GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK vs GTX TITAN

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX TITAN and GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX TITAN
2013
6 GB GDDR5, 250 Watt
21.25

GTX TITAN BLACK outperforms GTX TITAN by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking253235
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.243.88
Power efficiency5.886.44
ArchitectureKepler (2012−2018)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameGK110GK110B
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date19 February 2013 (11 years ago)18 February 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$999 $999

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX TITAN BLACK has 20% better value for money than GTX TITAN.

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 cores26882880
Core clock speed837 MHz889 MHz
Boost clock speed876 MHz980 MHz
Number of transistors7,080 million7,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate196.2235.2
Floating-point processing power4.709 TFLOPS5.645 TFLOPS
ROPs4848
TMUs224240

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 3.0PCI Express 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length267 mm267 mm
Height4.376" (11.1 cm)4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

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 amount6 GB6 GB
Memory bus width384-bit GDDR5384 Bit
Memory clock speed6.0 GB/s7.0 GB/s
Memory bandwidth288.4 GB/s336 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 DisplayPortOne Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort
Multi monitor support4 displays4 displays
HDMI++
HDCP++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x15362048x1536
Audio input for HDMIInternalInternal

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.44.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.1.1261.1.126
CUDA++

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 TITAN 21.25
GTX TITAN BLACK 23.25
+9.4%

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 TITAN 8200
GTX TITAN BLACK 8971
+9.4%

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

GTX TITAN 10470
GTX TITAN BLACK 11690
+11.7%

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 TITAN 24431
GTX TITAN BLACK 30076
+23.1%

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 TITAN 21830
GTX TITAN BLACK 23559
+7.9%

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 TITAN 17711
GTX TITAN BLACK 20282
+14.5%

Octane Render OctaneBench

This is a special benchmark measuring graphics card performance in OctaneRender, which is a realistic GPU rendering engine by OTOY Inc., available either as a standalone program, or as a plugin for 3DS Max, Cinema 4D and many other apps. It renders four different static scenes, then compares render times with a reference GPU which is currently GeForce GTX 980. This benchmark has nothing to do with gaming and is aimed at professional 3D graphics artists.

GTX TITAN 85
GTX TITAN BLACK 101
+18.8%

Unigine Heaven 4.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark, a newer version of Unigine 3.0 with relatively small differences. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. The benchmark is still sometimes used, despite its significant age, as it was released back in 2013.

GTX TITAN 1783
GTX TITAN BLACK 1787
+0.2%

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 21.25 23.25
Recency 19 February 2013 18 February 2014

GTX TITAN BLACK has a 9.4% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 11 months.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between GeForce GTX TITAN and GeForce GTX TITAN BLACK.


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