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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780

Graphics Processor
GK110
Cores
2304
TMUs
192
ROPs
48
Memory Size
3 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Bus Width
384 bit
Front GPU Chip
GPU Chip
GPU
Top
Top
I/O
I/O
PCB Front
PCB Front
PCB Back
PCB Back

Recommended Gaming Resolutions:

  • 640x480
  • 1280x720
  • 1366x768
  • 1600x900
  • 1920x1080
  • 2560x1440
  • 3840x2160
The GeForce GTX 780 was a high-end graphics card by NVIDIA, launched in May 2013. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the GK110 graphics processor, in its GK110-300-A1 variant, the card supports DirectX 12.0. The GK110 graphics processor is a large chip with a die area of 561 mm² and 7,080 million transistors. Unlike the fully unlocked GeForce GTX TITAN, which uses the same GPU but has all 2688 shaders enabled, NVIDIA has disabled some shading units on the GeForce GTX 780 to reach the product's target shader count. It features 2304 shading units, 192 texture mapping units and 48 ROPs. NVIDIA has placed 3,072 MB GDDR5 memory on the card, which are connected using a 384-bit memory interface. The GPU is operating at a frequency of 863 MHz, which can be boosted up to 902 MHz, memory is running at 1502 MHz.
Being a dual-slot card, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 draws power from 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin power connectors, with power draw rated at 250 W maximum. Display outputs include: 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort. GeForce GTX 780 is connected to the rest of the system using a PCI-Express 3.0 x16 interface. The card measures 267 mm in length, and features a dual-slot cooling solution. Its price at launch was 649 US Dollars.

Graphics Processor

GPU Name
GK110
GPU Variant
GK110-300-A1
Architecture
Kepler
Foundry
TSMC
Process Size
28 nm
Transistors
7,080 million
Die Size
561 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date
May 23rd, 2013
Generation
GeForce 700
Production
End-of-life
Launch Price
649 USD
Bus Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Reviews
155 in our database

Relative Performance

3%
GeForce 210
3%
GeForce 9400 GT
4%
Radeon HD 4550
5%
Radeon HD 5450
6%
Radeon HD 6450
7%
GeForce GT 520
8%
GeForce GT 220
11%
GeForce GT 430
11%
Radeon HD 5570
12%
Radeon HD 4670
13%
GeForce GT 440
13%
GeForce GT 240
15%
GeForce 9600 GT
16%
Radeon HD 5670
17%
GeForce GT 640
18%
GeForce 9800 GT
18%
Radeon HD 6670
19%
Radeon HD 4830
20%
Radeon HD 4770
21%
Radeon HD 4850
22%
GeForce GTS 250
22%
GeForce GTS 450
23%
Radeon HD 5750
26%
Radeon HD 7750
27%
Radeon HD 5770
27%
GeForce GTX 260
27%
Radeon HD 4870
27%
Radeon Vega 8
28%
GeForce GTX 550 Ti
28%
GeForce GTX 650
30%
Radeon HD 5830
31%
Radeon HD 6790
32%
Radeon HD 4890
33%
GeForce GTX 460
33%
Radeon RX Vega 11
33%
GeForce GT 1030
34%
GeForce GTX 275
34%
Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
34%
GeForce GTX 280
35%
GeForce GTX 465
36%
Radeon HD 6850
37%
GeForce GTX 285
40%
Radeon HD 5850
40%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti
40%
Radeon HD 7790
42%
Radeon RX 550
42%
GeForce GTX 470
44%
Radeon HD 6870
47%
Radeon HD 5870
48%
GeForce GTX 560 Ti
48%
Radeon HD 4870 X2
49%
GeForce GTX 750 Ti
49%
Radeon HD 6950
51%
GeForce GTX 295
52%
GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost
52%
Radeon HD 7850
53%
GeForce GTX 480
56%
Radeon HD 6970
57%
Radeon R7 265
58%
Radeon RX 460
58%
Radeon R7 370
58%
GeForce GTX 660
58%
GeForce GTX 570
59%
Radeon RX 560
63%
GeForce GTX 950
63%
Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition
65%
Radeon R9 270X
65%
GeForce GTX 660 Ti
66%
GeForce GTX 580
66%
GeForce GTX 1050
66%
Radeon HD 7950
68%
Radeon HD 5970
70%
GeForce GTX 760
75%
GeForce GTX 670
77%
GeForce GTX 960
79%
Radeon R9 380
79%
Radeon R9 285
80%
Radeon HD 7970
81%
GeForce GTX 680
83%
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
85%
GeForce GTX 770
87%
Radeon HD 6990
89%
Radeon R9 280X
90%
GeForce GTX 590
90%
Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition
100%
GeForce GTX 780
104%
GeForce GTX 1650
110%
Radeon RX 470
112%
Radeon R9 290
118%
Radeon RX 570
119%
Radeon R9 390
120%
Radeon R9 290X
121%
GeForce GTX 970
123%
GeForce GTX TITAN
125%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti
126%
Radeon R9 390X
127%
Radeon HD 7990
127%
Radeon RX 480
129%
GeForce GTX 690
132%
GeForce GTX 1060 6 GB
134%
Radeon RX 5500
135%
Radeon RX 580
138%
GeForce GTX 980
139%
GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER
140%
Radeon R9 FURY
146%
Radeon RX 590
154%
Radeon R9 295X2
155%
GeForce GTX 1660
157%
Radeon R9 FURY X
159%
GeForce GTX 980 Ti
163%
GeForce GTX TITAN X
174%
GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER
178%
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
178%
GeForce GTX 1070
189%
Radeon RX Vega 56
201%
GeForce GTX 1070 Ti
206%
Radeon RX Vega 64
209%
GeForce RTX 2060
209%
GeForce GTX 1080
218%
Radeon RX 5700
235%
GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER
244%
GeForce RTX 2070
250%
Radeon RX 5700 XT
252%
Radeon VII
259%
TITAN X Pascal
267%
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
270%
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
287%
GeForce RTX 2080
304%
GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
336%
GeForce RTX 2080 Ti
Based on TPU review data: "Performance Summary" at 1920x1080

