NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
vs
AMD Radeon HD 6950

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
AMD Radeon HD 6950
GTX 780 HD 6950 Difference
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 AMD Radeon HD 6950
Price $ 355.0 $ 250.0 105 (30%)
Year 2013 2010 3 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 84C 78C 6 (7%)
Max Fan Noise 52.7dB 49.1dB 3.6 (7%)
Recommended Power Supply 600W 550W 50 (8%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz ($248.98) Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz ($179.99)
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 55.7 FPS 31.0 FPS 24.7 (44%)
Average 1440p Performance 40.2 FPS 21.9 FPS 18.3 (46%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 34.6 FPS 17.2 FPS 17.4 (50%)
Average 4K Performance 24.5 FPS 10.3 FPS 14.2 (58%)
Memory 3 GB 2 GB 1 (33%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 11.7 $ 9.7 2 (17%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 16.1 $ 13.7 2.4 (15%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 18.8 $ 17.4 1.4 (7%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 26.5 $ 29.0 2.5 (9%)
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 AMD Radeon HD 6950
Overall Combination Score 58/100 47/100 11 (19%)
Our Verdict: The GTX 780 is faster by 84% for 1440p gaming. The price/performance ratio is much better for GTX 780 .
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780

The good news is, with the release of the GTX 780 Ti, the GTX 780 's price is getting more discount. The GTX 780 is much more expensive than the GTX 680 as it costs a whopping $ 649. Compare this to the GTX 680, which came originally at a price of $ 499. Meanwhile, the AMD closest equivalent card is the HD 7970 GHz Edition which costs $ 499.

Spec for spec, this GTX 780 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the GTX 680, by boasting 8.2 % more fps. The GTX 780 has 3 GB RAM compared to the GTX 680 's 2 GB video memory.

Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The GTX 780 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the GTX 680 and it really justifies an upgrade. Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, HD 7970 GHz Edition, the GTX 780 was -5.9 % slower.

For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Strange Brigade, Valorant at 62 fps to 97 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 80 fps. For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Valorant at 79 fps to 79 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 79 fps.

For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Valorant at 69 fps to 69 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 69 fps.

AMD Radeon HD 6950

AMD ’s xx50 cards have always been defined by budget prices with performance that knocks on the door of entry-level graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the TeraScale 3 graphics card inside the HD 6950, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. The HD 6950 is much more expensive than the HD 6850 as it costs a whopping $ 299. Compare this to the HD 6850, which came originally at a price of $ 179. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA closest equivalent card is the GTX 560 Ti which costs $ 249.

Spec for spec, this HD 6950 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the HD 6850, by boasting 30.8 % more fps. The HD 6950 has 2 GB RAM compared to the HD 6850 's 1 GB video memory.

Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The HD 6950 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the HD 6850 and it really justifies an upgrade. Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 560 Ti, the HD 6950 was -1.3 % slower.

AMD ’s xx50 cards have always been defined by budget prices with performance that knocks on the door of entry-level graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the TeraScale 3 graphics card inside the HD 6950, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. The HD 6950 is much more expensive than the HD 6850 as it costs a whopping $ 299. Compare this to the HD 6850, which came originally at a price of $ 179. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA closest equivalent card is the GTX 560 Ti which costs $ 249.

Spec for spec, this HD 6950 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the HD 6850, by boasting 30.8 % more fps. The HD 6950 has 2 GB RAM compared to the HD 6850 's 1 GB video memory.

Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The HD 6950 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the HD 6850 and it really justifies an upgrade. Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 560 Ti, the HD 6950 was -1.3 % slower.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
AMD Radeon HD 6950
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
39
44.1
20
23.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
27
30.1
14
15.8
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
23
26.1
12
13.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
18
20.1
9
10.5
2023 Forspoken
20
23.3
10
12.2
2023 The Callisto Protocol
16
18.1
8
9.5
2023 Dead Space
27
30.1
14
15.8
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
32
35.7
16
18.7
2023 Armored Core VI
32
35.7
16
18.7
2023 Immortals of Aveum
14
16.1
7
8.4
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
28
32.1
15
16.9
2023 Remnant II
16
18.1
8
9.5
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
21
24.1
11
12.6
2023 Atomic Heart
21
24.1
11
12.6
2023 Starfield
10
12.0
5
6.3
2022 Elden Ring
25
28.6
12
14.1
2022 God of War
24
27.1
12
13.4
2022 Overwatch 2
45
50.4
22
24.9
2022 F1 22
32
36.1
17
19.0
2022 Dying Light 2
30
34.1
16
17.9
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
30
34.1
16
17.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
50
56.2
26
29.5
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
36
40.1
18
21.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
24
27.4
12
13.5
2021 Halo Infinite
18
20.9
9
10.3
2021 Battlefield 2042
34
38.6
17
19.1
2021 Hitman 3
41
46.2
21
24.2
2021 Far Cry 6
38
42.9
20
22.5
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
42
47.0
22
24.6
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
42
47.4
22
24.9
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
19
22.1
9
10.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
12
14.4
6
7.1
2020 Valorant
87
96.9
43
47.9
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
34
38.0
16
18.8
2020 Death Stranding
39
43.9
19
21.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
25
28.6
12
14.1
2020 Godfall
38
42.7
18
21.1
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
19
22.1
9
10.9
2019 Apex Legends
40
45.0
16
18.0
2019 Anthem
26
29.0
10
11.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
38
42.5
15
17.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
53
59.5
26
29.4
2019 Metro Exodus
23
26.5
11
13.1
2019 World War Z
44
48.9
21
24.2
2019 Gears of War 5
34
38.6
17
19.1
2019 F1 2019
43
48.4
21
23.9
2019 GreedFall
39
43.6
19
21.5
2019 Borderlands 3
27
30.6
13
15.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
53
58.9
26
29.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
20
22.7
10
11.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
32
35.6
15
17.6
2018 Just Cause 4
34
38.3
17
18.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
37
41.2
18
20.4
2018 Strange Brigade
55
62.1
27
30.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
47
53.0
23
26.2
2017 For Honor
63
70.7
31
34.9
2017 Project CARS 2
45
50.1
22
24.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
54
60.7
27
30.0
2016 Dishonored 2
32
36.5
16
18.0
2015 Rocket League
185
206.2
91
101.9
2015 Need For Speed
51
57.1
25
28.2
2015 Project CARS
49
54.8
24
27.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
90
100.1
44
49.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
127
141.4
62
69.8
2011 Total War: Shogun 2
74
82.3
59
65.9
2011 Battlefield 3
90
101.0
29
32.4
2010 Civilization V
124
138.7
36
40.0
2009 League of Legends
238
265.1
117
131.0
2008 Crysis: Warhead
63
70.1
31
34.8

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
AMD Radeon HD 6950
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
25
32.1
13
16.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
17
22.1
9
11.6
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
16
20.1
8
10.5
2023 The Last of Us Part I
12
15.3
6
8.0
2023 Forspoken
12
15.3
6
8.0
2023 The Callisto Protocol
10
12.8
5
6.7
2023 Dead Space
16
20.1
8
10.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
23
28.9
12
15.2
2023 Armored Core VI
23
28.9
12
15.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
8
11.2
4
5.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
17
22.1
9
11.6
2023 Remnant II
9
12.0
5
6.3
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
14
18.1
7
9.5
2023 Atomic Heart
13
17.3
7
9.1
2023 Starfield
8
10.8
4
5.7
2022 Elden Ring
18
22.6
8
11.1
2022 God of War
18
23.3
9
11.5
2022 Overwatch 2
34
43.3
17
21.4
2022 F1 22
17
22.1
9
11.6
2022 Dying Light 2
17
22.1
9
11.6
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
19
24.1
10
12.6
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
32
40.1
16
21.1
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
20
26.1
10
13.7
2021 Forza Horizon 5
18
23.6
9
11.6
2021 Halo Infinite
15
18.8
7
9.3
2021 Battlefield 2042
20
25.6
10
12.7
2021 Hitman 3
26
32.9
13
17.3
2021 Far Cry 6
25
32.1
13
16.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
26
33.3
14
17.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
24
30.9
12
16.2
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
15
19.1
7
9.5
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
10
12.7
5
6.3
2020 Valorant
63
79.2
31
39.1
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
23
29.7
11
14.7
2020 Death Stranding
27
34.0
13
16.8
2020 Marvel's Avengers
16
20.3
8
10.0
2020 Godfall
22
28.6
11
14.1
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
16
20.6
8
10.2
2019 Apex Legends
26
33.5
10
13.4
2019 Anthem
18
23.0
7
9.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
26
33.0
10
13.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
32
40.1
15
19.8
2019 Metro Exodus
16
20.6
8
10.2
2019 World War Z
28
35.7
14
17.7
2019 Gears of War 5
22
28.0
11
13.8
2019 F1 2019
27
34.3
13
16.9
2019 GreedFall
25
31.5
12
15.6
2019 Borderlands 3
17
21.5
8
10.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
33
42.4
16
21.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
14
18.6
7
9.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
22
28.0
11
13.8
2018 Just Cause 4
22
28.3
11
14.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
23
28.9
11
14.3
2018 Strange Brigade
34
43.3
17
21.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
30
38.3
15
18.9
2017 For Honor
32
41.2
16
20.4
2017 Project CARS 2
28
35.3
14
17.5
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
43
54.8
21
27.1
2016 Dishonored 2
24
31.2
12
15.4
2015 Rocket League
70
88.4
34
43.7
2015 Need For Speed
35
44.2
17
21.8
2015 Project CARS
33
41.8
16
20.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
51
64.8
25
32.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
94
117.8
46
58.2
2011 Total War: Shogun 2
41
51.6
13
16.7
2011 Battlefield 3
52
65.0
26
33.4
2010 Civilization V
82
103.1
24
31.2
2009 League of Legends
117
147.3
58
72.8
2008 Crysis: Warhead
36
45.5
18
22.5

