While some games have more powerful requirements than this GPU, the GeForce GTX 780 MSI Lightning Edition is only really challenged by the most demanding games released today, but normally it is more than capable of running games with a stable frame rate at 1080p.

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

Only a couple of the most demanding games can be played by the GeForce GTX 780 MSI Lightning Edition.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 780 MSI Lightning Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 780 MSI Lightning Edition in your PC? Its time to start researching your next graphics card upgrade as the GeForce GTX 780 MSI Lightning Edition is failing to meet modern day gaming system requirements. A gpu AAA lifespan of around 6-12 months.

FPS System Benchmark

116 FPS

High

Game

Grand Theft Auto V

The GeForce GTX 780 MSI Lightning Edition was released on the 30 Aug 2013

Nvidia PC game performance check GeForce GTX 780 MSI Lightning Edition

GPU

Architecture

Kepler GK110-300-A1

Process

28nm

TMUs

192

Texture Rate

198 GTexel/s

ROPs

Pixel Rate

50 GPixel/s

Shader
Processing Units (Cuda Cores)

2304

Ray Tracing Cores

Tensor Cores

Driver Support

Release Price

Compatibility

Direct X

DX 12.0

Shader

5.0

Open GL

4.5

Resolution (WxH)

4096x2160

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Yes the GeForce GTX 780 MSI Lightning Edition graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Dedicated

Integrated

Memory

3072 MB

Memory Speed

1502 MHz

Memory Bus

384 Bit

Memory Type

GDDR5

Memory Bandwidth

288.4GB/sec

L2 Cache

1536KB

Display Connectors

VGA Connection

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

980 MHz

Boost Clock

1033 MHz

Power

Max Power

None

PSU

600 Watt

Power Connector

None

Recommended Hardware

Best CPU Match

Core i7-4770K 4-Core 3.5GHz

Best RAM Match

8 GB

Best Resolution

2560 x 1440

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GeForce GTX 780 MSI Lightning Edition Game Requirement Analysis

GeForce GTX 780 MSI Lightning Edition is a special edition of the high-end GeForce GTX 780.
This edition comes with a custom dual fan cooling solution which by itself should allow a slight performance boost, as GeForce GTX 780 benefits from the GPU Boost 2.0 technology.
Also, it has been overclocked out of the box from 863MHz to 980MHz while its boost clock is now of 1033MHz. The memory clock was left untouched.
Benchmarks indicate a 8% performance boost when compared to the reference card.

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GeForce GTX 780 MSI Lightning Edition vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

Avg. AAA Recommended Requirements

CPU

Core i7-970 6-Core 3.2GHz

Graphics Card

Radeon RX 470 4GB

RAM

11GB

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captaingunny

captaingunny's Rig
Saved at: Aug-19-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz oc: 30%

GFX

GeForce GTX 980 Ti EVGA Superclocked 6GB Edition

RAM

16GB DDR4 2666MHz

RES

2560 x 1440
width x height

Phone

LG Spirit [4G LTE H440N]

captaingunny's Game Library

GD Admin Approved: captaingunny is trusted by the GD Admin team

02:23 Dec-22-2013

132

Should i get this gpu or wait for 880 lightning edition?

pulseangel666

pulseangel666's Rig
Saved at: Feb-14-2018

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-3820 4-Core 3.60GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 780 MSI Lightning Edition

RAM

16GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Samsung Galaxy S IV

pulseangel666's Game Library

12:58 Feb-17-2014

I have this Card, and it's awsome, just be sure you have a big cabinet, because the Card is massive.

abdelaziz1993

abdelaziz1993's Rig
Saved at: Oct-27-2017

Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i5-4460 3.2GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 1050 MSI Gaming X 2GB

RAM

8GB DDR4 1600MHz

RES

4652 x 768
width x height

abdelaziz1993's Game Library

00:04 Aug-29-2016

when you are playing new games like rise of tomb raider or battlefield 4 does this gc gets to hot how many deegrees

GD Rating

7

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