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 280NVIDIA | GeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIAour pick | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance scores | ||
| Gaming | 3.5 | 14 ★ |
| 3D Modelling | 4.8 | 13.9 ★ |
| AI | 3.4 | 8.8 ★ |
| VR | 4.1 | 14.8 ★ |
| Value scores | ||
| Gaming | 2 | 7.6 ★ |
| 3D Modelling | 2.8 | 7.6 ★ |
| AI | 2 | 4.8 ★ |
| VR | 2.4 | 8 ★ |
| Specifications | ||
| UserBenchmark Speed | 3.6 | 22.4 ★ |
| FP32 Compute | 0.93 TFLOPS | 5.05 TFLOPS ★ |
| AI Throughput | 0 TOPS | 0 TOPS |
| VRAM | 1 GB | 3 GB ★ |
| Mem Bandwidth | 141.7 GB/s | 336 GB/s ★ |
| TDP | 236 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.
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