GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
72%
72%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti
138%
138%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti is approximately 66% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GF110 x2 | GK110B |
| CoresDifferent | 512 x2 | 2880 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 x2 | 240 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 x2 | 48 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1536 MB x2 | 3 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 384 bit x2 | 384 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GF110 | GK110B |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GF110-351-A1 | GK110-425-B1 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Fermi 2.0 | Kepler |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 3,000 million | 7,080 million |
| DensityDifferent | 5.8M / mm² | 12.6M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 520 mm² | 561 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-1981 | BGA-2152 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Mar 24th, 2011 | Nov 7th, 2013 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 500 | GeForce 700 |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 400 | GeForce 600 |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 600 | GeForce 900 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch Price | 699 USD | 699 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 36 in our database | 94 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 608 MHz | N/A |
| Shader ClockDifferent | 1215 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 854 MHz3.4 Gbps effective | 1753 MHz7 Gbps effective |
| Base ClockDifferent | N/A | 875 MHz |
| Boost ClockDifferent | N/A | 928 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 1536 MB | 3 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 164.0 GB/s | 336.6 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 512 | 2880 |
| TMUsDifferent | 64 | 240 |
| ROPs | 48 | 48 |
| SM CountDifferent | 16 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 64 KB (per SM) | 16 KB (per SMX) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 768 KB | 1536 KB |
| SMX CountDifferent | N/A | 15 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 19.46 GPixel/s | 55.68 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 38.91 GTexel/s | 222.7 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 1,244.2 GFLOPS | 5.345 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 155.5 GFLOPS (1:8) | 222.7 GFLOPS (1:24) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 279 mm11 inches | 267 mm10.5 inches |
| Height | 111 mm4.4 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 40 mm1.6 inches | 38 mm1.5 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 365 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 750 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 3x DVI1x mini-DisplayPort | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 2x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P1020 SKU 5 | P2083 SKU 30 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 1.1 | 3.0 |
| VulkanDifferent | N/A | 1.2.175 |
| CUDADifferent | 2.0 | 3.5 |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 5.1 | 6.5 (5.1) |
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