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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M is a graphics card released on May 30, 2013, built on the Kepler architecture. It has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus, 160.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth, a boost clock of 797 MHz and a 122 W board power rating. It scores 3,909 in the PassMark G3D benchmark. It supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5, Vulkan 1.2 and CUDA compute capability 3.0.

KeplerGK104

8/10 key specs recorded · 27 facts

Depth: 34 recorded fields, 1 feature, 5 PassMark workloads

Specification data last verified October 1, 2026 against PassMark Videocard Benchmark and Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09). Coverage: 8 of 10 tracked specifications recorded.

PassMark Videocard Benchmark PassMark Videocard Benchmark Wikipedia GPU list tables (wikigrid-2026-09)

Shading units

n/a

Memory

4 GB

GDDR5 · 256-bit

Boost clock

n/a

797 MHz base

Board power

122 W

Performance

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M scores 3,909 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 77.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked (PassMark rank #640), measured across 899 submitted results. Its PassMark G2D score is 424.

PassMark G3D Mark

3,909

Rank #640
Faster than 77.1% of 2,658 GPUs
899 samples

0relative to the fastest GPU on record (41,928)

PassMark workload tests

DirectX 9 74 fps

reference: fastest recorded 526 fps · faster than 69.1% of 1,675 GPUs

DirectX 10 16 fps

reference: fastest recorded 231 fps · faster than 58.1% of 1,602 GPUs

DirectX 11 34 fps

reference: fastest recorded 362 fps · faster than 62.1% of 1,430 GPUs

DirectX 12 14 fps

reference: fastest recorded 213 fps · faster than 45.3% of 1,274 GPUs

GPU Compute 1,787 ops/s

reference: fastest recorded 26,591 ops/s · faster than 62.1% of 1,447 GPUs

Averages of PassMark PerformanceTest submissions; frames/sec are PassMark test-scene rates, not game FPS. Tests PassMark does not report for this card are omitted. PassMark listing

In the PassMark workload tests the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M averages DirectX 9 74 fps, DirectX 10 16 fps, DirectX 11 34 fps, DirectX 12 14 fps and GPU Compute 1,787 ops/s, across 899 submitted results. Frames per second are PassMark test-scene rates, not game frame rates.

As stated by PassMark

Category Mobile

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Max memory 4 GB

Core clock 797 MHz

DirectX 11

OpenGL 4.5

Max TDP 122 W

First benchmarked 2013-06-06

Samples 899

PassMark listing (collected 2026-10-01)

PassMark's own listing for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M states the PCIe 3.0 x16 interface, up to 4 GB of memory, a core clock of 797 MHz, DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.5, first benchmarked on 2013-06-06. These are PassMark's figures, shown separately from the specification tables above.

Graphics processor

Architecture Kepler

Codename GK104

Chip Not recorded

Process node Not recorded

Transistors Not recorded

Die size Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M is based on the Kepler architecture and uses the GK104 graphics processor.

Clock speeds

Base clock 797 MHz

Boost clock Not recorded

Game clock Not recorded

Memory clock Not recorded

Effective memory clock Not recorded

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M runs at a base clock of 797 MHz.

Memory

Size 4 GB

Type GDDR5

Bus width 256-bit

Bandwidth 160.0 GB/s

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M is equipped with 4 GB of GDDR5 memory, uses a 256-bit memory bus and delivers 160.0 GB/s of memory bandwidth.

Board and power

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M has a board power rating of 122 W and it connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

Board power (TDP) 122 W

Total board power Not recorded

Suggested PSU Not recorded

Power connectors Not recorded

Slot width Not recorded

Length Not recorded

Width Not recorded

Height Not recorded

Cooler Not recorded

Max temperature Not recorded

Bus interface PCIe 3.0 x16

Market

Launched May 30, 2013

Launch price Not recorded

Status Not recorded

Form factor Not recorded

Segment Desktop

Series GeForce GTX

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M was released on May 30, 2013.

Benchmarks

PassMark G3D 3,909

PassMark G2D 424

Rank #640

Samples 899

Graphics and compute APIs

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M supports DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5, Vulkan 1.2 and CUDA compute capability 3.0.

DirectX 12

OpenGL 4.5

Vulkan 1.2

CUDA compute capability 3.0

Feex has no recorded OpenCL version for the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M.

Features

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M has 1 supported feature recorded outside the media engine. A feature that no source mentions is shown as not listed, never as unsupported.

Compute and AI

Supported: CUDA Compute capability 3.0

Support for NVIDIA's CUDA computing platform, used by many creative, scientific and AI applications.

Not listed (2)

No source Feex holds states whether the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M supports Tensor cores and NVLink / SLI. That is silence, not a statement that they are unsupported.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M supports CUDA (Compute capability 3.0) under Compute and AI.

Naming and aliases

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M is also known by other names: PassMark also lists it as NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M (Mobile).

Other names (PassMark) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M (Mobile)

Frequently asked questions

How much VRAM does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M have?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M has 4 GB of GDDR5 memory on a 256-bit bus. Its memory bandwidth is 160.0 GB/s.

How much power does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M use and what power supply does it need?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M has a board power rating of 122 W.

How fast is the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M scores 3,909 in the PassMark G3D benchmark, higher than 77.1% of the 2,658 GPUs benchmarked. Its PassMark rank is #640. In the PassMark DirectX 12 test it averages 14 fps.

What is the CUDA compute capability of the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M has CUDA compute capability 3.0.

What bus interface does the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M use?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M connects over PCIe 3.0 x16.

When was the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M released?

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M was released on May 30, 2013.

Corrections to this record

After an audit, 1 empty field was filled from sources. Each change is listed with its old value, new value, rule and sources.

1 filled value

Architecture: Kepler (was Not recorded). Rule: Architecture from chip codename. chip GK104 -> Kepler. Sources: Wikipedia: List of Nvidia graphics processing units (revision 1377107724).

The audit log is public: all changes for this GPU, the corrections overview and the method.