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
AMD Radeon HD 6950
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
21
28.6
8
11.4
2019 Anthem
14
19.0
5
7.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
20
27.0
8
10.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
24
32.0
12
15.8
2019 Metro Exodus
13
18.0
6
8.9
2019 World War Z
22
30.1
11
14.9
2019 Gears of War 5
18
24.4
9
12.0
2019 F1 2019
22
30.0
11
14.8
2019 GreedFall
18
23.8
8
11.8
2019 Borderlands 3
13
17.5
6
8.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
27
36.2
13
17.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
12
16.3
6
8.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
18
24.4
9
12.0
2018 Just Cause 4
17
23.0
8
11.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
17
22.8
8
11.3
2018 Strange Brigade
27
35.8
13
17.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
26
34.7
12
17.1
2017 For Honor
25
33.1
12
16.4
2017 Project CARS 2
26
34.7
13
17.2
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
40
53.9
20
26.6
2016 Dishonored 2
22
29.9
11
14.8
2015 Rocket League
52
69.3
26
34.3
2015 Need For Speed
29
39.4
14
19.5
2015 Project CARS
28
38.1
14
18.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
38
50.7
19
25.0
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
90
119.7
44
59.2
2009 League of Legends
83
110.3
41
54.5

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
AMD Radeon HD 6950
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
16
24.1
8
12.6
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
9
14.0
5
7.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
9
14.0
5
7.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
5
8.0
2
4.2
2023 Forspoken
5
7.2
2
3.8
2023 The Callisto Protocol
4
6.4
2
3.4
2023 Dead Space
5
8.0
2
4.2
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
11
16.1
5
8.4
2023 Armored Core VI
11
16.1
5
8.4
2023 Immortals of Aveum
3
5.2
1
2.7
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
8
12.0
4
6.3
2023 Remnant II
4
6.0
2
3.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
6
8.8
3
4.6
2023 Atomic Heart
7
10.8
3
5.7
2023 Starfield
5
7.2
2
3.8
2022 Elden Ring
8
12.8
4
6.3
2022 God of War
12
18.1
6
8.9
2022 Overwatch 2
22
32.7
11
16.2
2022 F1 22
11
16.1
5
8.4
2022 Dying Light 2
11
16.1
5
8.4
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
12
18.1
6
9.5
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
19
28.1
10
14.7
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
11
16.1
5
8.4
2021 Forza Horizon 5
12
18.3
6
9.0
2021 Halo Infinite
9
13.0
4
6.4
2021 Battlefield 2042
11
16.5
5
8.1
2021 Hitman 3
14
20.1
7
10.5
2021 Far Cry 6
12
17.3
6
9.1
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
12
18.1
6
9.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
14
20.1
7
10.5
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
9
13.0
4
6.4
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
7
10.0
3
4.9
2020 Valorant
48
68.9
23
34.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
11
15.9
5
7.9
2020 Death Stranding
14
20.7
7
10.2
2020 Marvel's Avengers
7
10.7
3
5.3
2020 Godfall
9
13.6
4
6.7
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
9
13.5
4
6.7
2019 Apex Legends
14
20.0
5
8.0
2019 Anthem
8
12.5
3
5.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
12
17.5
4
7.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
13
19.7
6
9.7
2019 Metro Exodus
9
13.0
4
6.4
2019 World War Z
14
20.5
7
10.2
2019 Gears of War 5
12
17.7
6
8.7
2019 F1 2019
15
21.8
7
10.8
2019 GreedFall
9
13.0
4
6.4
2019 Borderlands 3
7
11.2
3
5.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
17
25.3
8
12.5
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
8
11.8
4
5.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
12
17.7
6
8.7
2018 Just Cause 4
10
14.7
5
7.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
9
13.8
4
6.8
2018 Strange Brigade
