AMD Radeon R9 M395X vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780

Comparative analysis of AMD Radeon R9 M395X and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score.

AMD Radeon R9 M395X

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Radeon R9 M395X

Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
Around 33% higher maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 3 GB
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 733 vs 587
Around 20% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 27734 vs 23205
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 65.367 vs 57.735
Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 5.718 vs 5.505
Around 90% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 71.057 vs 37.407
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 413.329 vs 174.323

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	5 May 2015 vs 23 May 2013
Maximum memory size	4 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
PassMark - G2D Mark	733 vs 587
Geekbench - OpenCL	27734 vs 23205
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	65.367 vs 57.735
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.718 vs 5.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	71.057 vs 37.407
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	413.329 vs 174.323

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780

Around 19% higher core clock speed: 863 MHz vs 723 MHz
Around 73% higher texture fill rate: 160.5 billion / sec vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Around 13% higher pipelines: 2304 vs 2048
Around 40% better floating-point performance: 4,156 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
4.8x more memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 1250 MHz
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 8011 vs 5195
Around 59% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1269.688 vs 799.421
Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9064 vs 7365
Around 72% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3714 vs 2154
Around 23% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9064 vs 7365
Around 72% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3714 vs 2154

Specifications (specs)
Core clock speed	863 MHz vs 723 MHz
Texture fill rate	160.5 billion / sec vs 92.54 GTexel / s
Pipelines	2304 vs 2048
Floating-point performance	4,156 gflops vs 2,961 gflops
Memory clock speed	6008 MHz vs 1250 MHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark	8011 vs 5195
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	1269.688 vs 799.421
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	9064 vs 7365
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	3714 vs 2154
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3358 vs 3354
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	9064 vs 7365
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	3714 vs 2154
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3358 vs 3354

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: AMD Radeon R9 M395X
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780

PassMark - G3D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

5195

8011

PassMark - G2D Mark

GPU 1

GPU 2

733

587

Geekbench - OpenCL

GPU 1

GPU 2

27734

23205

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

65.367

57.735

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

799.421

1269.688

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

5.718

5.505

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

71.057

37.407

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

GPU 1

GPU 2

413.329

174.323

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7365

9064

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2154

3714

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3354

3358

GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

7365

9064

GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

2154

3714

GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)

GPU 1

GPU 2

3354

3358

Name	AMD Radeon R9 M395X	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
PassMark - G3D Mark	5195	8011
PassMark - G2D Mark	733	587
Geekbench - OpenCL	27734	23205
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	65.367	57.735
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	799.421	1269.688
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	5.718	5.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	71.057	37.407
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	413.329	174.323
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	7365	9064
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	2154	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	3354	3358
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	7365	9064
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	2154	3714
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	3354	3358
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score		2797

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Radeon R9 M395X	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
Essentials
Architecture	GCN 3.0	Kepler
Code name	Amethyst	GK110
Design	AMD Radeon R9 300 Series
Launch date	5 May 2015	23 May 2013
Place in performance rating	467	468
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$649
Price now		$740.99
Value for money (0-100)		12.94
Technical info
Core clock speed	723 MHz	863 MHz
Floating-point performance	2,961 gflops	4,156 gflops
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Pipelines	2048	2304
Texture fill rate	92.54 GTexel / s	160.5 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	250 Watt	250 Watt
Transistor count	5,000 million	7,080 million
Boost clock speed		900 MHz
CUDA cores		2304
Maximum GPU temperature		95 °C
Video outputs and ports
Display Connectors	No outputs	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI..., 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity
Audio input for HDMI		Internal
G-SYNC support
HDCP
HDMI
Maximum VGA resolution		2048x1536
Multi monitor support
Compatibility, dimensions and requirements
Bus support	PCIe 3.0	PCI Express 3.0
Interface	MXM-B (3.0)	PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size	large
Supplementary power connectors	None	One 8-pin and one 6-pin
Height		4.376" (11.1 cm)
Length		10.5" (26.7 cm)
Minimum recommended system power		600 Watt
API support
DirectX	12	12.0 (11_0)
Mantle
OpenCL	Not Listed
OpenGL	4.4	4.3
Memory
Maximum RAM amount	4 GB	3 GB
Memory bandwidth	160.0 GB / s	288.4 GB / s
Memory bus width	256 bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	6008 MHz
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Shared memory	0
Technologies
AMD Eyefinity
DualGraphics
FreeSync
HD3D
PowerTune
Switchable graphics
TrueAudio
ZeroCore
3D Gaming
3D Vision
3D Vision Live
Adaptive VSync
Blu Ray 3D
CUDA
FXAA
GPU Boost
PhysX
TXAA