NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3DMark Performance Revealed – Almost As Fast As GTX Titan

NVIDIA would launch their GeForce GTX 780 flagship GPU of the GeForce 700 series tomorrow but thanks to Videocardz, we have a first look at the performance numbers of the GPU which look really impressive.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Performance On Par With GeForce GTX Titan

If you had been following us then you would know that the GeForce GTX 780 is based on a slightly cut down version of the GK110 core which was featured on the GeForce GTX Titan. The GTX 780 would be the flagship product of the 700 series and would be based on a cut down version of the GK110 core codenamed “GK110-300-A2″. This core would have 2304 cores and a 3 GB GDDR5 memory which would operate along a 384-bit memory interface. The core is maintained at 863 MHz with Turbo boost of 900 MHz while the memory operates at the reference 1502 MHz or 6 GHz effective clock speed. The GPU would be powered by an 8+6 Pin connectors which represent a 250W TDP while display connectors include Dual Link DVI, HDMI and a single display port.
The model tested in specific was from manufacturer “GIgabyte” and the card is essentially a reference model which makes use of the Titan cooling scheme. You can see its specifications below:

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 780 Specs:

Base Clock: 863 MHz
Boost Clock: 889 MHz (GPU Boost 2.0)
Memory Clock: 6008 MHz
CUDA Cores: 2304
Bus Type: PCI-E 3.0
Memory: 3GB GDDR5
Memory Bus: 384-bit
TDP: 250 W (6+8pin connectors)
Display Outputs: DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI, DisplayPort
Height: 112 mm
Length: 267 mm
Cooler: 2 slot

According to the latest performance figures in 3DMark 11, 3DMark FireStrike and 3DMark Vantage, the card is just around 3.3% on average slower than the $1000 GeForce GTX Titan while being upto 26% faster than GeForce GTX 680 and 27% faster than Radeon HD 7970 GHz edition. With such an improvement the GTX 780 could change the mind of those looking forward to buy GTX TItan since the card would cost way too less at $599-$659 compared to the $1000 cost of the Titan. The only advantage the GTX Titan has is the 6 GB VRAM other than which its performance is matched by the cut down GK110 core on the GTX 780. Following is the performance breakdown:

3DMark FireStrike (Extreme):

NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan: 4250 Marks
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780: 4087 Marks
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680: 3041 Marks
AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz: 3346 Marks

3DMark FireStike (Performance):

NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan: 7808 Marks
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780: 7649 Marks
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680: 5968 Marks
AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz: 6582 Marks

3DMark 11 (Extreme):

NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan: 4708 Marks
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780: 4403 Marks
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680: 3237 Marks
AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz: 3237 Marks

3DMark 11 (Performance):

NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan: 9719 Marks
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780: 9579 Marks
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680: 8286 Marks
AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz: 8556 Marks

3DMark Vantage (Extreme):

NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan: 24982 Marks
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780: 23951 Marks
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680: 19100 Marks
AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz: 18520 Marks

3DMark Vantage (Performance):

NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan: 39644 Marks
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780: 38985 Marks
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680: 33517 Marks
AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz: 26098 Marks