GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 vs GTX 780M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 780M with GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2, including specs and performance data.

GTX 780M
2013
4 GB GDDR5, 122 Watt
9.86

GTX 780 Rev. 2 outperforms GTX 780M by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

GTX 780M GTX 780M
GTX 780 Rev. 2 GTX 780 Rev. 2

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking453427
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.25
Power efficiency5.592.98
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGK104GK110B
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date11 May 2013 (11 years ago)10 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$649

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 cores15362304
Core clock speed823 MHz863 MHz
Boost clock speed797 MHz902 MHz
Number of transistors3,540 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)122 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate102.0173.2
Floating-point processing power2.448 TFLOPS4.156 TFLOPS
ROPs3248
TMUs128192

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 sizelargeno data
Bus supportPCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data267 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsNone1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount4 GB3 GB
Standard memory configurationGDDR5no data
Memory bus width256 Bit384 Bit
Memory clock speed2500 MHz1502 MHz
Memory bandwidth160.0 GB/s288.4 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 ConnectorsNo outputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
eDP 1.2 signal supportUp to 3840x2160no data
LVDS signal supportUp to 1920x1200no data
VGA аnalog display supportUp to 2048x1536no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportUp to 3840x2160no data
HDMI++
HDCP content protection+-
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI+-
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming+-

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support+-
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder+-
Optimus+-
3D Vision / 3DTV Play+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
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 HD65
−7.7%
70−75
+7.7%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data9.27

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−6.1%
70−75
+6.1%
Hitman 3 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−9.1%
60−65
+9.1%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−3.2%
65−70
+3.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Battlefield 5 30−35
+3.3%
30−33
−3.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−6.1%
70−75
+6.1%
Hitman 3 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−9.1%
60−65
+9.1%
Metro Exodus 30−35
+6.7%
30−33
−6.7%
Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27−30
+0%
27−30
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−3.2%
65−70
+3.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 20−22
−5%
21−24
+5%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Far Cry 5 21−24
−4.3%
24−27
+4.3%
Forza Horizon 4 65−70
−6.1%
70−75
+6.1%
Hitman 3 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Horizon Zero Dawn 55−60
−9.1%
60−65
+9.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 30−35
−6.1%
35−40
+6.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 17
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−3.2%
65−70
+3.2%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 27−30
−7.1%
30−33
+7.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 18−20
+5.6%
18−20
−5.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry 5 10−12
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
−2.3%
45−50
+2.3%
Hitman 3 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 21−24
+0%
21−24
+0%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−6.7%
16−18
+6.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 12−14
−7.7%
14−16
+7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 60−65
−3.2%
65−70
+3.2%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 16−18
−5.9%
18−20
+5.9%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Hitman 3 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
−4.7%
45−50
+4.7%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 7−8
+0%
7−8
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

This is how GTX 780M and GTX 780 Rev. 2 compete in popular games:

  • GTX 780 Rev. 2 is 8% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 9.86 10.78
Recency 11 May 2013 10 September 2013
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 3 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 250 Watt

GTX 780M has a 33.3% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 104.9% lower power consumption.

GTX 780 Rev. 2, on the other hand, has a 9.3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 3 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX 780M and GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780M is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 is a desktop 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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