GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition vs Radeon Pro Vega 56

Place in the ranking	175	566
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	45.31	no data
Power efficiency	10.55	3.80
Architecture	GCN 5.0 (2017−2020)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Vega 10	GK104
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	14 August 2017 (7 years ago)	8 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	3584	1536
Core clock speed	1138 MHz	771 MHz
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz	797 MHz
Number of transistors	12,500 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	122 Watt
Texture fill rate	280.0	102.0
Floating-point processing power	8.96 TFLOPS	2.448 TFLOPS
ROPs	64	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).

Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Supplementary power connectors	None	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	HBM2	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	2048 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	786 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	402.4 GB/s	160.0 GB/s
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 Connectors	1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	No outputs
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_1)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.125	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.

Average FPS across all PC games

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

Full HD	100 +456%	18−21 −456%
4K	61 +408%	12−14 −408%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	3.99	no data
4K	6.54	no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +425%	12−14 −425%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +379%	14−16 −379%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +411%	18−20 −411%
Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +425%	12−14 −425%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +379%	14−16 −379%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +397%	30−33 −397%
Forza Horizon 5	80−85 +425%	16−18 −425%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +406%	16−18 −406%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +450%	12−14 −450%
Valorant	120−130 +433%	24−27 −433%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +411%	18−20 −411%
Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +425%	12−14 −425%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +379%	14−16 −379%
Dota 2	36 +414%	7−8 −414%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +389%	18−20 −389%
Fortnite	150−160 +400%	30−33 −400%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +397%	30−33 −397%
Forza Horizon 5	80−85 +425%	16−18 −425%
Grand Theft Auto V	100−110 +400%	21−24 −400%
Metro Exodus	80−85 +406%	16−18 −406%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +423%	35−40 −423%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +450%	12−14 −450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	100−110 +419%	21−24 −419%
Valorant	120−130 +433%	24−27 −433%
World of Tanks	270−280 +402%	55−60 −402%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	90−95 +411%	18−20 −411%
Counter-Strike 2	60−65 +425%	12−14 −425%
Cyberpunk 2077	65−70 +379%	14−16 −379%
Dota 2	102 +386%	21−24 −386%
Far Cry 5	85−90 +389%	18−20 −389%
Forza Horizon 4	140−150 +397%	30−33 −397%
Forza Horizon 5	80−85 +425%	16−18 −425%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +423%	35−40 −423%
Valorant	120−130 +433%	24−27 −433%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	55−60 +470%	10−11 −470%
Grand Theft Auto V	55−60 +470%	10−11 −470%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +400%	35−40 −400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +417%	6−7 −417%
World of Tanks	200−210 +418%	40−45 −418%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	60−65 +417%	12−14 −417%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +433%	6−7 −433%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−33 +400%	6−7 −400%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +381%	21−24 −381%
Forza Horizon 4	85−90 +394%	18−20 −394%
Forza Horizon 5	50−55 +420%	10−11 −420%
Metro Exodus	70−75 +414%	14−16 −414%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	50−55 +420%	10−11 −420%
Valorant	90−95 +417%	18−20 −417%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +417%	6−7 −417%
Dota 2	55−60 +392%	12−14 −392%
Grand Theft Auto V	55−60 +392%	12−14 −392%
Metro Exodus	24−27 +420%	5−6 −420%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +381%	21−24 −381%
Red Dead Redemption 2	20−22 +400%	4−5 −400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +392%	12−14 −392%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +414%	7−8 −414%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +417%	6−7 −417%
Cyberpunk 2077	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
Dota 2	96 +433%	18−20 −433%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +400%	9−10 −400%
Fortnite	40−45 +438%	8−9 −438%
Forza Horizon 4	50−55 +410%	10−11 −410%
Forza Horizon 5	27−30 +383%	6−7 −383%
Valorant	45−50 +422%	9−10 −422%

This is how Pro Vega 56 and GTX 780M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

Pro Vega 56 is 456% faster in 1080p
Pro Vega 56 is 408% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.14	6.72
Recency	14 August 2017	8 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	210 Watt	122 Watt

Pro Vega 56 has a 378.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 780M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 72.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon Pro Vega 56 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon Pro Vega 56 is a mobile workstation card while GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.