RTX A400 vs Radeon 780M
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon 780M with RTX A400, including specs and performance data.
780M outperforms RTX A400 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 319 | 371 |
| Place by popularity | 65 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | 83.02 | 20.24 |
| Architecture | RDNA 3.0 (2022−2025) | Ampere (2020−2024) |
| GPU code name | Hawx Point | GA107 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Workstation |
| Release date | 6 December 2023 (1 year ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
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 | 768 | 768 |
| Core clock speed | 800 MHz | 727 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2700 MHz | 1762 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 25,390 million | 8,700 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 4 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 129.6 | 42.29 |
| Floating-point processing power | 8.294 TFLOPS | 2.706 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 16 |
| TMUs | 48 | 24 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 24 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | 12 | 6 |
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 4.0 x8 | PCIe 4.0 x8 |
| Length | no data | 163 mm |
| Width | no data | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | None | None |
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 | System Shared | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | System Shared | 64 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | System Shared | 1500 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 96 GB/s |
| Shared memory | + | - |
| Resizable BAR | - | + |
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 | Portable Device Dependent | 4x mini-DisplayPort 1.4a |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 Ultimate (12_2) | 12 Ultimate (12_2) |
| Shader Model | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 2.1 | 3.0 |
| Vulkan | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| CUDA | - | 8.6 |
| DLSS | - | + |
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.
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.
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 | 36
+33.3%
| 27−30
−33.3%
|
| 1440p | 22
+37.5%
| 16−18
−37.5%
|
| 4K | 13
+30%
| 10−12
−30%
|
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Low Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 119
+25.3%
|
95−100
−25.3%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 39
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 35
+29.6%
|
27−30
−29.6%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+30.9%
|
55−60
−30.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 82
+26.2%
|
65−70
−26.2%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 31
+29.2%
|
24−27
−29.2%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 45
+28.6%
|
35−40
−28.6%
|
| Fortnite | 90−95
+24%
|
75−80
−24%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+27.3%
|
55−60
−27.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 65
+30%
|
50−55
−30%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 26
+23.8%
|
21−24
−23.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+28%
|
50−55
−28%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+33%
|
100−105
−33%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+30.9%
|
55−60
−30.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 39
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 210−220
+27.1%
|
170−180
−27.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 24
+33.3%
|
18−20
−33.3%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+27.5%
|
80−85
−27.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 41
+36.7%
|
30−33
−36.7%
|
| Fortnite | 90−95
+24%
|
75−80
−24%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+27.3%
|
55−60
−27.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 60
+33.3%
|
45−50
−33.3%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 44
+25.7%
|
35−40
−25.7%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 20
+25%
|
16−18
−25%
|
| Metro Exodus | 29
+38.1%
|
21−24
−38.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+28%
|
50−55
−28%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 46
+31.4%
|
35−40
−31.4%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+33%
|
100−105
−33%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 70−75
+30.9%
|
55−60
−30.9%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 23
+27.8%
|
18−20
−27.8%
|
| Dota 2 | 100−110
+27.5%
|
80−85
−27.5%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 39
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 70−75
+27.3%
|
55−60
−27.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 15
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 60−65
+28%
|
50−55
−28%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 29
+38.1%
|
21−24
−38.1%
|
| Valorant | 130−140
+33%
|
100−105
−33%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 90−95
+24%
|
75−80
−24%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27
+28.6%
|
21−24
−28.6%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 120−130
+25%
|
100−105
−25%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18
+28.6%
|
14−16
−28.6%
|
| Metro Exodus | 21−24
+37.5%
|
16−18
−37.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 160−170
+24.6%
|
130−140
−24.6%
|
| Valorant | 160−170
+28.5%
|
130−140
−28.5%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 45−50
+37.1%
|
35−40
−37.1%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 16
+33.3%
|
12−14
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 27
+28.6%
|
21−24
−28.6%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 40−45
+43.3%
|
30−33
−43.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 15
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 20
+25%
|
16−18
−25%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 35−40
+30%
|
30−33
−30%
|
4K
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 6
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 21
+31.3%
|
16−18
−31.3%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
| Metro Exodus | 12−14
+30%
|
10−11
−30%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 15
+25%
|
12−14
−25%
|
| Valorant | 95−100
+28%
|
75−80
−28%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 24−27
+38.9%
|
18−20
−38.9%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 14−16
+40%
|
10−11
−40%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6
+50%
|
4−5
−50%
|
| Dota 2 | 60−65
+33.3%
|
45−50
−33.3%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 12
+33.3%
|
9−10
−33.3%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 30−33
+25%
|
24−27
−25%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−12
+37.5%
|
8−9
−37.5%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 16−18
+41.7%
|
12−14
−41.7%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 16−18
+41.7%
|
12−14
−41.7%
|
This is how Radeon 780M and RTX A400 compete in popular games:
- Radeon 780M is 33% faster in 1080p
- Radeon 780M is 38% faster in 1440p
- Radeon 780M is 30% faster in 4K
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.70 | 12.76 |
| Recency | 6 December 2023 | 16 April 2024 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 8 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 50 Watt |
Radeon 780M has a 23% higher aggregate performance score, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 233.3% lower power consumption.
RTX A400, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months.
The Radeon 780M is our recommended choice as it beats the RTX A400 in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon 780M is a notebook card while RTX A400 is a workstation one.
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