10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

The GeForce GTX 780 Inno3D HerculeZ 2000 Edition is a very low performing piece of gaming hardware and can probably only run indie system requirements.

DirectX 11 gaming system requirements will be met by this gpu.

Game performance for the GeForce GTX 780 Inno3D HerculeZ 2000 Edition where we look at the bigger games played in 2023. Looking closely at the graphics card frame rate performance on Ultra graphics settings at 1080p, 1440p and 4K screen resolutions. Of the 1000 most demanding recommended specs found in game requirements today, this gpu is more powerful than the graphics requirement of 298 games in todays list.

With 1080p being the most common gaming resolution at the moment we explored how well the GeForce GTX 780 Inno3D HerculeZ 2000 Edition can run Back 4 Blood at 1080p and saw it return reasonable frame rates at the following graphics settings - Low: 117 FPS, Medium: 93 FPS, High: 62 FPS and Ultra: 45 FPS. For performance contrast we can see that Days Gone returns a playable 38 FPS at Ultra 1080p.

Moving screen sizes up to 1440p we ran Back 4 Blood on the GeForce GTX 780 Inno3D HerculeZ 2000 Edition to see that it got a playable set of frame rates. Here are the low to ultra results at 1440p - L: 90FPS, M: 71FPS, H: 48FPS, U: 34FPS. Another popular game to test at 1440p with this card was Days Gone which seemed playable in performance netting an Ultra FPS of 29 FPS. Finally we then took a look at Grand Theft Auto VI where its predicted Ultra 1440p Frame rates were weak at 9 FPS. 1440p gaming on the GeForce GTX 780 Inno3D HerculeZ 2000 Edition is going to need to lower its graphics settings to medium on modern games.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 780 Inno3D HerculeZ 2000 Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 780 Inno3D HerculeZ 2000 Edition in your PC? Our current calculations suggest a graphics card upgrade will be required in around 12-18 months

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 780 Inno3D HerculeZ 2000 Edition? A suitable upgrade choice for the GeForce GTX 780 Inno3D HerculeZ 2000 Edition is the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB, which is 28% more powerful and can run 716 of the 1000 most demanding PC games beating their recommended requirements. Alternatively a suitable upgrade choice for the GeForce GTX 780 Inno3D HerculeZ 2000 Edition is the R-500 Series Radeon RX Vega 64 8GB, which is 81% more powerful and can run 956 of the 1000 most demanding PC games beating their recommended requirements.