NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
vs
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
GTX 780M GTX 970M Difference
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Price $ 1,162.0 $ 1,249.0 87 (7%)
Year 2013 2014 1 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 84C 64C 20 (24%)
Max Fan Noise 52.7dB 47.5dB 5.2 (10%)
Recommended Power Supply 122W 95W 27 (22%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz ($248.98) *closest mobile equivalent* Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz ($284.99) *closest mobile equivalent*
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 39.0 FPS 42.5 FPS 3.5 (9%)
Average 1440p Performance 28.1 FPS 30.5 FPS 2.4 (9%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 24.2 FPS 26.3 FPS 2.1 (9%)
Average 4K Performance 17.1 FPS 18.7 FPS 1.6 (9%)
Memory 4 GB 3 GB 1 (25%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 29.8 $ 29.4 0.4 (1%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 41.4 $ 41.0 0.4 (1%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 48.0 $ 47.5 0.5 (1%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 68.0 $ 66.8 1.2 (2%)
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Overall Combination Score 27/100 33/100 6 (22%)
Our Verdict: Upgrading from GTX 780M to GTX 970M 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.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M

Game Performance at selected quality settings

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
27
30.9
30
33.5
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
18
21.1
20
22.8
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
16
18.3
17
19.8
2023 The Last of Us Part I
12
14.1
13
15.2
2023 Forspoken
14
16.3
15
17.7
2023 The Callisto Protocol
11
12.6
12
13.8
2023 Dead Space
18
21.1
20
22.9
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
22
25.0
24
27.2
2023 Armored Core VI
22
25.0
24
27.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
10
11.2
10
12.2
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
20
22.5
22
24.5
2023 Remnant II
11
12.6
12
13.8
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
15
16.8
16
18.3
2023 Atomic Heart
15
16.8
16
18.3
2023 Starfield
7
8.4
8
9.2
2022 Elden Ring
18
20.0
21
23.5
2022 God of War
17
19.0
20
22.3
2022 Overwatch 2
31
35.3
37
41.5
2022 F1 22
22
25.3
24
27.4
2022 Dying Light 2
21
23.9
23
25.8
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
21
23.9
23
25.8
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
35
39.3
38
42.6
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
25
28.1
27
30.4
2021 Forza Horizon 5
17
19.2
20
22.6
2021 Halo Infinite
13
14.6
15
17.2
2021 Battlefield 2042
24
27.0
28
31.8
2021 Hitman 3
29
32.3
31
35.0
2021 Far Cry 6
27
30.0
29
32.7
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
29
32.8
32
35.8
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
29
33.2
32
35.9
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
13
15.5
16
18.2
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
9
10.1
10
11.9
2020 Valorant
61
67.8
71
79.9
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
23
26.6
28
31.3
2020 Death Stranding
27
30.7
32
36.2
2020 Marvel's Avengers
18
20.0
21
23.5
2020 Godfall
26
29.9
31
35.2
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
13
15.5
16
18.2
2019 Apex Legends
28
31.5
38
42.4
2019 Anthem
18
20.3
24
27.3
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
26
29.8
36
40.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
37
41.7
43
48.6
2019 Metro Exodus
16
18.6
19
21.6
2019 World War Z
30
34.2
37
41.5
2019 Gears of War 5
24
27.0
28
31.8
2019 F1 2019
30
33.9
35
39.9
2019 GreedFall
27
30.5
32
35.9
2019 Borderlands 3
19
21.4
22
25.2
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
37
41.2
43
48.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
14
15.9
16
18.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
22
24.9
26
29.4
2018 Forza Horizon 4
25
28.7
38
43.1
2018 Fallout 76
37
41.3
37
41.4
2018 Hitman 2
28
32.2
29
32.3
2018 Just Cause 4
24
26.8
28
31.2
2018 Monster Hunter: World
25
28.8
30
33.7
2018 Strange Brigade
39
43.5
46
51.2
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
27
30.1
29
32.3
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
25
28.4
39
43.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
33
37.1
38
43.3
2017 For Honor
44
49.5
51
57.7
2017 Project CARS 2
31
35.1
36
40.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
38
42.5
44
49.5
2016 Ashes of the Singularity
19
21.6
23
26.6
2016 Hitman
23
26.5
36
40.3
2016 Rise of the Tomb Raider
34
38.0
42
47.5
2016 The Division
27
30.5
31
35.2
2016 Overwatch
39
44.1
60
67.4
2016 Dishonored 2
23
25.6
26
29.9
2015 DiRT Rally
48
54.3
57
63.6
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
32
35.7
34
38.2
2015 The Witcher 3
25
28.0
31
35.2
2015 Total War: Attila
23
26.4
29
32.3
2015 Rocket League
129
144.3
151
168.2
2015 Need For Speed
36
40.0
41
46.6
2015 Project CARS
34
38.4
40
44.7
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
63
70.1
74
82.6
2014 GRID Autosport
58
64.9
67
75.3
2014 Shadow of Mordor
42
47.7
50
56.3
2014 The Talos Principle
51
57.1
53
58.9
2014 Thief
38
42.8
44
49.1
2013 Bioshock Infinite
65
72.6
70
78.2
2013 Company of Heroes 2
31
35.5
35
39.2
2013 Crysis 3
34
38.4
37
41.8
2013 GRID 2
64
71.9
77
85.9
2013 Metro: Last Light
41
46.1
46
51.6
2013 Total War: Rome 2
38
42.8
48
54.1
2013 Battlefield 4
44
49.4
48
54.3
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
89
99.0
103
115.3
2009 League of Legends
166
185.5
194
216.3
2008 Crysis: Warhead
44
49.1
44
49.2

