GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition vs Radeon RX 480

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX 480 with GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition, including specs and performance data.

RX 480
2016
8 GB GDDR5, 150 Watt
19.22
+233%

RX 480 outperforms GTX 780M Mac Edition by a whopping 233% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

RX 480 RX 480
GTX 780M Mac Edition GTX 780M Mac Edition

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking262575
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation13.64no data
Power efficiency10.123.74
ArchitectureGCN 4.0 (2016−2020)Kepler (2012−2018)
GPU code nameEllesmereGK104
GCN generation4th Genno data
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Designreferenceno data
Release date29 June 2016 (8 years ago)8 November 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$229 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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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 cores23041536
Compute units36no data
Core clock speed1120 MHz771 MHz
Boost clock speed1266 MHz797 MHz
Number of transistors5,700 million3,540 million
Manufacturing process technology14 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt122 Watt
Texture fill rate182.3102.0
Floating-point processing power5.834 TFLOPS2.448 TFLOPS
ROPs3232
TMUs144128

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 supportn/ano data
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16MXM-B (3.0)
Length241 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data
Bridgeless CrossFire+-

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 amount8 GB4 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed8000 MHz1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth224 GB/s160.0 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 Connectors1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI2.0-
DisplayPort support1.4HDR-

Supported technologies

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

AppAccelerationn/a-
CrossFire+-
Enduron/a-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
HD3Dn/a-
LiquidVR+-
PowerTune+-
TressFX+-
TrueAudion/a-
ZeroCore+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 1212 (11_0)
Shader Model6.45.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan+1.1.126
Mantlen/a-
CUDA-3.0

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 HD77
+267%
21−24
−267%
1440p51
+264%
14−16
−264%
4K36
+260%
10−12
−260%

Cost per frame, $

1080p2.97no data
1440p4.49no data
4K6.36no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 55−60
+250%
16−18
−250%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+243%
35−40
−243%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+275%
12−14
−275%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 55−60
+250%
16−18
−250%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+254%
24−27
−254%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+243%
35−40
−243%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+275%
12−14
−275%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+238%
21−24
−238%
Fortnite 207
+245%
60−65
−245%
Forza Horizon 4 100
+233%
30−33
−233%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+272%
18−20
−272%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+233%
24−27
−233%
Valorant 150−160
+236%
45−50
−236%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 55−60
+250%
16−18
−250%
Battlefield 5 85−90
+254%
24−27
−254%
Counter-Strike 2 120−130
+243%
35−40
−243%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 285
+235%
85−90
−235%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+275%
12−14
−275%
Dota 2 110−120
+280%
30−33
−280%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+238%
21−24
−238%
Fortnite 79
+276%
21−24
−276%
Forza Horizon 4 93
+244%
27−30
−244%
Forza Horizon 5 65−70
+272%
18−20
−272%
Grand Theft Auto V 78
+271%
21−24
−271%
Metro Exodus 41
+242%
12−14
−242%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 80−85
+233%
24−27
−233%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 78
+271%
21−24
−271%
Valorant 150−160
+236%
45−50
−236%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 85−90
+254%
24−27
−254%
Cyberpunk 2077 45−50
+275%
12−14
−275%
Dota 2 110−120
+280%
30−33
−280%
Far Cry 5 70−75
+238%
21−24
−238%
Forza Horizon 4 77
+267%
21−24
−267%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 45
+275%
12−14
−275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 44
+267%
12−14
−267%
Valorant 150−160
+236%
45−50
−236%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 65
+261%
18−20
−261%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 45−50
+275%
12−14
−275%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 150−160
+233%
45−50
−233%
Grand Theft Auto V 37
+270%
10−11
−270%
Metro Exodus 27−30
+238%
8−9
−238%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 170−180
+246%
50−55
−246%
Valorant 241
+244%
70−75
−244%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 55−60
+269%
16−18
−269%
Cyberpunk 2077 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Far Cry 5 45−50
+243%
14−16
−243%
Forza Horizon 4 50−55
+279%
14−16
−279%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 35−40
+250%
10−11
−250%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 39
+290%
10−11
−290%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 16−18
+240%
5−6
−240%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Grand Theft Auto V 36
+260%
10−11
−260%
Metro Exodus 15
+275%
4−5
−275%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 27
+238%
8−9
−238%
Valorant 120
+243%
35−40
−243%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 30−35
+256%
9−10
−256%
Counter-Strike 2 20−22
+233%
6−7
−233%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Dota 2 88
+267%
24−27
−267%
Far Cry 5 21−24
+283%
6−7
−283%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+270%
10−11
−270%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 16
+300%
4−5
−300%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 18
+260%
5−6
−260%

This is how RX 480 and GTX 780M Mac Edition compete in popular games:

  • RX 480 is 267% faster in 1080p
  • RX 480 is 264% faster in 1440p
  • RX 480 is 260% faster in 4K

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 19.22 5.78
Recency 29 June 2016 8 November 2013
Maximum RAM amount 8 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 122 Watt

RX 480 has a 232.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 780M Mac Edition, on the other hand, has 23% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 480 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon RX 480 is a desktop card while GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition is a notebook one.

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