GeForce GTX 780 6 GB vs Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge)
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 972 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 3.08 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN 1.2 (2016) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | Bristol Ridge | GK110B |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 June 2016 (9 years ago) | 10 September 2013 (12 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 cores | 512 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 863 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 900 MHz | 902 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 2410 Million | 7,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12-45 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 173.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 4.156 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 48 |
| TMUs | no data | 192 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 192 KB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 1536 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 size | medium sized | no data |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 267 mm |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 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 type | no data | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | no data | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 64/128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 288.4 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 Connectors | no data | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (FL 12_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | - | 3.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2016 | 10 September 2013 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 250 Watt |
R7 (Bristol Ridge) has an age advantage of 2 years, and 1983% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) and GeForce GTX 780 6 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 780 6 GB is a desktop one.
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