Clock Speeds

Base Clock
863 MHz
Boost Clock
902 MHz
Memory Clock
1502 MHz
6008 MHz effective

Memory

Memory Size
3 GB
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bus
384 bit
Bandwidth
288.4 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units
2304
TMUs
192
ROPs
48
SMX Count
12
L1 Cache
16 KB (per SMX)
L2 Cache
1536 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate
43.30 GPixel/s
Texture Rate
173.2 GTexel/s
FP32 (float) performance
4.156 TFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance
173.2 GFLOPS (1:24)

Board Design

Slot Width
Dual-slot
Length
10.5 inches
267 mm
TDP
250 W
Suggested PSU
600 W
Outputs
2x DVI
1x HDMI
1x DisplayPort
Power Connectors
1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Board Number
P2083 SKU 20

Graphics Features

DirectX
12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
Vulkan
1.1.103
CUDA
3.5
Shader Model
5.1

GK110 GPU Notes

L1 Cache is configurable from 16 KB up to 48 KB per SMX

GK110 chips have 5 Rasterizers each capable of 8 pixels per clock and are limited to 40 pixels per clock and because of that it can't feed all 48 ROPs when they all require data at the same time.
Luckily, additional ROPs can be used when for example MSAA is enabled (because it doesn't require additional data from rasterizers, while giving more work to ROPs).

Retail boards based on this design (58)

