NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
vs
AMD Radeon RX 480

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
AMD Radeon RX 480
GTX 780 RX 480 Difference
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 AMD Radeon RX 480
Price $ 355.0 $ 399.0 44 (12%)
Year 2013 2016 3 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 84C 77C 7 (8%)
Max Fan Noise 52.7dB 51dB 1.7 (3%)
Recommended Power Supply 600W 500W 100 (17%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz ($248.98) Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz ($334.99)
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 59.8 FPS 4.1 (7%)
Average 1440p Performance 40.2 FPS 44.6 FPS 4.4 (11%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 34.6 FPS 38.5 FPS 3.9 (11%)
Average 4K Performance 24.5 FPS 27.4 FPS 2.9 (12%)
Memory 3 GB 8 GB 5 (167%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 11.7 $ 6.7 5 (43%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 16.1 $ 9.0 7.1 (44%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 18.8 $ 10.4 8.4 (45%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 26.5 $ 14.6 11.9 (45%)
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 AMD Radeon RX 480
Overall Combination Score 58/100 68/100 10 (17%)
Our Verdict: Upgrading from GTX 780 to RX 480 is not recommended as it is less than 30% of improvement in performance. In general, a reasonable upgrade is between 30% and 50% or more to justify the purchase of new hardware.
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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 RX 480

AMD ’s xx80 cards have always been defined by mid-range prices with performance that knocks on the door of high-end graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 4.0 graphics card inside the RX 480, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. The RX 480 is much more expensive than the R9 380 as it costs a whopping $ 400. Compare this to the R9 380, AMD Radeon R9 380X, which came originally at a price of $ 199, $ 229. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA closest equivalent card is the GTX 970 which costs $ 329.

Spec for spec, this RX 480 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the R9 380, by boasting 51.8 % more fps. The RX 480 has 8 GB RAM compared to the R9 380 's 2 GB video memory.

In our synthetic benchmarks, the RX 480 blows past the R9 380, AMD Radeon R9 380X and, amazingly, even the R9 390 as well. Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The RX 480 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the R9 380, AMD Radeon R9 380X and it really justifies an upgrade.

Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 970, the RX 480 was -3.9 % slower. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Spider-Man Remastered, F1 2019, Apex Legends, Overwatch 2, Battlefield V at 62 fps to 65 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 63 fps.

For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play World War Z, Fallout 76, Valorant at 62 fps to 101 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 75 fps. For 2160p 4K, we were able to play Valorant at 88 fps to 88 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 88 fps.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
AMD Radeon RX 480
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
39
44.1
43
48.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
27
30.1
29
33.0
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
23
26.1
25
28.6
2023 The Last of Us Part I
18
20.1
19
22.0
2023 Forspoken
20
23.3
22
25.5
2023 The Callisto Protocol
16
18.1
17
19.8
2023 Dead Space
27
30.1
29
33.0
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
32
35.7
35
39.1
2023 Armored Core VI
32
35.7
35
39.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
14
16.1
15
17.6
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
28
32.1
31
35.1
2023 Remnant II
16
18.1
17
19.8
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
21
24.1
23
26.4
2023 Atomic Heart
21
24.1
23
26.4
2023 Starfield
10
12.0
11
13.2
2022 Elden Ring
25
28.6
32
36.4
2022 God of War
24
27.1
31
34.5
2022 Overwatch 2
45
50.4
57
64.1
2022 F1 22
32
36.1
35
39.5
2022 Dying Light 2
30
34.1
33
37.3
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
30
34.1
33
37.3
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
50
56.2
55
61.5
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
36
40.1
39
43.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
24
27.4
31
34.9
2021 Halo Infinite
18
20.9
23
26.6
2021 Battlefield 2042
34
38.6
44
49.1
2021 Hitman 3
41
46.2
45
50.5
2021 Far Cry 6
38
42.9
42
47.0
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
42
47.0
46
51.4
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
42
47.4
46
51.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
19
22.1
25
28.1
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
12
14.4
16
18.4
2020 Valorant
87
96.9
111
123.4
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
34
38.0
43
48.4
2020 Death Stranding
39
43.9
50
55.9
2020 Marvel's Avengers
25
28.6
32
36.4
2020 Godfall
38
42.7
48
54.4
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
19
22.1
25
28.1
2019 Apex Legends
40
45.0
56
63.0
2019 Anthem
26
29.0
36
40.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
38
42.5
53
59.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
53
59.5
68
75.8
2019 Metro Exodus
23
26.5
30
33.7
2019 World War Z
44
48.9
76
85.0
2019 Gears of War 5
34
38.6
44
49.1
2019 F1 2019
43
48.4
55
61.6
2019 GreedFall
39
43.6
49
55.5
2019 Borderlands 3
27
30.6
35
39.0
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
53
58.9
67
75.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
20
22.7
26
28.9
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
32
35.6
40
45.4
2018 Just Cause 4
34
38.3
43
48.7
2018 Monster Hunter: World
37
41.2
47
52.5
2018 Strange Brigade
55
62.1
71
79.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
47
53.0
60
67.5
2017 For Honor
63
70.7
81
90.0
2017 Project CARS 2
45
50.1
57
63.7
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
54
60.7
69
77.2
2016 Dishonored 2
32
36.5
41
46.5
2015 Rocket League
185
206.2
236
262.5
2015 Need For Speed
51
57.1
65
72.7
2015 Project CARS
49
54.8
62
69.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
90
100.1
114
127.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
127
141.4
162
180.0
2009 League of Legends
238
265.1
303
337.5