16
23.6
8
11.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
18
26.5
9
13.1
2017 For Honor
14
20.6
7
10.2
2017 Project CARS 2
20
29.5
10
14.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
32
45.9
15
22.7
2016 Dishonored 2
17
24.7
8
12.2
2015 Rocket League
28
41.2
14
20.4
2015 Need For Speed
20
29.5
10
14.6
2015 Project CARS
20
29.5
10
14.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
21
30.0
10
14.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
74
106.0
36
52.4
2009 League of Legends
41
58.9
20
29.1
GTX 780 vs HD 6950 with i7-3770K vs i7-975 at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 780 vs HD 6950 with i7-3770K vs i7-975 at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 780 vs HD 6950 with i7-3770K vs i7-975 at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 / i7-3770K

For the most part, the GTX 780 is still capable of playing modern games, but you would have to reduce settings to sustain those higher framerates. If keeping graphics quality settings closer to ultra or high is important, there are a few options for upgrades. It is worth noting that the GTX 780 is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. This combination between GTX 780 and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. Deciding whether to invest so much money in a high-end GPU like GTX 780 requires careful thought. This combination between GTX 780 and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 3072 MB RAM, the GTX 780 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
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AMD Radeon HD 6950 / i7-975

It is worth noting that the HD 6950 is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. With current 2048 MB RAM, the HD 6950 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. This combination between HD 6950 and Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between HD 6950 and Intel Core i7-975 @ 3.33GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 2048 MB RAM, the HD 6950 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
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GTX 780 vs HD 6950 Specifications Comparison

Board Design

GTX 780 HD 6950
Length10.5 inches 267 mm10.5 inches 267 mm
Outputs2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort2x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort
Power Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin2x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slotDual-slot
TDP250 W200 W

Clock Speeds

GTX 780 HD 6950
GPU Clock863 MHz800 MHz
Memory Clock1502 MHz 6008 MHz effective1250 MHz 5000 MHz effective

Graphics Card

GTX 780 HD 6950
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
GenerationGeForce 700Northern Islands (HD 6900)
Launch Price649 USD299 USD
ProductionEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
Release DateSep 10th, 2013Dec 14th, 2010

Graphics Features

GTX 780 HD 6950
DirectX12.0 (11_1)11.2 (11_0)
OpenCL1.21.2
OpenGL4.64.4
Shader Model5.15
Vulkan1.1.82N/A

Graphics Processor

GTX 780 HD 6950
ArchitectureKeplerTeraScale 3
Die Size561 mm²389 mm²
GPU NameGK110BCayman
GPU VariantGK110-301-B1Cayman PRO (215-0807019)
Process Size28 nm40 nm
Transistors7,080 million2,640 million

Memory

GTX 780 HD 6950
Bandwidth288.4 GB/s160.0 GB/s
Memory Bus384 bit256 bit
Memory Size3072 MB2048 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5

Render Config

GTX 780 HD 6950
ROPs4832
Shading Units23041408
TMUs19288

Theoretical Performance

GTX 780 HD 6950
FP32 (float) performance4,156 GFLOPS2,253 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance173.2 GFLOPS (1:24)563.2 GFLOPS (1:4)
Pixel Rate43.30 GPixel/s25.60 GPixel/s
Texture Rate173.2 GTexel/s70.40 GTexel/s
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What are CPU or GPU Bottlenecks?

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