2010 (15 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

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 cores48768
Core clock speed550 MHz800 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2700 MHz
Number of transistors486 million25,390 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt
Texture fill rate8.800129.6
Floating-point processing power0.1162 TFLOPS8.294 TFLOPS
ROPs832
TMUs1648
Ray Tracing Coresno data12

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 sizemedium sizedno data
InterfaceMXM-A (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 typeGDDR3System Shared
Maximum RAM amount1 GBSystem Shared
Memory bus width128 BitSystem Shared
Memory clock speed790 MHzSystem Shared
Memory bandwidth25.28 GB/sno data
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 outputsPortable Device Dependent

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX11.1 (10_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model4.16.8
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.12.1
VulkanN/A1.3
CUDA1.2-

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.

FX 880M 0.58
Radeon 780M 18.20
+3038%

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.

FX 880M 223
Radeon 780M 7011
+3044%

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.

FX 880M 2639
Radeon 780M 41622
+1477%

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 HD20
−75%
35
+75%
1440p0−117
4K-0−112

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−2350%
49
+2350%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−357%
32
+357%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1850%
39
+1850%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−1850%
39
+1850%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−271%
26
+271%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1450%
31
+1450%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−814%
60−65
+814%
Valorant 27−30
−375%
130−140
+375%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 2−3
−1050%
23
+1050%
Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−257%
25
+257%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 16−18
−1171%
210−220
+1171%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1100%
24
+1100%
Dota 2 10−12
−827%
100−110
+827%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
Metro Exodus 0−1 29
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−814%
60−65
+814%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−1050%
46
+1050%
Valorant 27−30
−375%
130−140
+375%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
−343%
30−35
+343%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1050%
23
+1050%
Dota 2 10−12
−827%
100−110
+827%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
−1650%
70−75
+1650%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 7−8
−814%
60−65
+814%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 4−5
−625%
29
+625%
Valorant 27−30
−375%
130−140
+375%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 1−2
−12400%
120−130
+12400%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 3−4
−5400%
160−170
+5400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 16
Forza Horizon 4 1−2
−4200%
40−45
+4200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−1900%
20
+1900%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 1−2
−3800%
35−40
+3800%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 0−1 14−16
Grand Theft Auto V 14−16
−40%
21
+40%
Valorant 3−4
−3100%
95−100
+3100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Far Cry 5 1−2
−1100%
12
+1100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 2−3
−750%
16−18
+750%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 2−3
−750%
16−18
+750%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 45
+0%
45
+0%
Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 41
+0%
41
+0%
Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 44
+0%
44
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 70−75
+0%
70−75
+0%
Far Cry 5 39
+0%
39
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 18
+0%
18
+0%
Metro Exodus 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Valorant 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 18−20
+0%
18−20
+0%
Far Cry 5 27
+0%
27
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 15
+0%
15
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
+0%
6
+0%
Dota 2 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 30−33
+0%
30−33
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how FX 880M and Radeon 780M compete in popular games:

  • Radeon 780M is 75% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the Radeon 780M is 12400% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • Radeon 780M is ahead in 35 tests (55%)
  • there's a draw in 29 tests (45%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.58 18.20
Recency 7 January 2010 6 December 2023
Chip lithography 40 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Radeon 780M has a 3037.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 900% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 880M in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 880M is a mobile workstation card while Radeon 780M is a mobile workstation one.

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