GPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 970 vs 780

Gaming

Real world tests using the latest 3D games

crysis: warhead (2013), Crysis: Warhead (2012), Batman: Arkham City and 6 more

Benchmarks

Synthetic tests to measure overall performance

Passmark

Compute Performance

General computing tests executed on the GPU

Passmark Direct Compute

Noise and Power

How loud and hot does the card run idle and under load

TDP

GPUBoss Score

Gaming, Benchmarks, Compute Performance and Noise and Power

Winner
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 

GPUBoss recommends the Nvidia GeForce GTX 970  based on its noise and power.

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Differences What are the advantages of each

Front view of GeForce GTX 970

Reasons to consider the
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970

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Significantly higher clock speed 1,050 MHz vs 863 MHz More than 20% higher clock speed
More memory 4,096 MB vs 3,072 MB Around 35% more memory
Much higher turbo clock speed 1,178 MHz vs 902 MHz More than 30% higher turbo clock speed
Higher pixel rate 67.2 GPixel/s vs 41.4 GPixel/s More than 60% higher pixel rate
Better passmark score 8,934 vs 8,054 More than 10% better passmark score
Higher effective memory clock speed 7,012 MHz vs 6,008 MHz More than 15% higher effective memory clock speed
More render output processors 64 vs 48 16 more render output processors
Higher memory clock speed 1,753 MHz vs 1,502 MHz More than 15% higher memory clock speed
Lower TDP 148W vs 250W More than 40% lower TDP
Front view of GeForce GTX 780

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Nvidia GeForce GTX 780

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More texture mapping units 192 vs 104 88 more texture mapping units
More shading units 2,304 vs 1,664 640 more shading units
Wider memory bus 384 bit vs 256 bit 50% wider memory bus

Benchmarks Real world tests of GeForce GTX 970 vs 780

Passmark Industry standard benchmark for overall graphics card performance

Passmark Direct Compute Measures performance of general-purpose computing using Microsoft DirectCompute

Reviews Word on the street

GeForce GTX 970  vs 780 

9.6
9.3
I find the EVGA's GTX 970 SC ACX quite noisy in both idle and load, other board partners are doing much better here, offering completely passive operation in idle, and a very quiet gaming experience.
GeForce GTX 970