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
AMD Radeon RX 480
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
25
32.1
28
35.1
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
17
22.1
19
24.2
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
16
20.1
17
22.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
12
15.3
13
16.7
2023 Forspoken
12
15.3
13
16.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
10
12.8
11
14.1
2023 Dead Space
16
20.1
17
22.0
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
23
28.9
25
31.6
2023 Armored Core VI
23
28.9
25
31.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
8
11.2
9
12.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
17
22.1
19
24.2
2023 Remnant II
9
12.0
10
13.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
14
18.1
15
19.8
2023 Atomic Heart
13
17.3
15
18.9
2023 Starfield
8
10.8
9
11.9
2022 Elden Ring
18
22.6
22
28.7
2022 God of War
18
23.3
23
29.6
2022 Overwatch 2
34
43.3
44
55.1
2022 F1 22
17
22.1
19
24.2
2022 Dying Light 2
17
22.1
19
24.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
19
24.1
21
26.4
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
32
40.1
35
43.9
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
20
26.1
22
28.6
2021 Forza Horizon 5
18
23.6
24
30.0
2021 Halo Infinite
15
18.8
19
24.0
2021 Battlefield 2042
20
25.6
26
32.6
2021 Hitman 3
26
32.9
28
36.0
2021 Far Cry 6
25
32.1
28
35.1
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
26
33.3
29
36.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
24
30.9
27
33.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
15
19.1
19
24.4
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
10
12.7
12
16.1
2020 Valorant
63
79.2
80
100.9
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
23
29.7
30
37.9
2020 Death Stranding
27
34.0
34
43.4
2020 Marvel's Avengers
16
20.3
20
25.9
2020 Godfall
22
28.6
29
36.4
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
16
20.6
21
26.3
2019 Apex Legends
26
33.5
37
46.9
2019 Anthem
18
23.0
25
32.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
26
33.0
36
46.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
32
40.1
40
51.0
2019 Metro Exodus
16
20.6
20
26.2
2019 World War Z
28
35.7
49
62.0
2019 Gears of War 5
22
28.0
28
35.6
2019 F1 2019
27
34.3
34
43.6
2019 GreedFall
25
31.5
32
40.1
2019 Borderlands 3
17
21.5
21
27.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
33
42.4
43
54.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
14
18.6
18
23.6
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
22
28.0
28
35.6
2018 Just Cause 4
22
28.3
28
36.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
23
28.9
29
36.7
2018 Strange Brigade
34
43.3
44
55.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
30
38.3
38
48.7
2017 For Honor
32
41.2
42
52.5
2017 Project CARS 2
28
35.3
36
45.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
43
54.8
55
69.7
2016 Dishonored 2
24
31.2
31
39.7
2015 Rocket League
70
88.4
90
112.5
2015 Need For Speed
35
44.2
44
56.2
2015 Project CARS
33
41.8
42
53.3
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
51
64.8
66
82.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
94
117.8
120
150.0
2009 League of Legends
117
147.3
150
187.5