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
18
22.5
19
24.3
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
12
15.5
13
16.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
11
14.1
12
15.2
2023 The Last of Us Part I
8
10.7
9
11.6
2023 Forspoken
8
10.7
9
11.6
2023 The Callisto Protocol
7
9.0
7
9.8
2023 Dead Space
11
14.0
12
15.3
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
16
20.2
17
22.0
2023 Armored Core VI
16
20.2
17
22.0
2023 Immortals of Aveum
6
7.9
6
8.6
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
12
15.4
13
16.8
2023 Remnant II
6
8.4
7
9.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
10
12.6
11
13.8
2023 Atomic Heart
9
12.1
10
13.1
2023 Starfield
6
7.6
6
8.3
2022 Elden Ring
12
15.8
14
18.6
2022 God of War
13
16.3
15
19.2
2022 Overwatch 2
24
30.3
28
35.7
2022 F1 22
12
15.5
13
16.7
2022 Dying Light 2
12
15.5
13
16.7
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
13
16.9
14
18.2
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
22
28.1
24
30.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
14
18.3
15
19.8
2021 Forza Horizon 5
13
16.5
15
19.4
2021 Halo Infinite
10
13.2
12
15.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
14
17.9
16
21.1
2021 Hitman 3
18
23.0
20
25.0
2021 Far Cry 6
18
22.5
19
24.5
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
18
23.3
20
25.4
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
17
21.6
18
23.4
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
10
13.4
12
15.8
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
7
8.9
8
10.5
2020 Valorant
44
55.4
52
65.3
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
16
20.8
19
24.5
2020 Death Stranding
19
23.8
22
28.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
11
14.2
13
16.7
2020 Godfall
16
20.0
18
23.5
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
11
14.4
13
17.0
2019 Apex Legends
18
23.5
25
31.6
2019 Anthem
12
16.1
17
21.7
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
18
23.1
24
31.1
2019 Resident Evil 2
22
28.1
26
32.7
2019 Metro Exodus
11
14.4
13
16.8
2019 World War Z
20
25.0
24
30.3
2019 Gears of War 5
15
19.6
18
23.1
2019 F1 2019
19
24.0
22
28.3
2019 GreedFall
17
22.1
20
26.0
2019 Borderlands 3
12
15.1
14
17.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
23
29.7
28
35.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
10
13.0
12
15.3
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
15
19.6
18
23.1
2018 Forza Horizon 4
19
23.8
29
36.4
2018 Hitman 2
16
21.0
16
20.9
2018 Just Cause 4
15
19.8
18
23.1
2018 Monster Hunter: World
16
20.2
18
23.5
2018 Strange Brigade
24
30.3
28
35.7
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
18
23.1
19
24.9
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
14
18.6
22
28.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
21
26.8
24
31.2
2017 For Honor
23
28.8
26
33.7
2017 Project CARS 2
19
24.7
23
28.8
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
30
38.4
35
44.7
2016 Ashes of the Singularity
15
19.0
18
23.2
2016 Hitman
15
19.6
23
29.1
2016 Rise of the Tomb Raider
20
25.2
26
32.6
2016 The Division
16
20.2
20
25.7
2016 Overwatch
24
30.4
36
46.2
2016 Dishonored 2
17
21.8
20
25.4
2015 DiRT Rally
29
37.2
34
43.0
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
19
24.4
20
25.7
2015 The Witcher 3
16
20.4
20
26.0
2015 Total War: Attila
13
17.3
16
21.1
2015 Rocket League
49
61.8
57
72.1
2015 Need For Speed
24
30.9
28
36.0
2015 Project CARS
23
29.3
27
34.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
36
45.4
42
53.4
2014 GRID Autosport
39
48.9
44
56.1
2014 Shadow of Mordor
26
33.5
26
33.5
2014 The Talos Principle
32
40.5
33
41.5
2014 Thief
23
29.4
25
32.4
2013 Bioshock Infinite
37
47.4
40
50.5
2013 Company of Heroes 2
18
23.2
20
25.2
2013 Crysis 3
18
23.0
20
25.6
2013 GRID 2
41
51.7
48
60.6
2013 Metro: Last Light
31
38.9
33
41.5
2013 Total War: Rome 2
21
27.2
26
33.5
2013 Battlefield 4
25
31.4
27
34.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
66
82.5
76
96.2
2009 League of Legends
82
103.1
96
120.2
2008 Crysis: Warhead
25
31.9
24
31.1

