RTX A400 vs GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 with RTX A400, including specs and performance data.

GTX 780 Rev. 2
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
10.78

RTX A400 outperforms GTX 780 Rev. 2 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking429406
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.30no data
Power efficiency2.9516.62
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK110BGA107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date10 September 2013 (11 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 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 cores2304768
Core clock speed863 MHz727 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHz1762 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt50 Watt
Texture fill rate173.242.29
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS2.706 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs19224
Tensor Coresno data24
Ray Tracing Coresno data6

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mm163 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount3 GB4 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s96 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.58.6

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.78 12.13
Recency 10 September 2013 16 April 2024
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 50 Watt

RTX A400 has a 12.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The RTX A400 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 is a desktop card while RTX A400 is a workstation one.


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