GeForce GTX 780M vs Radeon HD 5830

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 780M and Radeon HD 5830. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 780M and Radeon HD 5830. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.

GeForce GTX 780M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 780M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 780M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 780M Radeon HD 5830
Power consumption (TDP) 122 Watt 175 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 5830 has 43% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 780M.
  • GeForce GTX 780M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 5830 uses PCIe 2.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 780M has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5830.
  • GeForce GTX 780M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 5830 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 780M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 5830 - with TeraScale 2.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 780M is 23 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5830.
  • GeForce GTX 780M is manufactured by 28 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 5830 - by 40 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5830 is 1500 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 780M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 20−22 8−9
ultra / 1080p 12−14 5−6
QHD / 1440p 6−7 0−1
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 18−20
medium / 1080p 24−27 10−11
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 780M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 150% more, than Radeon HD 5830.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 780M Radeon HD 5830
Architecture Kepler TeraScale 2
Code name N14E-GTX Cypress
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 30 May 2013 25 February 2010
Pipelines 1536 1120
Core clock speed 823 MHz 800 MHz
Boost Clock 797 MHz
Transistor count 3,540 million 2,154 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 40 nm
Texture fill rate 102.0 44.80
Floating-point performance 2,448 gflops 1,792.0 gflops
Length 282 mm
Memory bus width 256 Bit 256 Bit
Memory clock speed 2500 MHz 4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.0 GB/s 128.0 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model 5.1 5.0
OpenGL 4.5 4.4
OpenCL 1.1 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126 N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 1536
Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 82 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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