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
15
20.0
20
26.9
2019 Anthem
10
13.3
13
17.9
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
14
18.9
19
25.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
17
22.4
19
26.1
2019 Metro Exodus
9
12.6
11
14.6
2019 World War Z
16
21.1
19
25.5
2019 Gears of War 5
12
17.1
15
20.1
2019 F1 2019
15
21.0
18
24.8
2019 GreedFall
12
16.7
14
19.6
2019 Borderlands 3
9
12.3
10
14.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
19
25.3
22
29.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
8
11.4
10
13.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
12
17.1
15
20.1
2018 Forza Horizon 4
16
21.4
24
32.4
2018 Hitman 2
13
18.0
13
17.6
2018 Just Cause 4
12
16.1
14
18.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
12
16.0
14
18.6
2018 Strange Brigade
19
25.1
22
29.5
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
14
19.5
15
20.9
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
11
15.2
17
23.2
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
18
24.3
21
28.3
2017 For Honor
17
23.2
20
27.0
2017 Project CARS 2
18
24.3
21
28.3
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
28
37.7
33
43.9
2016 Overwatch
18
24.6
28
37.5
2016 Dishonored 2
15
20.9
18
24.4
2015 Rocket League
36
48.5
43
56.6
2015 Need For Speed
20
27.6
24
32.1
2015 Project CARS
20
26.7
23
31.1
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
26
35.5
31
41.8
2014 Thief
21
28.4
24
32.2
2013 Bioshock Infinite
31
41.1
34
45.1
2013 GRID 2
32
42.5
37
49.8
2013 Total War: Rome 2
20
27.2
25
33.4
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
63
83.8
74
97.7
2009 League of Legends
58
77.2
68
90.0
2008 Crysis: Warhead
23
31.5
24
32.6

