AMD Radeon 780M vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER Comparison

Head-to-Head Benchmarks

The only directly comparable benchmark in the database is 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER scores 2690 points, while the AMD Radeon 780M scores 480 points. This produces a delta of -82.2% for the AMD part, meaning the RTX 5070 SUPER is roughly 5.6 times faster in this specific test. The gap is enormous and reflects the fundamental positioning of the two products.

Looking at their average benchmark scores tells a more complete story, though the comparison is limited because the two parts share only one test in common. The AMD Radeon 780M has an average benchmark score of 17588 across its three recorded tests (3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, Geekbench OpenCL, and Geekbench Vulkan). The RTX 5070 SUPER has only one recorded benchmark result, its 3DMark Steel Nomad score of 2690, which also serves as its average. The 780M's average is inflated by its strong Geekbench scores: 18602 in OpenCL and 33683 in Vulkan. Those results are not directly comparable to the RTX 5070 SUPER, because no Geekbench entries exist for the NVIDIA card in the database.

The percentile ranking is where the data becomes striking. The AMD Radeon 780M sits at the 61st percentile of all GPUs tracked in the database. The RTX 5070 SUPER sits at only the 18th percentile. This is counterintuitive given the RTX 5070 SUPER's decisive win in the shared test. The explanation is that the percentile is derived from each card's own average benchmark score, and the RTX 5070 SUPER's percentile is based solely on its single 3DMark result. The 780M benefits from its Vulkan score of 33683, which is far above its other results and lifts its average considerably.

The nearest rivals for each card underscore how different their competitive neighborhoods are. The 780M's closest match is the AMD Radeon Pro 560 with an average score of 17551, a delta of just 0.2%. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 scores 17639, putting it 0.3% ahead of the 780M. The AMD Radeon HD 7790 scores 17666, 0.4% ahead. The AMD Radeon Pro 460 scores 17509, 0.5% behind. These are all extremely tight margins, indicating the 780M sits in a dense cluster of mid-range performers from several generations.

The RTX 5070 SUPER's nearest rivals are dramatically weaker in average score. The NVIDIA Quadro K1100M averages 2664, just 1% behind. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 averages 2662, 1.1% behind. The Intel Arc Pro B50 averages 2660, also 1.1% behind. The NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 averages 2645, 1.7% behind. These are all low-end or legacy parts, which suggests that the RTX 5070 SUPER's single benchmark result places it in a very different performance tier than its modern product name would imply.

FAQ

Q: Which GPU wins the only shared benchmark?

A: The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 SUPER wins 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12 with a score of 2690 against the AMD Radeon 780M's 480, a delta of -82.2% from the AMD card's perspective.

Q: How do their average benchmark scores compare?

A: The AMD Radeon 780M has an average benchmark score of 17588 across three tests. The RTX 5070 SUPER has an average of 2690 from a single test. The averages are not directly comparable because the test sets differ.

Q: Why is the RTX 5070 SUPER's percentile lower than the 780M's?

A: The RTX 5070 SUPER sits at the 18th percentile of all GPUs, while the 780M sits at the 61st percentile. The percentile is based on each card's average benchmark score, and the RTX 5070 SUPER's average is dragged down by having only one recorded test, the 3DMark result.

Q: What is the closest rival to the AMD Radeon 780M?

A: The AMD Radeon Pro 560 is the closest, with an average score of 17551, just 0.2% behind the 780M. The RTX 4060 is 0.3% ahead, the Radeon HD 7790 is 0.4% ahead, and the Radeon Pro 460 is 0.5% behind.

Q: What is the closest rival to the RTX 5070 SUPER?

A: The NVIDIA Quadro K1100M is the closest, averaging 2664, which is 1% behind the RTX 5070 SUPER's 2690. The GT 1030 and Intel Arc Pro B50 are each 1.1% behind.

Q: Which GPU has better Geekbench results?

A: The AMD Radeon 780M has recorded Geekbench OpenCL and Vulkan scores of 18602 and 33683 respectively. The RTX 5070 SUPER has no Geekbench results in the database.

Architecture Differences

The two GPUs come from entirely different design philosophies. The AMD Radeon 780M is an integrated graphics processor built on the Phoenix chip using RDNA 3.0 architecture, produced on a 4 nm process at TSMC. It belongs to the Navi III IGP generation. The RTX 5070 SUPER is a discrete GeForce 50-series card built on the GB205 chip using Blackwell 2.0 architecture, also fabricated by TSMC but on a 5 nm process.

The transistor counts differ substantially. The 780M packs 25,390 million transistors on a 178 mm² die, giving a density of 142.6 million transistors per square millimeter. The RTX 5070 SUPER contains 31,100 million transistors on a 263 mm² die, with a lower density of 118.3 million per square millimeter. The 780M's tighter packing is a consequence of its more modern 4 nm node.

Compute resources are vastly different in scale. The 780M has 768 shading units, 48 texture mapping units, and 32 raster operation pipelines. The RTX 5070 SUPER has 6400 shading units, 200 TMUs, and 80 ROPs. Ray tracing hardware also differs: the 780M has 12 RT cores, while the RTX 5070 SUPER has 50. Tensor cores exist only on the NVIDIA part, with 200 of them present. The 780M has no tensor core count listed in the database.

Clock behavior is another major divider. The 780M runs at a base clock of 800 MHz and boosts to 2900 MHz. The RTX 5070 SUPER runs at a base of 2325 MHz and boosts to 2512 MHz. Despite the much lower base clock, the 780M's boost reaches higher than the NVIDIA card's boost, but the NVIDIA card's massive shading unit count overwhelms the clock advantage.

