GeForce GTX 780M vs Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition

Place in performance ranking	358	418
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	1.42
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)	Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code name	Amethyst	N14E-GTX
Market segment	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	23 November 2014 (9 years ago)	30 May 2013 (11 years ago)
Current price	no data	$1093

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	1536
CUDA cores	no data	1536
Core clock speed	850 MHz	823 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	797 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	250 Watt	122 Watt
Texture fill rate	108.8	102.0
Floating-point performance	3,482 gflops	2,448 gflops

Form factor & compatibility

Information on Radeon R9 M295X Mac Edition and GeForce GTX 780M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop size	no data	large
Bus support	no data	PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	MXM-B (3.0)
Width	MXM Module	no data
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None
SLI options	no data	+

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	4 GB
Standard memory configuration	no data	GDDR5
Memory bus width	256 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	5448 MHz	2500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	174.3 GB/s	160.0 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

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	No outputs
eDP 1.2 signal support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support	no data	Up to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display support	no data	Up to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support	no data	Up to 3840x2160
HDMI	no data	+
HDCP content protection	no data	+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI	no data	+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming	no data	+

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support	no data	+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder	no data	+
Optimus	no data	+
3D Vision / 3DTV Play	no data	+

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 API
Shader Model	6.3	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.1.126
CUDA	no data	+

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

95−100
+33.8%

−33.8%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

14−16
+50%

10−11

−50%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +37.1%	35−40 −37.1%
Hitman 3	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +40%	30−33 −40%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Battlefield 5	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Far Cry New Dawn	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +37.1%	35−40 −37.1%
Hitman 3	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +40%	30−33 −40%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
Red Dead Redemption 2	27−30 +55.6%	18−20 −55.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	35 +45.8%	24−27 −45.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	20−22 +42.9%	14−16 −42.9%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +43.8%	16−18 −43.8%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +37.1%	35−40 −37.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn	40−45 +40%	30−33 −40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	30−35 +47.6%	21−24 −47.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	17 +41.7%	12−14 −41.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 +50%	24−27 −50%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

27−30
+55.6%

18−20

−55.6%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	18−20 +35.7%	14−16 −35.7%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Far Cry 5	16−18 +60%	10−11 −60%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +50%	12−14 −50%
Hitman 3	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn	21−24 +50%	14−16 −50%
Metro Exodus	14−16 +50%	10−11 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	12−14 +44.4%	9−10 −44.4%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

16−18
+60%

10−11

−60%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 +50%	6−7 −50%
Far Cry New Dawn	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%
Hitman 3	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	7−8 +40%	5−6 −40%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	6−7 +50%	4−5 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	4−5 +100%	2−3 −100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +66.7%	3−4 −66.7%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +50%	8−9 −50%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +42.9%	7−8 −42.9%
Watch Dogs: Legion	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%