Graphics card comparison
GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 780
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 1050
2048 Mb GDDR5
Released 25 Oct 2016
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VS
Nvidia
GeForce GTX 780
3072 Mb GDDR5
Released 23 May 2013
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Summary
Gaming performance index
- GeForce GTX 1050100%
- GeForce GTX 780117%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 1050
- 175 watts lower power draw. This might be a strong point if your current power supply is not enough to handle the GeForce GTX 780 .
- This is a much newer product, it might have better long term support.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Supports Direct3D 12 Async Compute
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Pascal), there may be no performance optimizations for current games and applications
Reasons to consider the GeForce GTX 780
- 17% higher gaming performance.
- Supports PhysX
- Supports G-Sync
- Supports ShadowPlay (allows game streaming/recording with minimum performance penalty)
- Based on an outdated architecture (Nvidia Kepler), there are less performance optimizations for current games and applications
Our verdict
HWSpot recommends the GeForce GTX 780
The GeForce GTX 780 is the better performing card based on the game benchmark suite used (4 combinations of games and resolutions).
Specifications
Core configuration
| GeForce GTX 1050 | GeForce GTX 780 |
|---|
| GPU Name | GP107 (GP107-300-A1) | GK110 (GK110-300-A1) |
| Fab Process | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Die Size | 132 mm² | 561 mm² |
| Transistors | 3,300 million | 7,080 million |
| Shaders | 640 | 2304 |
| Compute Units | 5 | 12 |
| Core clock | 1354 MHz | 863 MHz |
| ROPs | 32 | 48 |
| TMUs | 40 | 192 |
Memory configuration
| GeForce GTX 1050 | GeForce GTX 780 |
|---|
| Memory Type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Bus Width | 128 bit | 384 bit |
| Memory Speed | 1752 MHz
7008 MHz effective | 1502 MHz
6008 MHz effective |
| Memory Size | 2048 Mb | 3072 Mb |
Additional details
| GeForce GTX 1050 | GeForce GTX 780 |
|---|
| TDP | 75 watts | 250 watts |
| Release Date | 25 Oct 2016 | 23 May 2013 |
Raw performance comparison
Pixel Rate
- GeForce GTX 105043.30 GP/s
- GeForce GTX 78041.40 GP/s
GigaPixels - higher is better
Texel Rate
- GeForce GTX 105054.20 GT/s
- GeForce GTX 780166.00 GT/s
GigaTexels - higher is better
Memory bandwidth
- GeForce GTX 1050112.10 GB/s
- GeForce GTX 780288.00 GB/s
GB/s - higher is better
Single precision performance
- GeForce GTX 10501733.10 GFLOPs
- GeForce GTX 7803977.00 GFLOPs
GFLOPs - higher is better
Game benchmarks
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 105058
- GeForce GTX 78068
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 105033
- GeForce GTX 78039
FPS (higher is better)
Grand Theft Auto V
DX11, Max Details, 16:1 AF, 2xMSAA
- GeForce GTX 105039
- GeForce GTX 78047
FPS (higher is better)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
DX11,Max Details, 16:1 HQ-AF, +AA
- GeForce GTX 105025
- GeForce GTX 78029
FPS (higher is better)