Quadro RTX 8000 vs GeForce GTX 780M

Place in the ranking	453	60
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.88
Power efficiency	5.63	13.40
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	Turing (2018−2022)
GPU code name	GK104	TU102
Market segment	Laptop	Workstation
Release date	11 May 2013 (11 years ago)	13 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$9,999

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 cores	1536	4608
Core clock speed	823 MHz	1395 MHz
Boost clock speed	797 MHz	1770 MHz
Number of transistors	3,540 million	18,600 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	260 Watt
Texture fill rate	102.0	509.8
Floating-point processing power	2.448 TFLOPS	16.31 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	96
TMUs	128	288
Tensor Cores	no data	576
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	72

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 size	large	no data
Bus support	PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0	no data
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	no data	267 mm
Width	no data	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	None	1x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	48 GB
Standard memory configuration	GDDR5	no data
Memory bus width	256 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	2500 MHz	1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB/s	672.0 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	No outputs	4x DisplayPort, 1x USB Type-C
eDP 1.2 signal support	Up to 3840x2160	no data
LVDS signal support	Up to 1920x1200	no data
VGA аnalog display support	Up to 2048x1536	no data
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	Up to 3840x2160	no 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.

DirectX	12 API	12 Ultimate (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.5	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	2.0
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
CUDA	+	7.5

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 780M 9.86

RTX 8000 49.98
+407%

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 780M 3804

RTX 8000 19278
+407%

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 780M 12815

RTX 8000 147584
+1052%

GeekBench 5 Vulkan

GTX 780M 12696

RTX 8000 122130
+862%

GeekBench 5 CUDA

GTX 780M 9535

RTX 8000 144049
+1411%

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 HD

−362%

300−350
+362%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

no data

33.33

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16

−400%

75−80
+400%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −400%	120−130 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −384%	150−160 +384%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −400%	100−105 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −378%	110−120 +378%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −400%	140−150 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −355%	300−310 +355%
Hitman 3	18−20 −400%	95−100 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −391%	270−280 +391%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −400%	160−170 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −400%	140−150 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −385%	160−170 +385%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −376%	300−310 +376%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −400%	120−130 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Battlefield 5	30−35 −384%	150−160 +384%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −400%	100−105 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −378%	110−120 +378%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 −400%	140−150 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −355%	300−310 +355%
Hitman 3	18−20 −400%	95−100 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −391%	270−280 +391%
Metro Exodus	30−35 −400%	160−170 +400%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 −400%	140−150 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −385%	160−170 +385%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	27−30 −381%	130−140 +381%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −376%	300−310 +376%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	24−27 −400%	120−130 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 −400%	100−105 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Far Cry 5	21−24 −378%	110−120 +378%
Forza Horizon 4	65−70 −355%	300−310 +355%
Hitman 3	18−20 −400%	95−100 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	55−60 −391%	270−280 +391%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 −385%	160−170 +385%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 −400%	85−90 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −376%	300−310 +376%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
−400%

140−150

+400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 −400%	95−100 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 −400%	50−55 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Far Cry 5	10−12 −400%	55−60 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	40−45 −400%	220−230 +400%
Hitman 3	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 −376%	100−105 +376%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −400%	75−80 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 −400%	65−70 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 −376%	300−310 +376%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18

−400%

85−90
+400%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −400%	45−50 +400%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Hitman 3	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 −388%	210−220 +388%
Metro Exodus	8−9 −400%	40−45 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Far Cry 5	5−6 −380%	24−27 +380%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 −400%	60−65 +400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	7−8 −400%	35−40 +400%
Watch Dogs: Legion	4−5 −350%	18−20 +350%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

9−10
−400%

45−50

+400%

This is how GTX 780M and RTX 8000 compete in popular games:

RTX 8000 is 362% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.86	49.98
Recency	11 May 2013	13 August 2018
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	48 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	122 Watt	260 Watt

GTX 780M has 113.1% lower power consumption.

RTX 8000, on the other hand, has a 406.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 1100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Quadro RTX 8000 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780M in performance tests.

Be aware that GeForce GTX 780M is a notebook card while Quadro RTX 8000 is a workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.