GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
400%
400%
AMD Radeon HD 6790
31%
31%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 is approximately 369% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GK110 | Barts |
| CoresDifferent | 2304 | 800 |
| TMUsDifferent | 192 | 40 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 16 |
| Memory SizeDifferent | 3 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 384 bit | 256 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GK110 | Barts |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GK110-300-A1 | Barts LE(215-0798002) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Kepler | TeraScale 2 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 28 nm | 40 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 7,080 million | 1,700 million |
| DensityDifferent | 12.6M / mm² | 6.7M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 561 mm² | 255 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2152 | HFCBGA-1737 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | May 23rd, 2013 | Apr 4th, 2011 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 700 | Northern Islands(HD 6700) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 600 | Evergreen |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 900 | Southern Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 649 USD | 149 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 155 in our database | 37 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 863 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 902 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1502 MHz6 Gbps effective | 1050 MHz4.2 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 840 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory SizeDifferent | 3 GB | 1024 MB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 384 bit | 256 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 288.4 GB/s | 134.4 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2304 | 800 |
| TMUsDifferent | 192 | 40 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 16 |
| SMX CountDifferent | 12 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per SMX) | 8 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 1536 KB | 512 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 10 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 43.30 GPixel/s | 13.44 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 173.2 GTexel/s | 33.60 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 4.156 TFLOPS | 1,344.0 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 173.2 GFLOPS (1:24) | N/A |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 198 mm7.8 inches |
| HeightDifferent | 111 mm4.4 inches | N/A |
| WidthDifferent | 38 mm1.5 inches | N/A |
| TDPDifferent | 250 W | 150 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 600 W | 450 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.3a1x DisplayPort 1.1 |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 2x 6-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P2083 SKU 20, P2083 SKU 21 | C220, 109-C22237-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 6790 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_0) | 11.2 (11_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.175 | N/A |
| CUDADifferent | 3.5 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 (5.1) | 5.0 |
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