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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti

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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti is a high-end desktop graphics card based on the Kepler architecture in 28 nm. It uses the full GK110 chip with 2880 CUDA cores and was the fastest single chip card at the beginning of 2014. The 780 Ti is much faster than the similar named laptop graphics card Nvidia GeForce GTX 780M (based on the GK104 like the desktop GTX 770 but with lower clock rates).

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590

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The Nvidia GeForce GTX 590 is a high-end desktop graphics card that was announced early 2011. It is based on two GF110 chips (Fermi architecture) in SLI on a single board. Compared to two GTX 580 in SLI, the GTX 590 offers reduced clock rates and therefore is a bit slower.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 590NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
GeForce GTX 500 Series
GeForce GTX 780 Ti 2880 @ 0.88 - 0.93 GHz384 Bit @ 3500 MHz
GeForce GTX 760 1152 @ 0.98 - 1.03 GHz256 Bit @ 3000 MHz
GeForce GTX 750 Ti 640 @ 1.02 - 1.09 GHz128 Bit @ 2700 MHz
GeForce GTX 590 1024 @ 0.61 GHz384 Bit @ 1707 MHz
GeForce GTX 580 512 @ 0.78 GHz384 Bit @ 2004 MHz
GeForce GTX 570 480 @ 0.73 GHz320 Bit @ 1600 MHz
GeForce GTX 560 Ti 384 @ 0.82 GHz256 Bit @ 2004 MHz
GeForce GTX 550 Ti 192 @ 0.9 GHz192 Bit @ 2050 MHz
GeForce GTX 590 1024 @ 0.61 GHz384 Bit @ 1707 MHz
GeForce GTX 580 512 @ 0.78 GHz384 Bit @ 2004 MHz
GeForce GTX 570 480 @ 0.73 GHz320 Bit @ 1600 MHz
GeForce GTX 560 Ti 384 @ 0.82 GHz256 Bit @ 2004 MHz
GeForce GTX 550 Ti 192 @ 0.9 GHz192 Bit @ 2050 MHz
CodenameGK110GF110GF116
ArchitectureKeplerFermiFermi
Pipelines2880 - unified1024 - unified192 - unified
Core Speed875 - 928 (Boost) MHz607 MHz900 MHz
Memory Speed3500 MHz1707 MHz2050 MHz
Memory Bus Width384 Bit384 Bit192 Bit
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5GDDR5
Max. Amount of Memory3 GB2x1536 MB1024 MB
Shared Memorynonono
APIDirectX 12 (FL 11_0), Shader 5.0, OpenGL 4.4DirectX 11, Shader 5.0DirectX 11, Shader 5.0
Power Consumption250 Watt365 Watt170 Watt
Transistors7.1 Billion6 Billion1.2 Billion
technology28 nm40 nm40 nm
FeaturesSLI, Purevideo, 3D Vision, PhysX, CUDA, GPU Boost 2.0, GeForce Experience, Adaptive VSync
Date of Announcement07.11.2013 24.03.2011 15.03.2011
Link to Manufacturer Pagewww.nvidia.de
Shader Speed1215 MHz1800 MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy - GeForce GTX 780 Ti
4.4 pt (13%)
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
24263 Points (23%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
75688 Points (19%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
9974 Points (15%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
11812 Points (11%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
352453 Points (39%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
13151 Points (16%)
min: 7286     avg: 8058     median: 8057.5 (10%)     max: 8829 Points
2464 Points (3%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
15619 Points (12%)
min: 9135     avg: 9167     median: 9166.5 (7%)     max: 9198 Points
2272 Points (2%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
38813 Points (11%)
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
min: 20883     avg: 25720     median: 25719.5 (7%)     max: 30556 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. total + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
10229 Points (3%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
46186 Points (25%)
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
min: 29323     avg: 31597     median: 31597 (17%)     max: 33871 Points
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
9923 Points (5%)
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590
3DMark 06
25150 Points (33%)
3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
15553 Points (20%)
Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
143.4 fps (47%)
Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
185.9 fps (35%)
136 fps (26%)
31.9 fps (6%)
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit + NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
36 fps (12%)

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti → 100% n=5

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 → 66% n=5

Average Benchmarks NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti → 20% n=5

- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
red legend - Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
1 This benchmark is not used for the average calculation

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

F1 2014

F1 2014

2014
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
133  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
131  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
127  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
118  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
66.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
65.7  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
64.7  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
89.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
84.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
67.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
63.9  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
250.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
234.4  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
166.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
116.3  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
225.8  fps
med. 1344x756
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
194.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
112.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
88  fps
Fifa 15

Fifa 15

2014
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
326.1  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
284.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
268.7  fps
Sims 4

Sims 4

2014
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
168.9  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
102.1  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
92.3  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
90.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
57.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
67.3  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
78.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
90  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
284.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
159.9  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
139.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
122.6  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
94.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
79.7  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
62.7  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
52.2  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
60  fps
med. 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
60  fps
high 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
60  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
60  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
98.2  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
95.7  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
90.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
58.6  fps
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
98.2  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
96.3  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
97.8  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
76.8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
170.1  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
154  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
110.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
81.8  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
171  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
147.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
136  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
89  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
99.6  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
87.7  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
79.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
80.6  fps
Dota 2

Dota 2

2013
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
119.7  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
118.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
118.1  fps
GRID 2