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
11
16.9
12
18.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
6
9.8
7
10.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
6
9.8
7
10.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
3
5.6
4
6.1
2023 Forspoken
3
5.1
3
5.5
2023 The Callisto Protocol
3
4.5
3
4.9
2023 Dead Space
3
5.6
4
6.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
7
11.2
8
12.2
2023 Armored Core VI
7
11.2
8
12.2
2023 Immortals of Aveum
2
3.6
2
4.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
5
8.4
6
9.2
2023 Remnant II
2
4.2
3
4.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4
6.2
4
6.7
2023 Atomic Heart
5
7.6
5
8.3
2023 Starfield
3
5.1
3
5.5
2022 Elden Ring
6
9.0
7
10.6
2022 God of War
8
12.7
10
14.9
2022 Overwatch 2
16
22.9
18
26.9
2022 F1 22
7
11.3
8
12.2
2022 Dying Light 2
7
11.3
8
12.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
8
12.7
9
13.7
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
13
19.7
14
21.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
7
11.3
8
12.2
2021 Forza Horizon 5
8
12.8
10
15.0
2021 Halo Infinite
6
9.1
7
10.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
8
11.6
9
13.6
2021 Hitman 3
9
14.1
10
15.2
2021 Far Cry 6
8
12.1
9
13.1
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
8
12.6
9
13.8
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
9
14.1
10
15.2
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
6
9.1
7
10.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
4
7.0
5
8.2
2020 Valorant
33
48.2
39
56.8
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
7
11.1
9
13.1
2020 Death Stranding
10
14.5
11
17.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
5
7.5
6
8.8
2020 Godfall
6
9.5
7
11.2
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
6
9.5
7
11.2
2019 Apex Legends
9
14.0
13
18.8
2019 Anthem
6
8.8
8
11.8
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
8
12.3
11
16.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
9
13.8
11
16.1
2019 Metro Exodus
6
9.1
7
10.5
2019 World War Z
10
14.4
12
17.4
2019 Gears of War 5
8
12.4
10
14.6
2019 F1 2019
10
15.3
12
18.0
2019 GreedFall
6
9.1
7
10.7
2019 Borderlands 3
5
7.8
6
9.2
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
12
17.7
14
20.9
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
5
8.3
6
9.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
8
12.4
10
14.6
2018 Forza Horizon 4
11
16.1
16
24.2
2018 Hitman 2
8
12.6
8
12.1
2018 Just Cause 4
7
10.3
8
12.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
6
9.7
7
11.3
2018 Strange Brigade
11
16.5
13
19.4
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
9
13.3
9
14.1
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
6
9.8
10
15.1
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
13
18.6
15
21.6
2017 For Honor
10
14.4
11
16.8
2017 Project CARS 2
14
20.7
16
24.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
22
32.1
26
37.5
2016 Overwatch
10
15.7
16
24.0
2016 Dishonored 2
12
17.3
14
20.2
2015 Rocket League
20
28.9
23
33.7
2015 Need For Speed
14
20.7
16
24.0
2015 Project CARS
14
20.7
16
24.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
14
21.0
17
24.8
2014 Thief
16
23.6
19
27.7
2013 Bioshock Infinite
20
29.5
23
33.8
2013 GRID 2
19
27.7
22
32.5
2013 Total War: Rome 2
16
23.7
20
28.9
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
51
74.2
60
86.5
2009 League of Legends
28
41.2
33
48.1
2008 Crysis: Warhead
18
27.1
20
29.7
GTX 780M vs GTX 970M with i7-3770K vs i7-4770K at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 780M vs GTX 970M with i7-3770K vs i7-4770K at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 780M vs GTX 970M with i7-3770K vs i7-4770K at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M / i7-3770K

In terms of cost, pricing clearly is a genuine issue here and the price of GTX 780M is simply ridiculous. This combination between GTX 780M and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 780M and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 4096 MB RAM, the GTX 780M can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970M / i7-4770K

In terms of cost, pricing clearly is a genuine issue here and the price of GTX 970M is simply ridiculous. With regards to max load temperature, the GTX 970M 's cooling is excellent at keeping it cool and under control. This combination between GTX 970M and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 970M and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 3072 MB RAM, the GTX 970M can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

GTX 780M vs GTX 970M Specifications Comparison

Board Design

GTX 780M GTX 970M
Board NumberP2053 SKU 1P2754 SKU 2 / 5
OutputsNo outputsNo outputs
Power ConnectorsNoneNone
Slot WidthMXM ModuleMXM Module
TDP122 Wunknown

Clock Speeds

GTX 780M GTX 970M
Boost Clock797 MHz1038 MHz
GPU Clock771 MHz924 MHz
Memory Clock1250 MHz 5000 MHz effective1253 MHz 5012 MHz effective

Graphics Card

GTX 780M GTX 970M
Bus InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)MXM-B (3.0)
GenerationGeForce 700MGeForce 900M
ProductionEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
Release DateMay 11th, 2013Oct 7th, 2014

Graphics Features

GTX 780M GTX 970M
CUDA3.05.2
DirectX12.0 (11_0)12.0 (12_1)
OpenCL1.21.2
OpenGL4.64.6
Shader Model5.16.4
Vulkan1.1.1031.1.103

Graphics Processor

GTX 780M GTX 970M
ArchitectureKeplerMaxwell 2.0
Die Size294 mm²398 mm²
FoundryTSMCTSMC
GPU NameGK104GM204
GPU VariantN14E-GTX-A2N16E-GT-A2
Process Size28 nm28 nm
Transistors3,540 million5,200 million

Memory

GTX 780M GTX 970M
Bandwidth160.0 GB/s120.3 GB/s
Memory Bus256 bit192 bit
Memory Size4 GB6 GB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5

Render Config

GTX 780M GTX 970M
L1 Cache16 KB (per SMX)48 KB (per SMM)
L2 Cache512 KB1536 KB
ROPs3248
Shading Units15361280
TMUs12880

Theoretical Performance

GTX 780M GTX 970M
FP32 (float) performance2.448 TFLOPS2.657 TFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance102.0 GFLOPS (1:24)83.04 GFLOPS (1:32)
Pixel Rate25.50 GPixel/s49.82 GPixel/s
Texture Rate102.0 GTexel/s83.04 GTexel/s

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