Inno3D GeForce GTX 780 Ti vs MSI GTX 1080 Ti Sea Hawk X

A higher transistor count generally indicates a newer, more powerful processor.

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The thermal design power (TDP) is the maximum amount of power the cooling system needs to dissipate. A lower TDP typically means that it consumes less power.

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A smaller size indicates that the process to create the chip is newer.

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PCI Express (PCIe) is a high speed expansion card standard, that connects the computer to it's peripherals. Newer versions can support more bandwidth and deliver better performance.

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The graphics card contains two graphics processing units (GPUs). This generally results in better performance than a similar, single-GPU graphics card.

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The number of pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.

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The graphics processing unit (GPU) has a higher clock speed.

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The memory clock speed is one aspect that determines the memory bandwidth.

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The number of textured pixels that can be rendered to the screen every second.

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Floating-point performance is a measurement of the raw processing power of the GPU.

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Shading units (or stream processors) are small processors within the graphics card that are responsible for processing different aspects of the image.

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This is the maximum rate that data can be read from or stored into memory.

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The effective memory clock speed is calculated from the size and data rate of the memory. Higher clock speeds can give increased performance in games and other applications.

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A wider bus width means that it can carry more data per cycle. It is an important factor of memory performance, and therefore the general performance of the graphics card.

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Newer versions of GDDR memory offer improvements such as higher transfer rates that give increased performance.

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Devices with a HDMI or mini HDMI port can transfer high definition video and audio to a display.

Allows you to connect to a display using DisplayPort.

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Allows you to connect to a display using DVI.

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OpenGL is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.

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DirectX is used in games, with newer versions supporting better graphics.

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Some applications use OpenCL to utilise the power of the graphics processing unit (GPU) for non-graphical computing. Newer versions introduce more functionality and better performance.

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Allows you to view in ultra-high definition.

The graphics card supports multi-display technology. This allows you to configure multiple monitors in order to create a more immersive gaming experience, such as having a wider field of view.

Allows you to view in 3D (if you have a 3D display and glasses).

This benchmark measures the graphics performance of a video card. Source: PassMark.

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A lower load temperature means that the card produces less heat and its cooling system performs better.

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This benchmark measures the general purpose computational power of a graphics card. Source: PassMark.

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A lower idle temperature means that the card produces less heat and its cooling system performs better.

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The level of noise when under a heavy workload.

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