Radeon 890M vs GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2
Aggregate performance score
We've compared GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 with Radeon 890M, including specs and performance data.
890M outperforms GTX 780 Rev. 2 by a whopping 104% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 431 | 253 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.27 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.95 | 100.00 |
| Architecture | Kepler (2012−2018) | RDNA 3.5 (2024) |
| GPU code name | GK110B | Strix Point |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 10 September 2013 (11 years ago) | 15 July 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $649 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 2304 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 863 MHz | 400 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 902 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 7,080 million | 34,000 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 15 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 173.2 | 185.6 |
| Floating-point processing power | 4.156 TFLOPS | 5.939 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 48 | 32 |
| TMUs | 192 | 64 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 16 |
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 | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | 267 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | None |
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 | System Shared |
| Maximum RAM amount | 3 GB | System Shared |
| Memory bus width | 384 Bit | System Shared |
| Memory clock speed | 1502 MHz | System Shared |
| Memory bandwidth | 288.4 GB/s | no data |
| 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 | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort | Portable Device Dependent |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Vulkan | 1.1.126 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | 3.5 | - |
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 | 21−24
−110%
| 44
+110%
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Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 30.90 | no data |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
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| Hitman 3 | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
+0%
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27−30
+0%
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Full HD
High Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Hitman 3 | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+0%
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9−10
+0%
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| Watch Dogs: Legion | 27−30
+0%
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27−30
+0%
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Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 3−4
+0%
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3−4
+0%
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| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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| Hitman 3 | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 8−9
+0%
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8−9
+0%
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| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 4−5
+0%
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4−5
+0%
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| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 9−10
+0%
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9−10
+0%
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1440p
Ultra Preset
| Hitman 3 | 6−7
+0%
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6−7
+0%
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| Horizon Zero Dawn | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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1440p
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
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4K
Ultra Preset
| Assassin's Creed Odyssey | 1−2
+0%
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1−2
+0%
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| Assassin's Creed Valhalla | 0−1 | 0−1 |
4K
Epic Preset
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2−3
+0%
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2−3
+0%
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This is how GTX 780 Rev. 2 and Radeon 890M compete in popular games:
- Radeon 890M is 110% faster in 1080p
All in all, in popular games:
- there's a draw in 23 tests (100%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.66 | 21.70 |
| Recency | 10 September 2013 | 15 July 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 250 Watt | 15 Watt |
Radeon 890M has a 103.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 600% more advanced lithography process, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.
The Radeon 890M 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 Radeon 890M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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