GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition vs Radeon HD 7970M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7970M and GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7970M
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
8.28
+41.8%

HD 7970M outperforms 780M Mac Edition by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking532623
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency6.713.88
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameWimbledonGK104
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date24 April 2012 (13 years ago)8 November 2013 (11 years 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 cores12801536
Core clock speed850 MHz771 MHz
Boost clock speedno data797 MHz
Number of transistors2,800 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt122 Watt
Texture fill rate68.00102.0
Floating-point processing power2.176 TFLOPS2.448 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs80128
L1 Cache320 KB128 KB
L2 Cache512 KB512 KB

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 sizelargeno data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno 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 amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth153.6 GB/s160.0 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs

API and SDK support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
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.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p84
+52.7%
55−60
−52.7%
Full HD60
+50%
40−45
−50%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%

Full HD
Medium

Battlefield 5 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Fortnite 50−55
+54.3%
35−40
−54.3%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%
Valorant 85−90
+46.7%
60−65
−46.7%

Full HD
High

Battlefield 5 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+56.7%
30−33
−56.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 121
+42.4%
85−90
−42.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Dota 2 65−70
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Fortnite 50−55
+54.3%
35−40
−54.3%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Forza Horizon 5 27−30
+50%
18−20
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 30−35
+57.1%
21−24
−57.1%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Metro Exodus 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Valorant 85−90
+46.7%
60−65
−46.7%

Full HD
Ultra

Battlefield 5 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Dota 2 65−70
+44.4%
45−50
−44.4%
Far Cry 5 27−30
+61.1%
18−20
−61.1%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+44.4%
27−30
−44.4%
Hogwarts Legacy 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 21−24
+43.8%
16−18
−43.8%
Valorant 85−90
+46.7%
60−65
−46.7%

Full HD
Epic

Fortnite 50−55
+54.3%
35−40
−54.3%

1440p
High

Counter-Strike 2 16−18
+60%
10−11
−60%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 65−70
+51.1%
45−50
−51.1%
Grand Theft Auto V 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45−50
+50%
30−33
−50%
Valorant 95−100
+52.3%
65−70
−52.3%

1440p
Ultra

Battlefield 5 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+50%
12−14
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 21−24
+50%
14−16
−50%
Hogwarts Legacy 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%

1440p
Epic

Fortnite 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%

4K
High

Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Grand Theft Auto V 20−22
+42.9%
14−16
−42.9%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Valorant 45−50
+53.3%
30−33
−53.3%

4K
Ultra

Battlefield 5 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Counter-Strike 2 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Dota 2 30−35
+52.4%
21−24
−52.4%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+50%
10−11
−50%
Hogwarts Legacy 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 8−9
+60%
5−6
−60%

4K
Epic

Fortnite 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%

This is how HD 7970M and GTX 780M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

  • HD 7970M is 53% faster in 900p
  • HD 7970M is 50% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 8.28 5.84
Recency 24 April 2012 8 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 122 Watt

HD 7970M has a 41.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 22% lower power consumption.

GTX 780M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon HD 7970M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition in performance tests.

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