GeForce GTX 780 vs Quadro RTX 4000

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro RTX 4000 with GeForce GTX 780, including specs and performance data.

RTX 4000
2018
8 GB GDDR6, 160 Watt
39.67
+90.8%

RTX 4000 outperforms GTX 780 by an impressive 91% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking112265
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation36.424.83
Power efficiency17.025.71
ArchitectureTuring (2018−2022)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameTU104GK110
Market segmentWorkstationDesktop
Release date13 November 2018 (6 years ago)23 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$899 $649

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RTX 4000 has 654% better value for money than GTX 780.

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 cores23042304
Core clock speed1005 MHz863 MHz
Boost clock speed1545 MHz900 MHz
Number of transistors13,600 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology12 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)160 Watt250 Watt
Maximum GPU temperatureno data95 °C
Texture fill rate222.5173.2
Floating-point processing power7.119 TFLOPS4.156 TFLOPS
ROPs6448
TMUs144192
Tensor Cores288no data
Ray Tracing Cores36no 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 supportno dataPCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length241 mm267 mm
Heightno data4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width1-slot2-slot
Minimum recommended system powerno data600 Watt
Supplementary power connectors1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 typeGDDR6GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount8 GB3 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed1625 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth416.0 GB/s288.4 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 Connectors3x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-COne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Multi monitor supportno data4 displays
HDMI-+
HDCP-+
Maximum VGA resolutionno data2048x1536
Audio input for HDMIno dataInternal

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-+
PhysX-+
3D Vision Live-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 Ultimate (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.55.1
OpenGL4.64.3
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA7.5+

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.

RTX 4000 39.67
+90.8%
GTX 780 20.79

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.

RTX 4000 15280
+90.8%
GTX 780 8009

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.

RTX 4000 85839
+270%
GTX 780 23197

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.

RTX 4000 78733
+220%
GTX 780 24634

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.

RTX 4000 94250
+422%
GTX 780 18049

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 HD100−110
+85.2%
54
−85.2%

Cost per frame, $

1080p8.9912.02

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.67 20.79
Recency 13 November 2018 23 May 2013
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 3 GB
Chip lithography 12 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 160 Watt 250 Watt

RTX 4000 has a 90.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 56.3% lower power consumption.

The Quadro RTX 4000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro RTX 4000 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 780 is a desktop one.


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