Quadro P400 vs GeForce GTX 780

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780 with Quadro P400, including specs and performance data.

GTX 780
2013
3 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
20.79
+387%

GTX 780 outperforms P400 by a whopping 387% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking265679
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.832.77
Power efficiency5.709.76
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameGK110GP107
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Release date23 May 2013 (11 years ago)7 February 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$649 $119.99

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 780 has 74% better value for money than Quadro P400.

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 cores2304256
Core clock speed863 MHz1228 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHz1252 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt30 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature95 °Cno data
Texture fill rate173.220.03
Floating-point processing power4.156 TFLOPS0.641 TFLOPS
ROPs4816
TMUs19216

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 supportPCI Express 3.0no data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm145 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot1-slot
Minimum recommended system power600 Wattno 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount3 GB2 GB
Memory bus width384 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1502 MHz1002 MHz
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s32.06 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 ConnectorsOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort3x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displaysno data
HDMI+-
HDCP+-
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno 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+-
PhysX+-
3D Vision Live+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.34.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.2.131
CUDA+6.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

GTX 780 20.79
+387%
Quadro P400 4.27

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

GTX 780 8010
+387%
Quadro P400 1645

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

GTX 780 23205
+313%
Quadro P400 5624

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses Vulkan API by AMD & Khronos Group.

GTX 780 24634
+380%
Quadro P400 5134

GeekBench 5 CUDA

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses CUDA API by NVIDIA.

GTX 780 18049
+217%
Quadro P400 5691

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 HD54
+440%
10−12
−440%

Cost per frame, $

1080p12.0212.00

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 20.79 4.27
Recency 23 May 2013 7 February 2017
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 30 Watt

GTX 780 has a 386.9% higher aggregate performance score, and a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.

Quadro P400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 780 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro P400 in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780 is a desktop card while Quadro P400 is a workstation one.


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