NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Around 18% higher core clock speed: 823 MHz vs 700 MHz
  • 2.4x more texture fill rate: 102.0 GTexel / s vs 42 billion / sec
  • 3.2x more pipelines: 1536 vs 480
  • Around 82% better floating-point performance: 2,448 gflops vs 1,345.0 gflops
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running videocard: 28 nm vs 40 nm
  • 2x lower typical power consumption: 122 Watt vs 250 Watt
  • 2.7x more maximum memory size: 4 GB vs 1536 MB
  • Around 35% higher memory clock speed: 2500 MHz vs 1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
  • Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 39.934 vs 34.483
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3679 vs 3658
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames): 3351 vs 3320
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3679 vs 3658
  • Around 1% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps): 3351 vs 3320
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 May 2013 vs 26 March 2010
Core clock speed 823 MHz vs 700 MHz
Texture fill rate 102.0 GTexel / s vs 42 billion / sec
Pipelines 1536 vs 480
Floating-point performance 2,448 gflops vs 1,345.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 40 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 122 Watt vs 250 Watt
Maximum memory size 4 GB vs 1536 MB
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz vs 1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 39.934 vs 34.483
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3679 vs 3658
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351 vs 3320
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3679 vs 3658
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351 vs 3320

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

  • Around 8% better performance in PassMark - G3D Mark: 4121 vs 3805
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - G2D Mark: 430 vs 421
  • Around 3% better performance in Geekbench - OpenCL: 13144 vs 12810
  • Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 4.245 vs 3.631
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 30.405 vs 13.832
  • Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 106.875 vs 78.867
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 5110 vs 4868
  • Around 5% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 5110 vs 4868
Benchmarks
PassMark - G3D Mark 4121 vs 3805
PassMark - G2D Mark 430 vs 421
Geekbench - OpenCL 13144 vs 12810
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 706.104 vs 705.616
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.245 vs 3.631
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 30.405 vs 13.832
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 106.875 vs 78.867
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 5110 vs 4868
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 5110 vs 4868

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

PassMark - G3D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
3805
4121
PassMark - G2D Mark
GPU 1
GPU 2
421
430
Geekbench - OpenCL
GPU 1
GPU 2
12810
13144
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
39.934
34.483
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
705.616
706.104
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3.631
4.245
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
13.832
30.405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
78.867
106.875
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4868
5110
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3679
3658
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
3320
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4868
5110
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3679
3658
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3351
3320
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480
PassMark - G3D Mark 3805 4121
PassMark - G2D Mark 421 430
Geekbench - OpenCL 12810 13144
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 39.934 34.483
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 705.616 706.104
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 3.631 4.245
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 13.832 30.405
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 78.867 106.875
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 4868 5110
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3679 3658
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3351 3320
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 4868 5110
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3679 3658
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3351 3320
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 1466 0

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

Essentials

Architecture Kepler Fermi
Code name GK104 GF100
Launch date 11 May 2013 26 March 2010
Place in performance rating 756 758
Type Laptop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $499
Price now $71.99
Value for money (0-100) 61.35

Technical info

Boost clock speed 797 MHz
Core clock speed 823 MHz 700 MHz
CUDA cores 1536 480
Floating-point performance 2,448 gflops 1,345.0 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Pipelines 1536 480
Texture fill rate 102.0 GTexel / s 42 billion / sec
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 122 Watt 250 Watt
Transistor count 3,540 million 3,100 million
Maximum GPU temperature 105 °C

Video outputs and ports

7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI, Two Dual Link DVI, Mini HDMI
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection
HDMI
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming
VGA аnalog display support Up to 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
HDCP
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Multi monitor support

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0 16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Laptop size large
SLI options 1 2-way, 3-way
Supplementary power connectors None 6-pin & 8-pin
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)

API support

DirectX 12 API 12.0 (11_0)
OpenCL 1.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.2

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1536 MB
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB / s 177.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 256 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 1848 MHz (3696 data rate)
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0 0
Standard memory configuration GDDR5

Technologies

3D Vision / 3DTV Play
Blu-Ray 3D Support
CUDA
Direct Compute
FXAA
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
TXAA
3D Vision
DirectX 11 DirectX 11
SLI