Memory architecture could not be more different. The 780M uses system shared memory, with size, type, bus width, and bandwidth all marked as system dependent. The RTX 5070 SUPER uses 18 GB of GDDR7 memory on a 192-bit bus, delivering 672.0 GB/s of bandwidth. The NVIDIA card supports a memory clock of 1750 MHz, listed as 28 Gbps effective.

The Verdict

The data separates these two cards cleanly by intended role. The AMD Radeon 780M is an integrated GPU designed for low-power systems, with a TDP of 15 W and no power connectors. Its three benchmark results show a capable iGPU that reaches the 61st percentile of all GPUs, driven largely by its Geekbench Vulkan score of 33683. The RTX 5070 SUPER is a dual-slot discrete card with a 275 W TDP and a single 16-pin power connector. It wins the only shared test decisively.

The RTX 5070 SUPER's single benchmark result of 2690 in 3DMark Steel Nomad places it at the 18th percentile, but this is based on incomplete data. The card's nearest rivals are all low-end parts from previous generations, including the GT 1030 and GT 440. That grouping is likely an artifact of the database having only one test recorded for the RTX 5070 SUPER, rather than a true representation of its performance tier. The 780M, by contrast, has three recorded results and a competitive cluster of rivals within 0.5% of its average score.

For raw rendering throughput in a shared workload, the RTX 5070 SUPER is the clear winner. For integrated graphics in a power-constrained system, the 780M is the only one of the two that fits, given its 15 W TDP and lack of external power requirements. The RTX 5070 SUPER requires a 16-pin connector and a dual-slot footprint, making it unsuitable for the same class of system that would use a Phoenix IGP.

Specification Differences

The two GPUs differ in nearly every recorded specification. The 780M uses a 4 nm process, while the RTX 5070 SUPER uses 5 nm. Transistor counts are 25,390 million versus 31,100 million. Die size is 178 mm² versus 263 mm². Transistor density is 142.6M per mm² versus 118.3M per mm².

Clock speeds diverge: the 780M has an 800 MHz base and 2900 MHz boost, while the RTX 5070 SUPER has a 2325 MHz base and 2512 MHz boost. Memory is system shared on the 780M, versus 18 GB of GDDR7 on a 192-bit bus with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth on the NVIDIA card.

The 780M has 768 shading units, 48 TMUs, 32 ROPs, and 12 RT cores. The RTX 5070 SUPER has 6400 shading units, 200 TMUs, 80 ROPs, 50 RT cores, and 200 tensor cores. Pixel rate is 92.80 GPixel/s for the 780M versus 201.0 GPixel/s for the RTX 5070 SUPER. Texture rate is 139.2 GTexel/s versus 502.4 GTexel/s. FP32 compute is 8.909 TFLOPS versus 32.15 TFLOPS.

Power and physical characteristics differ sharply. The 780M has a 15 W TDP, is listed as an IGP, and has no power connectors. The RTX 5070 SUPER has a 275 W TDP, is dual-slot, uses a single 16-pin connector, and measures 245 mm in length, 115 mm in height, and 40 mm in width. The bus interface is PCIe 4.0 x8 for the 780M and PCIe 5.0 x16 for the RTX 5070 SUPER.

Display outputs also differ: the 780M is motherboard dependent, while the RTX 5070 SUPER provides 1x HDMI 2.1b and 3x DisplayPort 2.1b. Both support DirectX 12 Ultimate (12_2), OpenGL 4.6, and Vulkan 1.4. Release dates are January 30, 2024 for the 780M and December 31, 2025 for the RTX 5070 SUPER.

Where Each One Wins

The RTX 5070 SUPER wins the only direct benchmark comparison, 3DMark Steel Nomad DX12, by a margin of 2690 to 480. It also holds advantages in raw compute metrics: 32.15 TFLOPS FP32 versus 8.909 TFLOPS, 502.4 GTexel/s versus 139.2 GTexel/s, and 201.0 GPixel/s versus 92.80 GPixel/s. Its memory subsystem with 672.0 GB/s bandwidth is far beyond the 780M's system shared configuration.

The AMD Radeon 780M wins in areas related to its integrated design. Its 15 W TDP is dramatically lower than 275 W. It requires no power connectors, occupies no expansion slot, and draws memory from the system rather than carrying dedicated VRAM. Its transistor density of 142.6M per mm² exceeds the RTX 5070 SUPER's 118.3M per mm², indicating a more efficient use of silicon area. Its boost clock of 2900 MHz is higher than the NVIDIA card's 2512 MHz.

In benchmark coverage, the 780M has a more complete record. Its Geekbench Vulkan score of 33683 and OpenCL score of 18602 demonstrate strengths in compute-oriented workloads that the RTX 5070 SUPER has no recorded data to challenge. The 780M's percentile of 61 versus the RTX 5070 SUPER's 18 reflects this broader test coverage.

The use cases split along these lines. The RTX 5070 SUPER is for systems with a PCIe 5.0 x16 slot, a 16-pin power feed, and room for a 245 mm dual-slot card. The 780M is for compact, low-power builds where the CPU's integrated graphics handle all display output through motherboard connectors. The data does not place them in direct competition for the same buyer; it places them in different tiers of the same database, with the RTX 5070 SUPER dominating the shared workload while the 780M offers a lighter footprint and a more complete set of recorded results.