NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2

Comparative analysis of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2 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 970M

  • Videocard is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • Around 7% higher core clock speed: 924 MHz vs 863 MHz
  • Around 15% higher boost clock speed: 1038 MHz vs 902 MHz
  • 3.1x lower typical power consumption: 81 Watt vs 250 Watt
  • 2x more maximum memory size: 6 GB vs 3 GB
  • Around 97% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 59.428 vs 30.133
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames): 3699 vs 3582
  • Around 3% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps): 3699 vs 3582
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 7 October 2014 vs 10 September 2013
Core clock speed 924 MHz vs 863 MHz
Boost clock speed 1038 MHz vs 902 MHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 81 Watt vs 250 Watt
Maximum memory size 6 GB vs 3 GB
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 59.428 vs 30.133
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3699 vs 3582
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3342 vs 3331
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3699 vs 3582
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3342 vs 3331

Reasons to consider the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2

  • 2.1x more texture fill rate: 173.2 GTexel / s vs 83.04 GTexel / s
  • Around 80% higher pipelines: 2304 vs 1280
  • Around 56% better floating-point performance: 4,156 gflops vs 2,657 gflops
  • 2.4x more memory clock speed: 6008 MHz vs 2500 MHz
  • Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 1441.971 vs 1113.788
  • Around 77% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 7.36 vs 4.157
  • Around 64% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 64.264 vs 39.101
  • Around 82% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 148.747 vs 81.909
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames): 9209 vs 8546
  • Around 8% better performance in GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps): 9209 vs 8546
Specifications (specs)
Texture fill rate 173.2 GTexel / s vs 83.04 GTexel / s
Pipelines 2304 vs 1280
Floating-point performance 4,156 gflops vs 2,657 gflops
Memory clock speed 6008 MHz vs 2500 MHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1441.971 vs 1113.788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 7.36 vs 4.157
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 64.264 vs 39.101
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 148.747 vs 81.909
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 9209 vs 8546
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 9209 vs 8546

Compare benchmarks

GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
GPU 2: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
59.428
30.133
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
1113.788
1441.971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
4.157
7.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
39.101
64.264
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
GPU 1
GPU 2
81.909
148.747
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8546
9209
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3699
3582
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3342
3331
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
8546
9209
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3699
3582
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)
GPU 1
GPU 2
3342
3331
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2
PassMark - G3D Mark 5720
PassMark - G2D Mark 388
Geekbench - OpenCL 19016
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 59.428 30.133
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 1113.788 1441.971
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 4.157 7.36
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 39.101 64.264
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 81.909 148.747
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 8546 9209
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 3699 3582
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3342 3331
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 8546 9209
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 3699 3582
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3342 3331
3DMark Fire Strike - Graphics Score 2285

Compare specifications (specs)

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Rev. 2

Essentials

Architecture Maxwell 2.0 Kepler
Code name GM204 GK110B
Launch date 7 October 2014 10 September 2013
Launch price (MSRP) $2,560.89 $649
Place in performance rating 557 554
Price now $1,899
Type Laptop Desktop
Value for money (0-100) 3.99

Technical info

Boost clock speed 1038 MHz 902 MHz
Core clock speed 924 MHz 863 MHz
CUDA cores 1280
Floating-point performance 2,657 gflops 4,156 gflops
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Pipelines 1280 2304
Texture fill rate 83.04 GTexel / s 173.2 GTexel / s
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 81 Watt 250 Watt
Transistor count 5,200 million 7,080 million

Video outputs and ports

Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support 1
G-SYNC support
HDMI
VGA аnalog display support 1

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Laptop size large
SLI options 1
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Length 267 mm

API support

DirectX 12.0 (12_1) 12.0 (11_1)
OpenCL 1.1
OpenGL 4.5 4.6

Memory

Maximum RAM amount 6 GB 3 GB
Memory bandwidth 120 GB / s 288.4 GB / s
Memory bus width 192 Bit 384 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 6008 MHz
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Shared memory 0

Technologies

Ansel
BatteryBoost
CUDA
DSR
GameStream
GameWorks
GeForce Experience
GeForce ShadowPlay
GPU Boost
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder
Optimus
SLI