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
AMD Radeon RX 480
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
21
28.6
30
40.1
2019 Anthem
14
19.0
20
26.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
20
27.0
28
37.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
24
32.0
30
40.7
2019 Metro Exodus
13
18.0
17
22.8
2019 World War Z
22
30.1
39
52.3
2019 Gears of War 5
18
24.4
23
31.1
2019 F1 2019
22
30.0
29
38.2
2019 GreedFall
18
23.8
23
30.3
2019 Borderlands 3
13
17.5
16
22.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
27
36.2
35
46.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
12
16.3
15
20.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
18
24.4
23
31.1
2018 Just Cause 4
17
23.0
22
29.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
17
22.8
22
29.1
2018 Strange Brigade
27
35.8
34
45.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
26
34.7
33
44.1
2017 For Honor
25
33.1
31
42.1
2017 Project CARS 2
26
34.7
33
44.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
40
53.9
52
68.6
2016 Dishonored 2
22
29.9
28
38.1
2015 Rocket League
52
69.3
67
88.3
2015 Need For Speed
29
39.4
38
50.1
2015 Project CARS
28
38.1
36
48.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
38
50.7
49
64.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
90
119.7
115
152.5
2009 League of Legends
83
110.3
106
140.4

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780
AMD Radeon RX 480
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
16
24.1
18
26.4
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
9
14.0
10
15.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
9
14.0
10
15.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
5
8.0
6
8.8
2023 Forspoken
5
7.2
5
7.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
4
6.4
4
7.0
2023 Dead Space
5
8.0
6
8.8
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
11
16.1
12
17.6
2023 Armored Core VI
11
16.1
12
17.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
3
5.2
3
5.7
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
8
12.0
9
13.2
2023 Remnant II
4
6.0
4
6.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
6
8.8
6
9.7
2023 Atomic Heart
7
10.8
8
11.9
2023 Starfield
5
7.2
5
7.9
2022 Elden Ring
8
12.8
11
16.4
2022 God of War
12
18.1
16
23.0
2022 Overwatch 2
22
32.7
29
41.6
2022 F1 22
11
16.1
12
17.6
2022 Dying Light 2
11
16.1
12
17.6
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
12
18.1
13
19.8
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
19
28.1
21
30.8
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
11
16.1
12
17.6
2021 Forza Horizon 5
12
18.3
16
23.3
2021 Halo Infinite
9
13.0
11
16.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
11
16.5
14
21.0
2021 Hitman 3
14
20.1
15
22.0
2021 Far Cry 6
12
17.3
13
18.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
12
18.1
13
19.8
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
14
20.1
15
22.0
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
9
13.0
11
16.5
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
7
10.0
8
12.8
2020 Valorant
48
68.9
61
87.8
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
11
15.9
14
20.3
2020 Death Stranding
14
20.7
18
26.3
2020 Marvel's Avengers
7
10.7
9
13.6
2020 Godfall
9
13.6
12
17.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
9
13.5
12
17.2
2019 Apex Legends
14
20.0
19
28.0
2019 Anthem
8
12.5
12
17.5
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
12
17.5
17
24.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
13
19.7
17
25.1
2019 Metro Exodus
9
13.0
11
16.5
2019 World War Z
14
20.5
24
35.7
2019 Gears of War 5
12
17.7
15
22.5
2019 F1 2019
15
21.8
19
27.8
2019 GreedFall
9
13.0
11
16.5
2019 Borderlands 3
7
11.2
10
14.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
17
25.3
22
32.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
8
11.8
10
15.0
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
12
17.7
15
22.5
2018 Just Cause 4
10
14.7
13
18.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
9
13.8
12
17.6
2018 Strange Brigade
16
23.6
21
30.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
18
26.5
23
33.7
2017 For Honor
14
20.6
18
26.2
2017 Project CARS 2
20
29.5
26
37.5
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
32
45.9
40
58.5
2016 Dishonored 2
17
24.7
22
31.5
2015 Rocket League
28
41.2
36
52.5
2015 Need For Speed
20
29.5
26
37.5
2015 Project CARS
20
29.5
26
37.5
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
21
30.0
26
38.2
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
74
106.0
94
135.0
2009 League of Legends
41
58.9
52
75.0
GTX 780 vs RX 480 with i7-3770K vs i7-6700K at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 780 vs RX 480 with i7-3770K vs i7-6700K at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 780 vs RX 480 with i7-3770K vs i7-6700K 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 RX 480 / i7-6700K

