AMD Radeon Pro 450 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon Pro 450 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition videocards for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Technical info, Video outputs and ports, Compatibility, dimensions and requirements, API support, Memory, Technologies. Benchmark videocards performance analysis: PassMark - G3D Mark, PassMark - G2D Mark, Geekbench - OpenCL, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon Pro 450

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher core clock speed: 800 MHz vs 771 MHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 14 nm vs 28 nm
  • 3.5x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 122 Watt
  • Around 2% higher memory clock speed: 5080 MHz vs 5000 MHz
  • 28.6x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 3347 vs 117
  • 16.2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 1749 vs 108.2
  • 27.9x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3344 vs 119.7
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 30 October 2016 vs 8 November 2013
Core clock speed 800 MHz vs 771 MHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 122 Watt
Memory clock speed 5080 MHz vs 5000 MHz
Benchmarks
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3347 vs 117
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1749 vs 108.2
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3344 vs 119.7

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition

  • 3.2x more texture fill rate: 102.0 GTexel / s vs 32 GTexel / s
  • 2.4x more pipelines: 1536 vs 640
  • 2.4x better floating-point performance: 2,448 gflops vs 1,024 gflops
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 2 GB
  • Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 33.184 vs 26.707
  • Around 76% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1002.196 vs 568.609
  • Around 35% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 3.261 vs 2.409
  • Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 54.752 vs 39.784
  • 2.1x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 6912 vs 3347
  • 3.8x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 6710 vs 1749
  • 2x better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 6703 vs 3344
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 102.0 GTexel / s vs 32 GTexel / s
Pipelines 1536 vs 640
Floating-point performance 2,448 gflops vs 1,024 gflops
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 2 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 33.184 vs 26.707
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1002.196 vs 568.609
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.261 vs 2.409
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 54.752 vs 39.784
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 126.579 vs 126.562
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 6912 vs 3347
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 6710 vs 1749
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 6703 vs 3344

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon Pro 450
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
26.707
33.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
568.609
1002.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
2.409
3.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
39.784
54.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
126.562
126.579
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3347
6912
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1749
6710
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3344
6703
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3347
117
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1749
108.2
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3344
119.7
Name AMD Radeon Pro 450 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition
PassMark - G3D Mark 2723
PassMark - G2D Mark 619
Geekbench - OpenCL 8903
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 26.707 33.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 568.609 1002.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.409 3.261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 39.784 54.752
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 126.562 126.579
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 3347 6912
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1749 6710
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3344 6703
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 3347 117
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1749 108.2
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3344 119.7

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Radeon Pro 450 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M Mac Edition

Essentials

Architecture GCN 4.0 Kepler
Code name Baffin GK104
Launch date 30 October 2016 8 November 2013
Place in performance rating 788 887
Type Mobile workstation Desktop

Technical info

Core clock speed 800 MHz 771 MHz
Floating-point performance 1,024 gflops 2,448 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 640 1536
Texture fill rate 32 GTexel / s 102.0 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 122 Watt
Transistor count 3,000 million 3,540 million
Boost clock speed 797 MHz

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs No outputs

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Interface PCIe 3.0 x8 MXM-B (3.0)
Laptop size large

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_0) 12.0 (11_0)
OpenGL 4.5 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Memory bandwidth 81.28 GB / s 160.0 GB / s
Memory bus width 128 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 5080 MHz 5000 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

DisplayPort 1.3 HBR / 1.4 HDR Ready
FreeSync
HDMI 2.0