GRID 2

2013
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
210.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
159  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
148.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
129.9  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
141.3  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
138.1  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
123.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
80.9  fps
low 1280x720
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
289.9  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
237.9  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
218.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
116.4  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
485.5  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
391  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
309  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
148.6  fps
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
146.2  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
135.7  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
107.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
60.3  fps
Far Cry 3

Far Cry 3

2012
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
131.4  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
119.7  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
100.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
65.6  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
96  fps
med. 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
90  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
80.1  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
74  fps
low 1024x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
131.6  fps
high 1366x768
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
72.9  fps
ultra 1920x1080
100%
GeForce GTX 780 Ti:
66.4  fps
low 1024x768
GeForce GTX 590:
123  fps
med. 1366x768
GeForce GTX 590:
110  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 590:
98  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
57  fps
Fifa 12

Fifa 12

2011
low 800x600
GeForce GTX 590:
575  fps
med. 1024x768
GeForce GTX 590:
387  fps
high 1360x768
GeForce GTX 590:
320  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
250  fps
F1 2011

F1 2011

2011
low 800x600
GeForce GTX 590:
126  fps
med. 1024x768
GeForce GTX 590:
71  fps
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 590:
89  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
84  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
130  fps
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
109  fps
high 1600x900
GeForce GTX 590:
47  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
16  fps
Crysis 2

Crysis 2

2011
high 1366x768
GeForce GTX 550 Ti:
72  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
101 101 ~ 101 fps
GeForce GTX 550 Ti:
26  fps
Total War: Shogun 2

Total War: Shogun 2

2011
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
74.6  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
86  fps
Fifa 11

Fifa 11

2010
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
257  fps
Civilization 5

Civilization 5

2010
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
82.1  fps
Mafia 2

Mafia 2

2010
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
133.9  fps
GeForce GTX 550 Ti:
59.2  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
112  fps
GeForce GTX 550 Ti:
46  fps
Just Cause 2

Just Cause 2

2010
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
66.6  fps
high 1600x900
GeForce GTX 550 Ti:
38  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
50  fps
GeForce GTX 550 Ti:
13  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
83.4  fps
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
144  fps
Stalker: Call of Pripyat

Stalker: Call of Pripyat

2010
ultra 1920x1200
GeForce GTX 590:
112  fps
Risen

Risen

2009
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
127  fps
Resident Evil 5

Resident Evil 5

2009
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
134.5  fps
Need for Speed Shift

Need for Speed Shift

2009
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
100  fps
Colin McRae: DIRT 2

Colin McRae: DIRT 2

2009
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 550 Ti:
57  fps
Anno 1404

Anno 1404

2009
ultra 1280x1024
GeForce GTX 590:
153  fps
ArmA 2

ArmA 2

2009
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
44  fps
Sims 3

Sims 3

2009
high 1280x1024
GeForce GTX 590:
184  fps
F.E.A.R. 2

F.E.A.R. 2

2009
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
179  fps
Far Cry 2

Far Cry 2

2008
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
150  fps
Trackmania Nations Forever

Trackmania Nations Forever

2008
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
145  fps
Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

2007
high 1280x1024
GeForce GTX 590:
176  fps
Supreme Commander - FA Bench

Supreme Commander - FA Bench

2007
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
86  fps
Crysis - GPU Benchmark

Crysis - GPU Benchmark

2007
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
66.6  fps
GeForce GTX 550 Ti:
19.5  fps
Crysis - CPU Benchmark

Crysis - CPU Benchmark

2007
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
71.9  fps
World in Conflict - Benchmark

World in Conflict - Benchmark

2007
ultra 1920x1080
GeForce GTX 590:
102  fps
Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

Half Life 2 - Lost Coast Benchmark

2005
high 1024x768
GeForce GTX 590:
265.6  fps
Quake 4

Quake 4

2005
ultra 1024x768
GeForce GTX 590:
62  fps
World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

2005
high 1280x1024
GeForce GTX 590:
126  fps
Doom 3

Doom 3

2004
ultra 1024x768
GeForce GTX 590:
370  fps
Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

Quake 3 Arena - Timedemo

1999
high 1024x768
GeForce GTX 590:
860  fps

Average Gaming NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti → 100%

Average Gaming 30-70 fps → 100%

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 590NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
lowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4Klowmed.highultraQHD4K
F1 2014133131127118
The Evil Within66.165.764.7
Ryse: Son of Rome89.484.967.963.9
Alien: Isolation250.3234.4166.6116.3
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor225.8194.9112.388
Fifa 15326.1284.4268.7
Sims 4168.9102.192.390.4
Risen 3: Titan Lords57.167.378.490
GRID: Autosport284.3159.9139.4122.6
Watch Dogs94.479.762.752.2
Wolfenstein: The New Order60606060
The Elder Scrolls Online98.295.790.158.6
Thief98.296.397.876.8
Call of Duty: Ghosts170.1154110.681.8
Battlefield 4171147.913689
Saints Row IV99.687.779.680.6
Dota 2119.7118.6118.1
GRID 2210.4159148.9129.9
Metro: Last Light141.3138.1123.980.9
BioShock Infinite289.9237.9218.6116.4
Tomb Raider485.5391309148.6
Crysis 3146.2135.7107.260.3
Far Cry 3131.4119.7100.265.6
Hitman: Absolution969080.174
Guild Wars 2131.672.966.4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 TiNVIDIA GeForce GTX 590NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
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