GeForce GTX 780 6 GB vs Quadro K2200
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 474 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.01 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 9.44 | no data |
| Architecture | Maxwell (2014−2017) | Kepler (2012−2018) |
| GPU code name | GM107 | GK110B |
| Market segment | Workstation | Desktop |
| Release date | 22 July 2014 (10 years ago) | 10 September 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $395.75 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
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 | 640 | 2304 |
| Core clock speed | 1046 MHz | 863 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1124 MHz | 902 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,870 million | 7,080 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 250 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 44.96 | 173.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.439 TFLOPS | 4.156 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 16 | 48 |
| TMUs | 40 | 192 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | 202 mm | 267 mm |
| Width | 1-slot | 2-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | 1x 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 type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 384 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1253 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 80.19 GB/s | 288.4 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 2x DisplayPort | 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort |
| HDMI | - | + |
API compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | + | 1.1.126 |
| CUDA | 5.0 | 3.5 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 22 July 2014 | 10 September 2013 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 6 GB |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 68 Watt | 250 Watt |
Quadro K2200 has an age advantage of 10 months, and 267.6% lower power consumption.
GTX 780 6 GB, on the other hand, has a 50% higher maximum VRAM amount.
We couldn't decide between Quadro K2200 and GeForce GTX 780 6 GB. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Quadro K2200 is a workstation graphics card while GeForce GTX 780 6 GB 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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