GeForce GTX 780 vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

GeForce GTX 780
Memory: 3072Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 23 May 2013
GeForce GTX 780
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 2 Jun 2015
GeForce GTX 980 Ti

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • GeForce GTX 780
    100%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    178%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 780
    100%
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    175%

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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications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 980 Ti

75% higher gaming performance.
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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

GeForce GTX 980 Ti

HWBench recommends GeForce GTX 980 Ti

The GeForce GTX 980 Ti is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (13 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 780GeForce GTX 980 Ti
GPU NameGK110 (GK110-300-A1)vsGM200 (GM200-310-A1)
Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
Die Size561 mm²vs601 mm²
Transistors7,080 millionvs8,000 million
Shaders2304vs2816
Compute Units12vs22
Core clock863 MHzvs1000 MHz
ROPs48vs96
TMUs192vs176

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 780GeForce GTX 980 Ti
Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
Bus Width384 bitvs384 bit
Memory Speed1502 MHz
6008 MHz effective
vs1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective
Memory Size3072 Mbvs6144 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 780GeForce GTX 980 Ti
TDP250 wattsvs250 watts
Release Date23 May 2013vs2 Jun 2015

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 780
    41.40 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    96.00 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 780
    166.00 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    176.00 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 780
    288.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    337.00 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 780
    3977.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    5632.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce GTX 780
    13770
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    24560

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 780
    52
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    90

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 780
    68
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    113

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 780
    39
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 780
    57
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    98

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 780
    36
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Bioshock Infinite

DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

  • GeForce GTX 780
    73
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    110

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 780
    47
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    86

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman Absolution

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

  • GeForce GTX 780
    54
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    84

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 780
    29
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 780
    43
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    72

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 780
    24
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    43

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 780
    19
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 780
    23
  • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    39

FPS (higher is better)