NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 vs AMD Radeon HD 8950

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 $649
AMD Radeon HD 8950
2304 Shaders
3GB GDDR5
1002MHz
1792 Shaders
3GB GDDR5
925MHz
Peak AI Performance
4.62 TOPS
INT32
Peak AI Performance
3.32 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
4.62 TFLOPS
FP32
3.32 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
230W
TDP
225W
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin

Peak AI Performance

  • 39% faster vs Radeon HD 8950
  • 28% slower vs GeForce GTX 780
GeForce GTX 780 - 4.62 TOPS INT32
x1.39
Radeon HD 8950 - 3.32 TFLOPS FP32
x1

FP32

  • 39% faster vs Radeon HD 8950
  • 28% slower vs GeForce GTX 780
GeForce GTX 780 - 4.62 TFLOPS FP32
x1.39
Radeon HD 8950 - 3.32 TFLOPS FP32
x1
  • 20% faster vs Radeon HD 8950
  • 17% slower vs GeForce GTX 780
GeForce GTX 780 - 288.4GB/s
x1.2
Radeon HD 8950 - 240GB/s
x1
  • 2% higher vs Radeon HD 8950
  • 2% lower vs GeForce GTX 780
GeForce GTX 780 - 230W
x1.02
Radeon HD 8950 - 225W
x1
GB6 OpenCL N/A
0%
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
AMD
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
AMD
Architecture
Kepler
Architecture
GCN 1
Family
GeForce 700
Family
Radeon HD 8000
Codename
NVF0
GK110
Variant
GK110-300-A1
Codename
Tahiti
-
Variant
Tahiti Pro
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
5/23/2013
Release Date
1/8/2013
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
28nm
Fabrication Node
28nm
Die Size
561 mm²
Die Size
352 mm²
Transistor Count
7.1 Billion
Transistor Count
4.3 Billion
Transistor Density
12.62M/mm²
Transistor Density
12.25M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
2304 Shaders
Shading Units
1792 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
192 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
112 TMUs
Render Output Units
48 ROPs
Render Output Units
32 ROPs
Streaming Multiprocessors
12 SMs
-
-
-
-
Compute Units
28 CUs
863MHz Base
1002MHz
850MHz Base
925MHz
Peak AI Performance
4.62 TOPS
INT32
Peak AI Performance
3.32 TFLOPS
FP32
FP32
4.62 TFLOPS
FP32
3.32 TFLOPS
FP64
190 GFLOPS
FP64
830 GFLOPS
INT32
4.62 TOPS
-
-
Pixel Fillrate
48.096 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
29.6 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
192.384 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
103.6 GTexel/s
L1
48KB/SM Tex
16KB/SM
-
L1
-
-
16KB/CU
L2
1.5MB Shared
L2
768KB Shared
3GB
GDDR5
3GB
GDDR5
Bus Width
384Bit
Bus Width
384Bit
Clock
1502MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
288.4GB/s
Clock
1250MHz
Transfer Rate
5GT/s
Bandwidth
240GB/s
TDP
230W
TDP
225W
1x DVI-I Dual-Link
1x DVI-D Dual-Link
-
1x DisplayPort 1.2
1x HDMI 1.4
1x DVI-I Dual-Link
-
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
-
1x HDMI 1.4
Max Resolution
4096x2304
Max Resolution
4096x2160
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
Variable Refresh Rate
-
-
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
2
Multi Monitor Support
3
Model
NVENC 1
Model
VCE 1.0
Codec
AVC (H.264)
Codec
AVC (H.264)
Model
NVDEC 1
Model
UVD 3.2
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Codec
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
VC-1
AVC (H.264)
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_0
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_1
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
2.1
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.5
CUDA
3.5
-
-
PureVideo HD
VP5
VDPAU
Feature Set D
Shader Model
6.5
-
-
GFX
6
-
-
-
-
1x Fan
1x Fan
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Slots Required
2.0
PCIe Version
3.0
PCIe Lanes
16
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way SLI
Multi GPU Support
Supported
Type
4-way CrossFireX
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
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