GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB vs GTX 780M Mac Edition

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition with GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB, including specs and performance data.

GTX 780M Mac Edition
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
6.69

RTX 3050 6 GB outperforms GTX 780M Mac Edition by a whopping 312% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking561199
Place by popularitynot in top-10021
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data75.37
Power efficiency3.8227.45
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameGK104GA107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date8 November 2013 (11 years ago)2 February 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$179

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 cores15362304
Core clock speed771 MHz1042 MHz
Boost clock speed797 MHz1470 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million8,700 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt70 Watt
Texture fill rate102.0105.8
Floating-point processing power2.448 TFLOPS6.774 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs12872
Tensor Coresno data72
Ray Tracing Coresno data18

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).

InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 4.0 x8
Lengthno data242 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount4 GB6 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1250 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s168.0 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 ConnectorsNo outputs1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.7
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.1.1261.3
CUDA3.08.6

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 6.69 27.55
Recency 8 November 2013 2 February 2024
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 6 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 70 Watt

RTX 3050 6 GB has a 311.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 74.3% lower power consumption.

The GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition is a notebook card while GeForce RTX 3050 6 GB is a desktop one.


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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
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