GeForce GTX 780 Vs GeForce GTX 970 - HWBench

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GeForce GTX 780 vs GeForce GTX 970

GeForce GTX 780Memory: 3072Mb GDDR5DESKTOPRelease date: 23 May 2013

GeForce GTX 970Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOPRelease date: 19 Sep 2014

Summary

Synthetic performance index

• GeForce GTX 780100%
• GeForce GTX 970114%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

• GeForce GTX 780100%
• GeForce GTX 970114%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 780

Supports PhysX

Supports G-Sync

Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 970

14% higher gaming performance.

102 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 780 .

This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.

Supports PhysX

Supports G-Sync

Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)

Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 970

The GeForce GTX 970 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (13 combinations of games and resolutions).

Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 780	GeForce GTX 970
GPU Name	GK110 (GK110-300-A1)	vs	GM204 (GM204-200-A1)
Fab Process	28 nm	vs	28 nm
Die Size	561 mm²	vs	398 mm²
Transistors	7,080 million	vs	5,200 million
Shaders	2304	vs	1664
Compute Units	12	vs	13
Core clock	863 MHz	vs	1050 MHz
ROPs	48	vs	56
TMUs	192	vs	104

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 780	GeForce GTX 970
Memory Type	GDDR5	vs	GDDR5
Bus Width	384 bit	vs	256 bit
Memory Speed	1502 MHz 6008 MHz effective	vs	1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective
Memory Size	3072 Mb	vs	4096 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 780	GeForce GTX 970
TDP	250 watts	vs	148 watts
Release Date	23 May 2013	vs	19 Sep 2014

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

• GeForce GTX 78041.40 GP/s
• GeForce GTX 97058.80 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

• GeForce GTX 780166.00 GT/s
• GeForce GTX 970109.20 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

• GeForce GTX 780288.00 GB/s
• GeForce GTX 970224.40 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

• GeForce GTX 7803977.00 GFLOPs
• GeForce GTX 9703494.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

• GeForce GTX 78013770
• GeForce GTX 97015750

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

1920x1080 (Full HD)2560x1440 (WQHD)3840x2160 (4K)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

• GeForce GTX 78052
• GeForce GTX 97055

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

• GeForce GTX 78068
• GeForce GTX 97079

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

• GeForce GTX 78039
• GeForce GTX 97053

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

• GeForce GTX 78057
• GeForce GTX 97061

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

• GeForce GTX 78036
• GeForce GTX 97040

FPS (higher is better)

Bioshock Infinite

DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

• GeForce GTX 78073
• GeForce GTX 97073

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

• GeForce GTX 78047
• GeForce GTX 97055

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman Absolution

DX11, High Quality, 2x MSAA, 16x AF

• GeForce GTX 78054
• GeForce GTX 97054

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

• GeForce GTX 78029
• GeForce GTX 97042

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

• GeForce GTX 78043
• GeForce GTX 97044

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA

• GeForce GTX 78024
• GeForce GTX 97027

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA

• GeForce GTX 78019
• GeForce GTX 97025

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

• GeForce GTX 78023
• GeForce GTX 97024

FPS (higher is better)

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