10 Aug 2021 - Graphics card reviewed

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

GeForce GTX 780 Zotac OC Edition is capable of DirectX 11 gaming requirements.

We take a look at game performance achieved on this graphics card when running 2023 popular games. This short GeForce GTX 780 Zotac OC Edition game hardware review looks at the graphics card frame rate performance on Ultra graphics settings at 1080p, 1440p and 4K screen resolutions. We look at 1000 of the most demanding games available today and this GPU is better than the recommended graphics requirement of more than 299 games in the list.

The 1080p FPS on Ultra for the GeForce GTX 780 Zotac OC Edition shows us that Days Gone is getting a playable result of 39 FPS, and then we are seeing Star Citizen predicted to return a reasonable 46 FPS while another game on our list is the Grand Theft Auto VI which is predicted to get 14 frames per second at Ultra 1080p.

Next up we increase screen res tests to accommodate the growing in popularity 1440p screen size. So we researched the upcoming Star Citizen to predict how the GeForce GTX 780 Zotac OC Edition would deal with it. Our research revealed a playable series of FPS results across these graphics presets - Low: 93 FPS, Medium: 73 FPS, High: 49 FPS and Ultra: 35 FPS. Next we looked at Grand Theft Auto VI which we predict will be weak with a 11 FPS at Ultra 1440p. And finally looked at Days Gone that got an Ultra 1440p FPS of 29. After a look at the popular games running at 1440p with the GeForce GTX 780 Zotac OC Edition, this is not a bad choice for a larger screen size like this. Some games will struggle though, but with some careful graphic option adjustments in-game you can normally find a suitable visual experience with this GPU at 1440p.

How many years will the GeForce GTX 780 Zotac OC Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the GeForce GTX 780 Zotac OC Edition in your PC? 12-18 months of top end gaming is still left in this graphics card

Whats a good PC graphics upgrade for the GeForce GTX 780 Zotac OC Edition? If you are thinking of upgrading this graphics card then we would currently suggest the RX 5000 Series Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB. This PC hardware upgrade performs 26% better and can run 716 of today’s 1000 most demanding PC games. Alternatively if you are thinking of upgrading this graphics card then we would currently suggest the R-500 Series Radeon RX Vega 64 8GB. This PC hardware upgrade performs 77% better and can run 956 of today’s 1000 most demanding PC games.