GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition vs GTX 1070 Mobile

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile and GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 1070 Mobile
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 120 Watt
28.51
+326%

GTX 1070 Mobile outperforms GTX 780M Mac Edition by a whopping 326% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking193557
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation33.77no data
Power efficiency16.453.80
ArchitecturePascal (2016−2021)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGP104BGK104
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date15 August 2016 (8 years ago)8 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$389.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores19201536
Core clock speed1506 MHz771 MHz
Boost clock speed1645 MHz797 MHz
Number of transistors7,200 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology16 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)120 Watt122 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature94 °Cno data
Texture fill rate210.6102.0
Floating-point processing power6.738 TFLOPS2.448 TFLOPS
ROPs6432
TMUs128128

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
Bus supportPCIe 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
SLI options+-

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 amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed8 GB/s1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth256 GB/s160.0 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 ConnectorsDP 1.42, HDMI 2.0b, Dual Link-DVINo outputs
Multi monitor support+no data
G-SYNC support+-

Supported technologies

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

GPU Boost3.0no data
VR Ready+no data
Ansel+no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
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:

Full HD99
+371%
21−24
−371%
1440p57
+375%
12−14
−375%
4K43
+330%
10−12
−330%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.94no data
1440p6.84no data
4K9.07no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+370%
10−11
−370%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 75
+369%
16−18
−369%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 69
+331%
16−18
−331%
Battlefield 5 111
+363%
24−27
−363%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80
+344%
18−20
−344%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+370%
10−11
−370%
Far Cry 5 93
+343%
21−24
−343%
Far Cry New Dawn 101
+381%
21−24
−381%
Forza Horizon 4 241
+338%
55−60
−338%
Hitman 3 76
+375%
16−18
−375%
Horizon Zero Dawn 166
+374%
35−40
−374%
Metro Exodus 111
+363%
24−27
−363%
Red Dead Redemption 2 86
+378%
18−20
−378%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 137
+357%
30−33
−357%
Watch Dogs: Legion 150
+329%
35−40
−329%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 115
+379%
24−27
−379%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 58
+383%
12−14
−383%
Battlefield 5 99
+371%
21−24
−371%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 74
+363%
16−18
−363%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+370%
10−11
−370%
Far Cry 5 77
+328%
18−20
−328%
Far Cry New Dawn 80
+344%
18−20
−344%
Forza Horizon 4 222
+344%
50−55
−344%
Hitman 3 75
+369%
16−18
−369%
Horizon Zero Dawn 156
+346%
35−40
−346%
Metro Exodus 97
+362%
21−24
−362%
Red Dead Redemption 2 81
+350%
18−20
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95−100
+367%
21−24
−367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 113
+371%
24−27
−371%
Watch Dogs: Legion 149
+397%
30−33
−397%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 56
+367%
12−14
−367%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 50
+400%
10−11
−400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 56
+367%
12−14
−367%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+370%
10−11
−370%
Far Cry 5 65
+364%
14−16
−364%
Forza Horizon 4 97
+362%
21−24
−362%
Hitman 3 65
+364%
14−16
−364%
Horizon Zero Dawn 99
+371%
21−24
−371%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 95−100
+367%
21−24
−367%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 60
+329%
14−16
−329%
Watch Dogs: Legion 42
+367%
9−10
−367%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 77
+328%
18−20
−328%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 64
+357%
14−16
−357%
Far Cry New Dawn 53
+342%
12−14
−342%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40
+344%
9−10
−344%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 37
+363%
8−9
−363%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 41
+356%
9−10
−356%
Cyberpunk 2077 18−20
+375%
4−5
−375%
Far Cry 5 42
+367%
9−10
−367%
Forza Horizon 4 181
+353%
40−45
−353%
Hitman 3 42
+367%
9−10
−367%
Horizon Zero Dawn 71
+344%
16−18
−344%
Metro Exodus 62
+343%
14−16
−343%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 60−65
+357%
14−16
−357%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+363%
8−9
−363%
Watch Dogs: Legion 140
+367%
30−33
−367%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 59
+392%
12−14
−392%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 31
+343%
7−8
−343%
Far Cry New Dawn 31
+343%
7−8
−343%
Hitman 3 27
+350%
6−7
−350%
Horizon Zero Dawn 74
+363%
16−18
−363%
Metro Exodus 34
+386%
7−8
−386%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 39
+333%
9−10
−333%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24
+380%
5−6
−380%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 21
+425%
4−5
−425%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 22
+340%
5−6
−340%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
+700%
1−2
−700%
Far Cry 5 21
+425%
4−5
−425%
Forza Horizon 4 52
+333%
12−14
−333%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 35−40
+350%
8−9
−350%
Watch Dogs: Legion 16
+433%
3−4
−433%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 30
+329%
7−8
−329%

This is how GTX 1070 Mobile and GTX 780M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

  • GTX 1070 Mobile is 371% faster in 1080p
  • GTX 1070 Mobile is 375% faster in 1440p
  • GTX 1070 Mobile is 330% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.51 6.69
Recency 15 August 2016 8 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 16 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt 122 Watt

GTX 1070 Mobile has a 326.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 75% more advanced lithography process, and 1.7% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 1070 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition in performance tests.


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