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MSI GTX 780 Lightning 3 GB
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It has been little more than three months since NVIDIA launched their GeForce GTX 780 with great success. The card uses the same Kepler GK110 GPU we have seen on the GTX Titan, but with fewer shaders. The new GPU and NVIDIA's new Boost 2.0 algorithm allow the card to offer significant performance improvements over the GeForce GTX 680.
Today, we are reviewing the MSI GeForce GTX 780 Lightning. As the company's flagship, the graphics card comes with massive cooling power, powerful VRM, and several features for overclockers.
With 980 MHz, the MSI GTX 780 Lightning runs a large overclock out of the box. All these improvements do cost $770 though, making the GTX 780 Lightning the most expensive air-cooled GTX 780 available right now.
| GeForce GTX 770 | HD 7970 GHz Ed. | GeForce GTX 680 | GeForce GTX 780 | MSI GTX 780 Lightning | GeForce GTX Titan | GeForce GTX 690 | HD 7990 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shader Units | 1536 | 2048 | 1536 | 2304 | 2304 | 2688 | 2x 1536 | 2x 2048 |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 | 32 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 2x 32 | 2x 32 |
| Graphics Processor | GK104 | Tahiti | GK104 | GK110 | GK110 | GK110 | 2x GK104 | 2x Tahiti |
| Transistors | 3500M | 4310M | 3500M | 7100M | 7100M | 7100M | 2x 3500M | 2x 4310M |
| Memory Size | 2048 MB | 3072 MB | 2048 MB | 3072 MB | 3072 MB | 6144 MB | 2x 2048 MB | 2x 3072 MB |
| Memory Bus Width | 256 bit | 384 bit | 256 bit | 384 bit | 384 bit | 384 bit | 2x 256 bit | 2x 384 bit |
| Core Clock | 1046 MHz+ | 1050 MHz | 1006 MHz+ | 863 MHz+ | 980 MHz+ | 837 MHz+ | 915 MHz+ | 1000 MHz |
| Memory Clock | 1753 MHz | 1500 MHz | 1502 MHz | 1502 MHz | 1502 MHz | 1502 MHz | 1502 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| Price | $400 | $410 | $420 | $650 | $770 | $1020 | $1000 | $1000 |