For the most part, the RX 480 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. In terms of memory, the RX 480 's 8192 MB RAM is more than enough for modern games and should not cause any bottlenecks.
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GTX 780 vs RX 480 Specifications Comparison

Board Design

GTX 780 RX 480
Board NumberP2083 SKU 25C940, D009-01
Length10.5 inches 267 mm9.5 inches 241 mm
Outputs2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort1x HDMI3x DisplayPort
Power Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slotDual-slot
TDP250 W150 W

Clock Speeds

GTX 780 RX 480
Boost Clock902 MHz1266 MHz
GPU Clock863 MHz1120 MHz
Memory Clock1502 MHz 6008 MHz effective2000 MHz 8000 MHz effective

Graphics Card

GTX 780 RX 480
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationGeForce 700Arctic Islands (RX 400)
Launch Price649 USD229 USD
ProductionEnd-of-lifeActive
Release DateSep 10th, 2013Jun 29th, 2016

Graphics Features

GTX 780 RX 480
DirectX12.0 (11_1)12.0 (12_0)
OpenCL1.22
OpenGL4.64.5
Shader Model5.16
Vulkan1.1.821.1.82

Graphics Processor

GTX 780 RX 480
ArchitectureKeplerGCN 4.0
Die Size561 mm²244 mm²
GPU NameGK110BEllesmere
GPU VariantGK110-301-B1Polaris 10 XT (215-0876184)
Process Size28 nm14 nm
Transistors7,080 million5,700 million

Memory

GTX 780 RX 480
Bandwidth288.4 GB/s256.0 GB/s
Memory Bus384 bit256 bit
Memory Size3072 MB8192 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5

Render Config

GTX 780 RX 480
ROPs4832
Shading Units23042304
TMUs192144

Theoretical Performance

GTX 780 RX 480
FP32 (float) performance4,156 GFLOPS5,834 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance173.2 GFLOPS (1:24)364.6 GFLOPS (1:16)
Pixel Rate43.30 GPixel/s40.51 GPixel/s
Texture Rate173.2 GTexel/s182.3 GTexel/s
What to Consider Before Buying a Graphics Card

What to Consider Before Buying a Graphics Card

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Resolution VS Quality: Impact on Game Performance

Resolution VS Quality: Impact on Game Performance

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Ultra VS High Quality Settings in PC Games

Ultra VS High Quality Settings in PC Games

Every player has a different notion about the ideal setting for PC games. But in most cases, opting for a High quality graphics configuration is the way to go.

What are CPU or GPU Bottlenecks?

What are CPU or GPU Bottlenecks?

Are you getting sudden frame drops? you might have a bottleneck.
What is the acceptable FPS speed for me?

What is the acceptable FPS speed for me?

For some games, you can still enjoy great garphics at lower frame rates.
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