Radeon RX 6800S vs GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2

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GTX 745 OEM GTX 750 GTX 750 Ti GTX 760 GTX 760 Ti OEM GTX 770 GTX 780 GTX 780 6 GB GTX 780 Rev. 2 GTX 780 Ti GTX 780 Ti 6 GB GTX 780 Ti Engineering Sample
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Radeon RX 6500 Radeon RX 6500M Radeon RX 6550M Radeon RX 6600M Radeon RX 6600S Radeon RX 6650M Radeon RX 6650M XT Radeon RX 6700M Radeon RX 6700S Radeon RX 6800M Radeon RX 6800S Radeon RX 6850M XT

Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 with Radeon RX 6800S, including specs and performance data.

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

RX 6800S outperforms GTX 780 Rev. 2 by a whopping 271% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 780 Rev. 2 GTX 780 Rev. 2
RX 6800S RX 6800S

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking427104
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.25no data
Power efficiency3.0127.89
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)RDNA 2.0 (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK110BNavi 23
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date10 September 2013 (11 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores23042048
Core clock speed863 MHz1800 MHz
Boost clock speed902 MHz2100 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million11,060 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt100 Watt
Texture fill rate173.2268.8
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS8.602 TFLOPS
ROPs4864
TMUs192128
Ray Tracing Coresno data32

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x8
Length267 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
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 GB8 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s256.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.5
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.22.1
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.5-

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 HD30−35
−300%
120
+300%
1440p18−21
−328%
77
+328%
4K10−12
−280%
38
+280%

Cost per frame, $

1080p21.63no data
1440p36.06no data
4K64.90no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 141
+0%
141
+0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 128
+0%
128
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 111
+0%
111
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 111
+0%
111
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 140−150
+0%
140−150
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 107
+0%
107
+0%
Battlefield 5 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 82
+0%
82
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 95−100
+0%
95−100
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 109
+0%
109
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Metro Exodus 120−130
+0%
120−130
+0%
Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 199
+0%
199
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 130−140
+0%
130−140
+0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 90
+0%
90
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 80−85
+0%
80−85
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 74
+0%
74
+0%
Far Cry 5 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%
Hitman 3 97
+0%
97
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 160−170
+0%
160−170
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 174
+0%
174
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 92
+0%
92
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 66
+0%
66
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 90−95
+0%
90−95
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 62
+0%
62
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 39
+0%
39
+0%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 220−230
+0%
220−230
+0%
Hitman 3 63
+0%
63
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 85−90
+0%
85−90
+0%
Metro Exodus 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 111
+0%
111
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 190−200
+0%
190−200
+0%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 65−70
+0%
65−70
+0%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 40−45
+0%
40−45
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Hitman 3 30−35
+0%
30−35
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 180−190
+0%
180−190
+0%
Metro Exodus 50−55
+0%
50−55
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 32
+0%
32
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 16
+0%
16
+0%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 55−60
+0%
55−60
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 25
+0%
25
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 35−40
+0%
35−40
+0%

This is how GTX 780 Rev. 2 and RX 6800S compete in popular games:

  • RX 6800S is 300% faster in 1080p
  • RX 6800S is 328% faster in 1440p
  • RX 6800S is 280% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 72 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 10.78 40.02
Recency 10 September 2013 4 January 2022
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 8 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 100 Watt

RX 6800S has a 271.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 166.7% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 6800S 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 RX 6800S 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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Community ratings

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