RTX A3000 Mobile 12 GB vs GeForce GTX 780 Ti

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking	219	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	6.30	no data
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code name	GK110	GA104
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	7 November 2013 (10 years ago)	12 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$699	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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	2880	4096
CUDA cores	2880	no data
Core clock speed	875 MHz	no data
Boost clock speed	928 MHz	1170 MHz
Number of transistors	7,080 million	17,400 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	70 Watt
Texture fill rate	222.7	149.8
Floating-point performance	5.345 gflops	9.585 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	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	267 mm	no data
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin	no data
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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	12 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	7.0 GB/s	14 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	336 GB/s	336.0 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 Connectors	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	Portable Device Dependent
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
HDMI	+	-
HDCP	+	-
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

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

Blu Ray 3D	+	-
3D Gaming	+	-
3D Vision	+	-
3D Vision Live	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.1	6.7
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	3.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.3
CUDA	+	8.6

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 November 2013	12 April 2021
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	12 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	70 Watt

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