Name GPU Clock Boost Clock Memory Clock Other Changes
AFOX GTX 780 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
ASL GTX 780 King Kong 967 MHz 1019 MHz 1502 MHz Triple-slot
ASUS GTX 780 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
ASUS GTX 780 DirectCU II 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz 11.22 inches/285 mm
ASUS GTX 780 DirectCU II OC 889 MHz 941 MHz 1502 MHz 11.22 inches/285 mm
Colorful GTX 780 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
Colorful GTX 780 OC 967 MHz 1020 MHz 1603 MHz
Colorful iGame GTX 780 1006 MHz 1058 MHz 1502 MHz
Colorful iGame GTX 780 Kudan 1124 MHz 1176 MHz 1603 MHz 12 inches/305 mm, Triple-slot
ELSA GTX 780 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
EMTEK GTX 780 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
EVGA GTX 780 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
EVGA GTX 780 Dual CLASSIFIED Hydro Copper 993 MHz 1046 MHz 1502 MHz
EVGA GTX 780 Dual CLASSIFIED w/ ACX Cooler 993 MHz 1046 MHz 1502 MHz
EVGA GTX 780 Dual FTW w/ ACX Cooler 980 MHz 1033 MHz 1502 MHz
EVGA GTX 780 FTW w/ ACX Cooler 980 MHz 1033 MHz 1502 MHz
EVGA GTX 780 Hydro Copper 980 MHz 1033 MHz 1502 MHz
EVGA GTX 780 SC 941 MHz 993 MHz 1502 MHz
EVGA GTX 780 SC w/ ACX Cooler 967 MHz 1020 MHz 1502 MHz
EVGA GTX 780 w/ ACX Cooler 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
EVGA GTX 780 w/ EVGA Cooler 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
Gainward GTX 780 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
Gainward GTX 780 Phantom 902 MHz 954 MHz 1502 MHz 10.8 inches/274 mm
Gainward GTX 780 Phantom GLH 980 MHz 1032 MHz 1552 MHz 10.8 inches/274 mm
Galaxy GTX 780 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
Galaxy GTX 780 GC 967 MHz 1019 MHz 1502 MHz
Galaxy GTX 780 Hall of Fame 1006 MHz 1058 MHz 1502 MHz 11.4 inches/290 mm
GIGABYTE GTX 780 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
GIGABYTE GTX 780 WindForce 3X 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz 11.5 inches/292 mm
GIGABYTE GTX 780 WindForce 3X OC 954 MHz 1006 MHz 1502 MHz 11.5 inches/292 mm
GIGABYTE GTX 780 WindForce 3X OC Rev. 2 954 MHz 1006 MHz 1502 MHz 11.5 inches/292 mm
GIGABYTE GTX 780 WindForce 3X Rev. 2 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz 11.5 inches/292 mm
Inno3D GTX 780 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
Inno3D GTX 780 HerculeZ 2000 902 MHz 954 MHz 1502 MHz
Inno3D iChill GTX 780 Accelero Hybrid 1020 MHz 1061 MHz 1570 MHz
Inno3D iChill GTX 780 HerculeZ X3 Ultra 1006 MHz 1046 MHz 1553 MHz 11.34 inches/288 mm
KFA2 GTX 780 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
KFA2 GTX 780 EX OC 967 MHz 1019 MHz 1502 MHz
KFA2 GTX 780 Hall of Fame 1006 MHz 1058 MHz 1502 MHz 11.4 inches/290 mm
Leadtek WinFast GTX 780 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
Leadtek WinFast GTX 780 Hurricane III 876 MHz 928 MHz 1502 MHz 11.65 inches/296 mm
MSI GTX 780 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
MSI GTX 780 Gaming 889 MHz 941 MHz 1502 MHz 10.48 inches/266 mm
MSI GTX 780 Gaming OC 954 MHz 1006 MHz 1502 MHz 10.48 inches/266 mm
MSI GTX 780 Lightning 980 MHz 1033 MHz 1502 MHz 11.61 inches/295 mm
MSI GTX 780 Lightning LE 889 MHz 941 MHz 1502 MHz 11.61 inches/295 mm
Palit GTX 780 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
Palit GTX 780 JetStream 902 MHz 954 MHz 1502 MHz
Palit GTX 780 Super JetStream 980 MHz 1032 MHz 1552 MHz
PNY XLR8 GTX 780 Enthusiast Edition 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
PNY XLR8 GTX 780 OC 1006 MHz 1058 MHz 1553 MHz 11.65 inches/296 mm
Point of View GTX 780 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
Point of View GTX 780 Trooper AMMO 902 MHz 941 MHz 1502 MHz
Point of View GTX 780 Trooper MAG 941 MHz 980 MHz 1525 MHz
XENON GTX 780 Super JetStream 980 MHz 1033 MHz 1550 MHz 11.02 inches/280 mm
ZOGIS GTX 780 Superclock 1006 MHz 1058 MHz 1553 MHz 11.65 inches/296 mm
ZOTAC GTX 780 863 MHz 902 MHz 1502 MHz
ZOTAC GTX 780 AMP! Edition 1006 MHz 1058 MHz 1552 MHz 11.5 inches/292 mm