GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
156%
156%
AMD Radeon HD 7970
90%
90%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 is approximately 66% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | GK110 | Tahiti |
| CoresDifferent | 2304 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 192 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 32 |
| Memory Size | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 384 bit | 384 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | GK110 | Tahiti |
| GPU VariantDifferent | GK110-300-A1 | Tahiti XT(215-0821060) |
| ArchitectureDifferent | Kepler | GCN 1.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process Size | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 7,080 million | 4,313 million |
| DensityDifferent | 12.6M / mm² | 12.3M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 561 mm² | 352 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | BGA-2152 | N/A |
Graphics Card
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | May 23rd, 2013 | Jan 9th, 2012 |
| GenerationDifferent | GeForce 700 | Southern Islands(HD 7900) |
| PredecessorDifferent | GeForce 600 | Northern Islands |
| SuccessorDifferent | GeForce 900 | Sea Islands |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 649 USD | 549 USD |
| Bus Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 155 in our database | 191 in our database |
| AnnouncedDifferent | N/A | Dec 22nd, 2011 |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Base ClockDifferent | 863 MHz | N/A |
| Boost ClockDifferent | 902 MHz | N/A |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1502 MHz6 Gbps effective | 1375 MHz5.5 Gbps effective |
| GPU ClockDifferent | N/A | 925 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 3 GB | 3 GB |
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Memory Bus | 384 bit | 384 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 288.4 GB/s | 264.0 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 2304 | 2048 |
| TMUsDifferent | 192 | 128 |
| ROPsDifferent | 48 | 32 |
| SMX CountDifferent | 12 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per SMX) | 16 KB (per CU) |
| L2 CacheDifferent | 1536 KB | 768 KB |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | N/A | 32 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 43.30 GPixel/s | 29.60 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 173.2 GTexel/s | 118.4 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 4.156 TFLOPS | 3.789 TFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 173.2 GFLOPS (1:24) | 947.2 GFLOPS (1:4) |
Board Design
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 267 mm10.5 inches | 275 mm10.8 inches |
| Height | 111 mm4.4 inches | 111 mm4.4 inches |
| Width | 38 mm1.5 inches | 38 mm1.5 inches |
| TDP | 250 W | 250 W |
| Suggested PSU | 600 W | 600 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 2x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a1x DisplayPort 1.2 | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Power Connectors | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | P2083 SKU 20, P2083 SKU 21 | 109-C38637-00 |
Graphics Features
| Feature | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 3.0 | 2.1 (1.2) |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.175 | 1.2.170 |
| CUDADifferent | 3.5 | N/A |
| Shader Model | 6.5 (5.1) | 6.5 (5.1) |
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