NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 $329
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 $649
1664 Shaders
4GB GDDR5
1178MHz
2304 Shaders
3GB GDDR5
1002MHz
Peak AI Performance
15.68 TOPS
INT8
Peak AI Performance
4.62 TOPS
INT32
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
FP32
4.62 TFLOPS
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
Form Factor
PCIe Card
2.0-Slots
TDP
145W
TDP
230W
Power Connectors
2x 6-Pin
-
Power Connectors
1x 6-Pin
1x 8-Pin

Peak AI Performance

  • 3.39x faster vs GeForce GTX 780
  • 71% slower vs GeForce GTX 970
GeForce GTX 970 - 15.68 TOPS INT8
x3.39
GeForce GTX 780 - 4.62 TOPS INT32
x1

FP32

  • 15% slower vs GeForce GTX 780
  • 18% faster vs GeForce GTX 970
GeForce GTX 970 - 3.92 TFLOPS FP32
x1
GeForce GTX 780 - 4.62 TFLOPS FP32
x1.18
  • 22% slower vs GeForce GTX 780
  • 29% faster vs GeForce GTX 970
GeForce GTX 970 - 224GB/s
x1
GeForce GTX 780 - 288.4GB/s
x1.29
  • 37% lower vs GeForce GTX 780
  • 59% higher vs GeForce GTX 970
GeForce GTX 970 - 145W
x1
GeForce GTX 780 - 230W
x1.59
  • 25% faster vs GeForce GTX 780
  • 20% slower vs GeForce GTX 970
GeForce GTX 970 - GB6 OpenCL 29,200
x1.25
GeForce GTX 780 - GB6 OpenCL 23,420
x1
GB6 Metal N/A
0%
GB6 Vulkan N/A
0%
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Manufacturer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Chip Designer
NVIDIA
Architecture
Maxwell 2
Architecture
Kepler
Family
GeForce 900
Family
GeForce 700
Codename
NV124
GM204
Variant
GM204-200
Codename
NVF0
GK110
Variant
GK110-300-A1
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
9/18/2014
Release Date
5/23/2013
Foundry
TSMC
Foundry
TSMC
Fabrication Node
28nm
Fabrication Node
28nm
Die Size
398 mm²
Die Size
561 mm²
Transistor Count
5.2 Billion
Transistor Count
7.1 Billion
Transistor Density
13.07M/mm²
Transistor Density
12.62M/mm²
Form
PCIe Card
Form
PCIe Card
Shading Units
1664 Shaders
Shading Units
2304 Shaders
Texture Mapping Units
104 TMUs
Texture Mapping Units
192 TMUs
Render Output Units
56 ROPs
Render Output Units
48 ROPs
Streaming Multiprocessors
13 SMs
Streaming Multiprocessors
12 SMs
1050MHz Base
1178MHz
863MHz Base
1002MHz
Peak AI Performance
15.68 TOPS
INT8
Peak AI Performance
4.62 TOPS
INT32
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
FP32
4.62 TFLOPS
FP64
120 GFLOPS
FP64
190 GFLOPS
INT8
15.68 TOPS
-
-
INT32
3.92 TOPS
INT32
4.62 TOPS
Pixel Fillrate
65.968 GPixel/s
Pixel Fillrate
48.096 GPixel/s
Texture Fillrate
122.512 GTexel/s
Texture Fillrate
192.384 GTexel/s
L1
-
48KB/SM
L1
48KB/SM Tex
16KB/SM
L2
1.8MB Shared
L2
1.5MB Shared
4GB
GDDR5
3GB
GDDR5
Bus Width
256Bit
Bus Width
384Bit
Clock
1750MHz
Transfer Rate
7GT/s
Bandwidth
224GB/s
Clock
1502MHz
Transfer Rate
6GT/s
Bandwidth
288.4GB/s
TDP
145W
TDP
230W
1x DVI-I Dual-Link
-
3x DisplayPort 1.2
-
1x HDMI 2.0
1x DVI-I Dual-Link
1x DVI-D Dual-Link
1x DisplayPort 1.2
1x HDMI 1.4
-
Max Resolution
4096x2304
Max Resolution
4096x2304
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Max Resolution Refresh Rate
60Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
Variable Refresh Rate
G-Sync
FreeSync
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
Not Supported
Multi Monitor Support
3
Multi Monitor Support
2
Model
2x NVENC 3
Model
NVENC 1
Codec
AVC (H.264)
HEVC (H.265)
Codec
AVC (H.264)
-
Model
NVDEC 1
Model
NVDEC 1
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
12_1
Direct X
12
Direct 3D
11_0
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.3
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
3.0
Vulkan
1.2
Shader Model
6.7
CUDA
5.2
PureVideo HD
VP6
VDPAU
Feature Set E
Shader Model
6.5
CUDA
3.5
PureVideo HD
VP5
VDPAU
Feature Set D
1x Fan
1x Fan
Power Connectors
2x 6-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 SLI
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
40 mm (1.57 in)
Height
111 mm (4.37 in)
Width
267 mm (10.51 in)
Depth
38 mm (1.5 in)
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