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    GeForce GTX 780 Ti vs GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    Memory: 3072Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 7 Nov 2013
    GeForce GTX 780 Ti
    GeForce GTX 980 Ti
    Memory: 6144Mb GDDR5DESKTOP
    Release date: 2 Jun 2015
    GeForce GTX 980 Ti

    Summary

    Synthetic performance index

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      153%

    Relative performance

    Gaming performance index

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      100%
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      156%

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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications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

    56% 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    Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Maxwell), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications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 (96 combinations of games and resolutions).

    Specifications

    Core Configuration

    GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 980 Ti
    GPU NameGK110B (GK110-425-B1)vsGM200 (GM200-310-A1)
    Fab Process28 nmvs28 nm
    Die Size561 mm²vs601 mm²
    Transistors7,080 millionvs8,000 million
    Shaders2880vs2816
    Compute Units15vs22
    Core clock875 MHzvs1000 MHz
    ROPs48vs96
    TMUs240vs176

    Memory Configuration

    GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 980 Ti
    Memory TypeGDDR5vsGDDR5
    Bus Width384 bitvs384 bit
    Memory Speed1750 MHz
    7000 MHz effective    		vs1753 MHz
    7012 MHz effective
    Memory Size3072 Mbvs6144 Mb

    Additional details

    GeForce GTX 780 TiGeForce GTX 980 Ti
    TDP250 wattsvs250 watts
    Release Date7 Nov 2013vs2 Jun 2015

    Raw Performance comparison

    Pixel Rate

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

    GigaPixels - higher is better

    Texel Rate

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

    GigaTexels - higher is better

    Memory bandwidth

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

    GB/s - higher is better

    Single precision performance

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      5040.00 GFLOPs
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      5632.00 GFLOPs

    GFLOPs - higher is better

    Synthetic benchmarks

    3DMark 11

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      16040
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      24560

    Points (higher is better)

    Game benchmarks

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      63
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      98

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      33.6
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      46.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      128.3
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      164.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      82.2
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      113.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      55
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      90

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      99
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      144.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      102.9
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      142.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      49.3
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      43
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      71

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      75
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      141

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      85
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      125

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 4

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      65.4
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      96.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      51
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      58
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      70
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      102

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      74
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      113

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      43
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Mad Max

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      107.4
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      142.9

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      96
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      96.4

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      25
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      93.8
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      128.6

    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
      60
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      104

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ryse

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      74.4
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      108.1

    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 980 Ti
      66

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

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

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      53
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      61
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      95

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      43
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      76

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      64
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      98

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      49
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      81

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      77.6
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      111

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      42
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      64

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      42
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      20.4
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      29

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      79.2
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      102

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      53.5
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      74.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      41
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Bioshock Infinite

    DX11, Ultra, DDOD, FXAA

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      78
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      110

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      78.7
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      113

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      71.1
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      99

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      30
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      38.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      33
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      52

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      54
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      91

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      50
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 4

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      45.4
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      65.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      36
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      57

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      40
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      60

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      43
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      68

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      52
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      86

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      32
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      58

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman Absolution

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

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      63
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      84

    FPS (higher is better)

    Mad Max

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      70.5
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      94.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      62.7
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      88

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      19
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      67.4
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      89.4

    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 980 Ti
      70

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ryse

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      54.4
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      78.9

    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 980 Ti
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

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

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      41
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      67

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      45
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      69

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      32
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      61

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      48
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      72

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      37
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      59

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      55.1
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      76.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      30
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      45

    FPS (higher is better)

    Anno 2205

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xAA

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      38

    FPS (higher is better)

    Assassin's Creed: Unity

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      18.6
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      28.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 3

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      36.9
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      49

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield 4

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      26.3
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      37.3

    FPS (higher is better)

    Battlefield Hardline

    DX11, Ultra Quality, 4xMSAA,EP3 Gator Bait

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      10
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      30

    FPS (higher is better)

    Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      48.2
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      68.5

    FPS (higher is better)

    Civilization: Beyond Earth

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      42.4
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      59.7

    FPS (higher is better)

    Crysis 3

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      19.4
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      26.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Destiny 2

    Highest quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Dishonored 2

    Ultra Quality,DX11, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      26
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Doom (2016)

    OpenGL, Ultra Quality, SMAA 1tx

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      24
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      47

    FPS (higher is better)

    Fallout 4

    DX11, Ultra Details, Godrays, High shadows

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      24
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      41

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 4

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      23.8
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      34.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry 5

    Ultra quality DirectX11 Windows10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      18
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      32

    FPS (higher is better)

    Far Cry Primal

    DX11, Very High Settings

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      21
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      34

    FPS (higher is better)

    Gears of War 4

    Ultra Quality, DirectX 12, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      18
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      33

    FPS (higher is better)

    Grand Theft Auto V

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

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      27
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      43

    FPS (higher is better)

    Hitman (2016)

    DX12, Ultra Quality, MSAA, 16x AF

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      18
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Mad Max

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      35
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      47.8

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      29.6
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      41.2

    FPS (higher is better)

    Metro Exodus

    Ultra Detail,16:1 AF, DirectX12, Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      11
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      21

    FPS (higher is better)

    Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      34.8
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      49.1

    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 980 Ti
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Ryse

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      26.5
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      39.7

    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 980 Ti
      23

    FPS (higher is better)

    Sniper Elite 4

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

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      27
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      42

    FPS (higher is better)

    Strange Brigade

    Ultra Quality, DirectX12, Async Compute ,Windows 10x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      27
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      40

    FPS (higher is better)

    The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      21
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      37

    FPS (higher is better)

    Thief 2014

    DX11, Very High Details

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      25
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      39

    FPS (higher is better)

    Tom Clancy's The Division

    DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      19
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      35

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      28.3
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      41.1

    FPS (higher is better)

    Watch Dogs 2

    Ultra Quality, Windows 10 x64

    • GeForce GTX 780 Ti
      15
    • GeForce GTX 980 Ti
      24

    FPS (higher is better)

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