GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti
112%
112%
AMD Radeon R9 290
97%
97%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti is approximately 15% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GK110B | Hawaii |
| CoresDifferent | 2880 | 2560 |
| TMUsDifferent | 240 | 160 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 64 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 384 bit | 512 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GK110B | Hawaii |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GK110-425-B1 | Hawaii PRO(215-0852020) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Kepler | GCN 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 7,080 million | 6,200 million |
| DensityDifferent | 12.6M / mm² | 14.2M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 561 mm² | 438 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2152 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Nov 7th, 2013 | Nov 5th, 2013 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 700 | Volcanic Islands(R9 200) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 600 | Sea Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 900 | Pirate Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 699 USD | 399 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 94 in our database | 69 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 875 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 928 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1753 MHz7 Gbps effective | 1250 MHz5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 947 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 3 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 384 bit | 512 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 336.6 GB/s | 320.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2880 | 2560 |
| TMUsDifferent | 240 | 160 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 64 |
| SMX CountDifferent | 15 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per SMX) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 1536 KB | 1024 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 40 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 55.68 GPixel/s | 60.61 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 222.7 GTexel/s | 151.5 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 5.345 TFLOPS | 4.849 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 222.7 GFLOPS (1:24) | 606.1 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 275 mm10.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | 109 mm4.3 inches |
| WidthDifferent | 38 mm1.5 inches | 36 mm1.4 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 250 W | 275 W |
| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 600 W |
| Outputs | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P2083 SKU 30 | 109-C67157-00_02 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti | AMD Radeon R9 290 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_1) | 12 (12_0) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.175 | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 3.5 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 (5.1) | 6.5 |
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