GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition vs Radeon RX 480

Place in performance ranking	231	528
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	11.63	1.11
Architecture	Polaris (2016−2019)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Polaris 10 Ellesmere	GK104
GCN generation	4th Gen	no data
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	29 June 2016 (7 years ago)	8 November 2013 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$229	no data
Current price	$174 (0.8x MSRP)	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 480 has 948% better value for money than GTX 780M Mac Edition.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2304	1536
Compute units	36	no data
Core clock speed	1120 MHz	771 MHz
Boost clock speed	1266 MHz	797 MHz
Number of transistors	5,700 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	122 Watt
Texture fill rate	182.3	102.0
Floating-point performance	5,834 gflops	2,448 gflops

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 support	n/a	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	MXM-B (3.0)
Length	241 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	MXM Module
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	no data
Bridgeless CrossFire	1	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	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	8000 MHz	5000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224 GB/s	160.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

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
Eyefinity	1	no data
HDMI	2.0	no data
DisplayPort support	1.4HDR	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	n/a	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	n/a	no data
FRTC	1	no data
FreeSync	+	no data
HD3D	n/a	no data
LiquidVR	1	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TressFX	1	no data
TrueAudio	n/a	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 12	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	+	1.1.126
Mantle	n/a	no data
CUDA	no data	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	78 +271%	21−24 −271%
1440p	54 +238%	16−18 −238%
4K	35 +250%	10−12 −250%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

35−40
+260%

10−11

−260%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	58 +263%	16−18 −263%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +290%	10−11 −290%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +248%	21−24 −248%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	55−60 +263%	16−18 −263%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +260%	10−11 −260%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +263%	16−18 −263%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +269%	16−18 −269%
Forza Horizon 4	100 +270%	27−30 −270%
Hitman 3	65−70 +267%	18−20 −267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +243%	14−16 −243%
Red Dead Redemption 2	69 +283%	18−20 −283%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	66 +267%	18−20 −267%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +258%	12−14 −258%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	49 +250%	14−16 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +290%	10−11 −290%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +248%	21−24 −248%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	35 +250%	10−11 −250%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +260%	10−11 −260%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +263%	16−18 −263%
Far Cry New Dawn	55−60 +269%	16−18 −269%
Forza Horizon 4	93 +244%	27−30 −244%
Hitman 3	65−70 +267%	18−20 −267%
Horizon Zero Dawn	45−50 +243%	14−16 −243%
Metro Exodus	41 +242%	12−14 −242%
Red Dead Redemption 2	34 +240%	10−11 −240%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	57 +256%	16−18 −256%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	78 +271%	21−24 −271%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +258%	12−14 −258%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	35 +250%	10−11 −250%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	35−40 +290%	10−11 −290%
Battlefield 5	70−75 +248%	21−24 −248%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +260%	10−11 −260%
Far Cry 5	55−60 +263%	16−18 −263%
Far Cry New Dawn	69 +283%	18−20 −283%
Forza Horizon 4	77 +267%	21−24 −267%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	44 +267%	12−14 −267%
Watch Dogs: Legion	40−45 +258%	12−14 −258%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−35 +240%	10−11 −240%
Hitman 3	35−40 +270%	10−11 −270%
Horizon Zero Dawn	27−30 +263%	8−9 −263%
Metro Exodus	21−24 +267%	6−7 −267%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21 +250%	6−7 −250%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	27−30 +263%	8−9 −263%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 +243%	7−8 −243%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Battlefield 5	50−55 +257%	14−16 −257%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Far Cry 5	35−40 +280%	10−11 −280%
Far Cry New Dawn	50 +257%	14−16 −257%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +275%	12−14 −275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +271%	7−8 −271%
Watch Dogs: Legion	16−18 +300%	4−5 −300%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +240%	5−6 −240%
Hitman 3	21−24 +250%	6−7 −250%
Horizon Zero Dawn	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Metro Exodus	15 +275%	4−5 −275%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	18 +260%	5−6 −260%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27 +238%	8−9 −238%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	17 +240%	5−6 −240%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	12−14 +300%	3−4 −300%
Battlefield 5	24−27 +271%	7−8 −271%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Far Cry 5	18−20 +260%	5−6 −260%
Far Cry New Dawn	26 +271%	7−8 −271%
Forza Horizon 4	30−35 +244%	9−10 −244%
Watch Dogs: Legion	10−11 +400%	2−3 −400%

This is how RX 480 and GTX 780M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

RX 480 is 271% faster in 1080p
RX 480 is 238% faster in 1440p
RX 480 is 250% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.29	6.67
Recency	29 June 2016	8 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	4 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	150 Watt	122 Watt