GeForce GTX 780 Ti vs GeForce GTX 970

GeForce GTX 780 Ti
Memory: 3072Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 7 Nov 2013
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
GeForce GTX 970
Memory: 4096Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
Release date: 19 Sep 2014
GeForce GTX 970

Summary

Synthetic performance index

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    101%
  • GeForce GTX 970
    100%

Relative performance

Gaming performance index

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    100%
  • GeForce GTX 970
    103%

Relative performance

Reasons to consider GeForce GTX 780 Ti

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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications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

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Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications

No clear winner declared

These graphics cards seems to have comparable performance based on the game benchmark suite used (94 combinations of games and resolutions).


Specifications

Core Configuration

GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970
GPU NameGK110B (GK110-425-B1)vsGM204 (GM204-200-A1)
Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
Die Size561 mm²vs398 mm²
Transistors7,080 millionvs5,200 million
Shaders2880vs1664
Compute Units15vs13
Core clock875 MHzvs1050 MHz
ROPs48vs56
TMUs240vs104

Memory Configuration

GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970
Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
Bus Width384 bitvs256 bit
Memory Speed1750 MHz
7000 MHz effective
vs1753 MHz
7012 MHz effective
Memory Size3072 Mbvs4096 Mb

Additional details

GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 970
TDP250 wattsvs148 watts
Release Date7 Nov 2013vs19 Sep 2014

Raw Performance comparison

Pixel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    52.50 GP/s
  • GeForce GTX 970
    58.80 GP/s

GigaPixels - higher is better

Texel Rate

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    210.00 GT/s
  • GeForce GTX 970
    109.20 GT/s

GigaTexels - higher is better

Memory bandwidth

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    336.00 GB/s
  • GeForce GTX 970
    224.40 GB/s

GB/s - higher is better

Single precision performance

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    5040.00 GFLOPs
  • GeForce GTX 970
    3494.00 GFLOPs

GFLOPs - higher is better

Synthetic benchmarks

3DMark 11

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    16040
  • GeForce GTX 970
    15750

Points (higher is better)

Game benchmarks

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    63
  • GeForce GTX 970
    64

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    33.6
  • GeForce GTX 970
    32.1

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    128.3
  • GeForce GTX 970
    114.7

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    82.2
  • GeForce GTX 970
    79.6

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    55
  • GeForce GTX 970
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    99
  • GeForce GTX 970
    112.5

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    102.9
  • GeForce GTX 970
    101

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    49.3
  • GeForce GTX 970
    42.3

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    43
  • GeForce GTX 970
    47

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    75
  • GeForce GTX 970
    91

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    85
  • GeForce GTX 970
    88

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 4

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    65.4
  • GeForce GTX 970
    68.6

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    51
  • GeForce GTX 970
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    58
  • GeForce GTX 970
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    70
  • GeForce GTX 970
    76

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    74
  • GeForce GTX 970
    79

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    43
  • GeForce GTX 970
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Mad Max

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    107.4
  • GeForce GTX 970
    102.4

FPS (higher is better)

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    96
  • GeForce GTX 970
    96

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    93.8
  • GeForce GTX 970
    85

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    60
  • GeForce GTX 970
    63

FPS (higher is better)

Ryse

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    74.4
  • GeForce GTX 970
    76.4

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    31
  • GeForce GTX 970
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    53
  • GeForce GTX 970
    62

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    61
  • GeForce GTX 970
    66

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    43
  • GeForce GTX 970
    53

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    64
  • GeForce GTX 970
    61

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    49
  • GeForce GTX 970
    57

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    77.6
  • GeForce GTX 970
    78.7

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    42
  • GeForce GTX 970
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    42
  • GeForce GTX 970
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Ashes Of The Singularity

DX12, High Quality, 8m samples, 2xMSAA

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    57
  • GeForce GTX 970
    41

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    20.4
  • GeForce GTX 970
    20.6

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    79.2
  • GeForce GTX 970
    70.2

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    53.5
  • GeForce GTX 970
    50.5

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    41
  • GeForce GTX 970
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Bioshock Infinite

DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    78
  • GeForce GTX 970
    73

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    78.7
  • GeForce GTX 970
    83.5

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    71.1
  • GeForce GTX 970
    69.4

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    30
  • GeForce GTX 970
    25.7

