NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti leads on gaming, scoring 14 — about 300% ahead of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280. For gaming the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti is the clear call: it's both faster and better value in that segment. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti comes out ahead in 4 of the 4 uses we score. On today's street prices the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 is the cheaper of the two: the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti costs around 8% more. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti wins outright: faster and better value.

GeForce GTX 280NVIDIAGeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIAour pick
Performance scores
Gaming3.514 ★
3D Modelling4.813.9 ★
AI3.48.8 ★
VR4.114.8 ★
Value scores
Gaming27.6 ★
3D Modelling2.87.6 ★
AI24.8 ★
VR2.48 ★
Specifications
UserBenchmark Speed3.622.4 ★
FP32 Compute0.93 TFLOPS5.05 TFLOPS ★
AI Throughput0 TOPS0 TOPS
VRAM1 GB3 GB ★
Mem Bandwidth141.7 GB/s336 GB/s ★
TDP236 W ★250 W
RRP$649 ★$699

★ marks the winner on each row (for TDP, latency and price, lower is better). Ties unmarked. Scores are our own absolute figures; specs and prices are facts from their sources.