GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition vs Radeon HD 8790M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 8790M and GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 8790M
2013
2 GB GDDR5
3.11

GT 750M Mac Edition outperforms HD 8790M by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking781720
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiencyno data6.09
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameMarsGK107
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date1 April 2013 (12 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 cores384384
Core clock speed850 MHz926 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHzno data
Number of transistors950 million1,270 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)unknown50 Watt
Texture fill rate21.6029.63
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS0.7112 TFLOPS
ROPs816
TMUs2432

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 3.0 x16
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 GB2 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1254 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s80.26 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 compatibility

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

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.

HD 8790M 3.11
GT 750M Mac Edition 3.99
+28.3%

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.

HD 8790M 1305
GT 750M Mac Edition 1673
+28.2%

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.

HD 8790M 9835
GT 750M Mac Edition 10049
+2.2%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

HD 8790M 1727
GT 750M Mac Edition 1837
+6.4%

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 HD28
−25%
35−40
+25%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Fortnite 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
Valorant 45−50
−25%
60−65
+25%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 73
−23.3%
90−95
+23.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Dota 2 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Fortnite 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−14.3%
8−9
+14.3%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Valorant 45−50
−25%
60−65
+25%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−27.3%
14−16
+27.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Dota 2 30−33
−16.7%
35−40
+16.7%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Hogwarts Legacy 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−14.3%
16−18
+14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−20%
12−14
+20%
Valorant 45−50
−25%
60−65
+25%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
−23.5%
21−24
+23.5%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 21−24
−17.4%
27−30
+17.4%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−25%
35−40
+25%
Valorant 30−35
−12.9%
35−40
+12.9%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−20%
6−7
+20%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−25%
10−11
+25%
Hogwarts Legacy 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7
−16.7%
7−8
+16.7%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%
Valorant 16−18
−12.5%
18−20
+12.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 9−10
−11.1%
10−11
+11.1%
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−25%
5−6
+25%

This is how HD 8790M and GT 750M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

  • GT 750M Mac Edition is 25% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.11 3.99
Recency 1 April 2013 8 November 2013

GT 750M Mac Edition has a 28.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 7 months.

The GeForce GT 750M Mac Edition is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 8790M in performance tests.

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