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    33
  • GeForce GTX 970
    36

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    54
  • GeForce GTX 970
    58

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    50
  • GeForce GTX 970
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 4

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    45.4
  • GeForce GTX 970
    46.3

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    36
  • GeForce GTX 970
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    40
  • GeForce GTX 970
    43

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    43
  • GeForce GTX 970
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    52
  • GeForce GTX 970
    55

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    32
  • GeForce GTX 970
    37

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman Absolution

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

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    63
  • GeForce GTX 970
    54

FPS (higher is better)

Mad Max

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    70.5
  • GeForce GTX 970
    65.7

FPS (higher is better)

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    62.7
  • GeForce GTX 970
    60.4

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    67.4
  • GeForce GTX 970
    58.6

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    41
  • GeForce GTX 970
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Ryse

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    54.4
  • GeForce GTX 970
    55.2

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    21
  • GeForce GTX 970
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    41
  • GeForce GTX 970
    45

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    45
  • GeForce GTX 970
    45

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    32
  • GeForce GTX 970
    42

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    48
  • GeForce GTX 970
    44

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    37
  • GeForce GTX 970
    40

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    55.1
  • GeForce GTX 970
    54.5

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    30
  • GeForce GTX 970
    30

FPS (higher is better)

Anno 2205

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    26
  • GeForce GTX 970
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Assassin's Creed: Unity

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    18.6
  • GeForce GTX 970
    20.9

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 3

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    36.9
  • GeForce GTX 970
    33.8

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield 4

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    26.3
  • GeForce GTX 970
    24.7

FPS (higher is better)

Battlefield Hardline

DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    10
  • GeForce GTX 970
    21

FPS (higher is better)

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    48.2
  • GeForce GTX 970
    49.3

FPS (higher is better)

Civilization: Beyond Earth

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    42.4
  • GeForce GTX 970
    41.6

FPS (higher is better)

Crysis 3

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    19.4
  • GeForce GTX 970
    17.7

FPS (higher is better)

Destiny 2

Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    26
  • GeForce GTX 970
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Dishonored 2

Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    26
  • GeForce GTX 970
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Doom (2016)

OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    24
  • GeForce GTX 970
    29

FPS (higher is better)

Fallout 4

DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    24
  • GeForce GTX 970
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 4

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    23.8
  • GeForce GTX 970
    23.8

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry 5

Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    18
  • GeForce GTX 970
    18

FPS (higher is better)

Far Cry Primal

DX11, Very High Settings

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    21
  • GeForce GTX 970
    23

FPS (higher is better)

Gears of War 4

Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    18
  • GeForce GTX 970
    20

FPS (higher is better)

Grand Theft Auto V

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

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    27
  • GeForce GTX 970
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Hitman (2016)

DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    18
  • GeForce GTX 970
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Mad Max

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    35
  • GeForce GTX 970
    32.6

FPS (higher is better)

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    29.6
  • GeForce GTX 970
    27.7

FPS (higher is better)

Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    34.8
  • GeForce GTX 970
    32.8

FPS (higher is better)

Rise Of The Tomb Raider

Very High Details, Pure Hair On, FXAA/HBAO+ enabled, 16x AF, DirectX12, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    21
  • GeForce GTX 970
    19

FPS (higher is better)

Ryse

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    26.5
  • GeForce GTX 970
    27

FPS (higher is better)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Highest detail, Pure Hair On, HBAO+, DirectX 12, Windows 11 x 64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    13
  • GeForce GTX 970
    14

FPS (higher is better)

Sniper Elite 4

DX12 , Ultra Quality,16x AF,Ambient Occlusion,Tessellation

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    27
  • GeForce GTX 970
    26

FPS (higher is better)

Strange Brigade

Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    27
  • GeForce GTX 970
    25

FPS (higher is better)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    21
  • GeForce GTX 970
    25

FPS (higher is better)

Thief 2014

DX11, Very High Details

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    25
  • GeForce GTX 970
    24

FPS (higher is better)

Tom Clancy's The Division

DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    19
  • GeForce GTX 970
    18

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    28.3
  • GeForce GTX 970
    28.6

FPS (higher is better)

Watch Dogs 2

Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

  • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    15
  • GeForce GTX 970
    16

FPS (higher is better)