Comments

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My GTX 970 Strix is at a stable clock of 1440Mhz and memory is clocked at 7700Mhz. It's seriously a boss.
Sounds like someone just bought a 780ti before the price went down haha
In the Gaming of course the 970 is better but not in other things
Sigh....it holds up quite well against the 780 from TPU's review: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_970_SLI/20.html
Who's wrong? http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_970_SLI/20.html
Do you even know what you're talking about? The STRIX is a very well built card. I have it overclocked at 1470 mhz without a voltage increase and it's running at 67c with the overclock. It typically boosts up to 1540 easily so what more do you want? lol... Obviously it's not going to be running at that speed consistently, but saying that the Strix is crap is extremely short sighted. There are reports that the MSI card is going through some QC issues, and it doesn't even offer a back plate! I've been using the Strix since last friday and I'm happy to report that i've had absolutely no issues with it so far and it's performance is matching the benchmark performance of other 970's easily, and doing so with much better build quality.
Not really the 780 has slightly better fps in games, but when you overclock the 970 it crushed the 780 plus you get a newer card that will stand the test of time better
I wish you could compare non-reference cards.......because these results are bullshit. The EVGA 970 that I was looking to buy has a core clock of at least 1100 MHz and my current EVGA Classified 780 is right up there with it. I really want to see exactly side by side in this matter.
Wrong. Mongoloid.
I wasn't writing it off per say. Only telling him that he is wrong in assuming that the score is wrong. That the 780 is still a more powerful card. I did mention that the 970 is the better bang for buck however.
As a matter of fact. The GTX 970 beats the 780 by 5-10% whilst the GTX 980 beats the 780 by 10-20% performance and fps wise as well as the 980 beating the 780 Ti by 10-15%. Key notes from majority of benchmarks apart from the crappy Strix from ASUS. MSI GTX 970 Gaming > can over clock at 1567 Mhz and still have temperatures not going over 69 degrees celsius Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 Gaming > can also overclock at 1549 Mhz and still have temepratures not going over 69 degrees celsius. Compared to a GTX 780. Even the heavily overclocked GTX 780 Lightning from MSi can't even go pass 1300 Mhz without suffering from heavy noise and 76+ Degrees cel temperatures. Also apart from the Strix again (since strix is more of like for casual gamers who don't game heavily. Strix is for "silent rigs" and obviously are not even over clock as much as the other competition). Other GTX 970's from MSi, Gigabyte, and EVGA and some other companies easily beats the GTX 780 (and overclocking wise it even leaves the GTX 780 even if you OC the 780). Thats why right now the GTX 970 is a value for money. for 1 its a very good overclocker it can reach 1500 mhz easily as I have mentioned and still don't go over 70 degrees celsius. 2nd it has lower tdp meaning lower power consumptions and lower heat output 3rd it literally out performs the GTX 780 kepler base card. This is both on stock or over clocking. Obviously from the MSI gaming 970 and Gigabyte gaming 970, the "Strix" from Asus is not for Gaming. hence the crappy benchmark they have on that video from linux. Check the Benchmark's on all the games http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/nvidia-geforce-gtx-970-and-980-reference-review,1.html 970 beating a 780. It just shows that the Strix 970 is CRAP. Don't buy it.
What if the 780 is available for 300$ as part of a short term deal, would it not get the newer features like MFAA announced recently? Or is it just as good then?
>1) 970 outperforms the 780 in gaming benchmarks. Yeah right, in your dreams. All x80 are best single gpu cards what comes raw performance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqz4tDM6Wl8
A 770 has it's mem clocked 1000mhz higher than on a 680, among some other improvements. It's not merely a 680 in another shell, although it's close. Basically a beefed up 680 in another shell.
1) 970 outperforms the 780 in gaming benchmarks. 2) 770 is as fast as the 680 because it IS a 680. 3) 760 is not as fast as the 670.
Get your hands on one of the new Maxwell's before writing them off anybody - I was the grand prize winner at indianapolis' Game24 event by Nvidia. Won & have had a GTX 980 for 3 days now and have gotten it (so far) up to 1300mhz core and 7600mhz DDR on stock voltages. It is a BEAST of a graphics card. Running an i7-4790k @ 4.8GHz with the GTX 980 I scored a 12,197 on 3dMark Fire Strike. I WILL be getting a second GTX 980 for this system and laugh at anybody who says it's a slouch - especially considering I am scoring 50% higher than my GTX 760 that uses MORE wattage
Except that a 780 can easily OC higher all the same. It will do 1200 MHz core with stock voltages. Much more (1300+) with unlocked voltage. The GTX 780 is still a stronger card when compared at the same clock speeds with the 970. The 970 is a hell of a value though at its price, making it the best bang for buck card currently available which used to be the R9 290.
The score is so wrong! The 970 is way better than the 780. The 970 is as fast as the 780. There's also the fact that the 970 when overclocked is as fast as the 980. This card just oozes value in everyway. Efficient, powerful and costs 330$ there's no way you can go wrong with the 970.
It's actually faster than a 780 and almost as fast as a 780 Ti.
970 seems like a really nice value for it's price. Probably will get this over the 780.
just to let you know, this 970 can easily compete with a gtx titan or 780 ti in games, with overclock its even faster, it scales like +10% clock= +10% fps. its awsome. gonna get it some time soon
I'm not an expert, so, I was wondering if the lower score on Texture Mapping Units is something important enough for me to buy the GTX 780 over the GTX 970...
if you look at benchmarks of the to cards the gtx 970 is better
This is disappointing. The 970 should still at least be not more than 10% slower than the 780. From what I'm seeing, it's just a more power efficient version of the 770. Unlike previous versions where the 770 is as fast as the 680, and the 760 is as fast the 670.
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