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GT630 to GTX780 Performance Boost

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September 6, 2014 9:50:04 AM

Hey Guys,
Just wondering how much of an increase in performance i would get on average if i upgraded my GPU from a GT 630 to a GTX 780 on 1080p resolution gaming?

CPU: AMD A10 6800K
RAM: 8GB (1X8) 1600MHz
HDD: 1TB
MOBO: MSI Military Class 4 A55- E33

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a b U Graphics card
September 6, 2014 9:54:07 AM

the 780 is like 6 times as fast as the gt630. it will easily max out any game at 1080p, and very likely continue to do so for the next two years.
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a b U Graphics card
September 6, 2014 9:55:25 AM

I can't find the words adequate enough to describe such an increase. Its like going from the base camp of Mt. Everest to the top of it.
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a c 154 U Graphics card
September 6, 2014 9:55:44 AM

It'd be like from 30-40 FPS on low-medium on 630 to 60+ FPS on Ultra on 780. A PHENOMINAL INCREASE in performance
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a c 78 U Graphics card
September 6, 2014 9:57:14 AM

Assuming the rest of your system is decent, it will be a huge amount. in terms of gflops its about 16x more powerful
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a b U Graphics card
September 6, 2014 9:57:22 AM

your a10-6800k will bottleneck such a high end cpu. i would look at the r9-270 and save your money.
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September 6, 2014 9:59:25 AM

Thanks everyone.
I knew there would be a significant increase, but i didn't realise how massive
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a b U Graphics card
September 6, 2014 9:59:57 AM

nikoli707 said:
your a10-6800k will bottleneck such a high end cpu. i would look at the r9-270 and save your money.


It is true you will bottleneck, but I say its best to do one of two things. Either buy the GPU and accept bottleneck.
Or buy a card like he said, probably more like an R9 280x and then soon upgrade to a faster motherboard and CPU.
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September 6, 2014 10:03:11 AM

how easy is it to upgrade to a new motherboard. it's just that ive heard you need to reinstall everything (obviously), but do you need to buy a new os all together or can i just use the os key that i used on this pc? not sure if they are one use!
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a c 154 U Graphics card
September 6, 2014 10:04:37 AM

It'll bottleneck the GPU, but not so much that you miss out. A 80+ FPS on BF4 with 780 and maybe an i5 will be 50+ FPS on A10. You can OC the CPU to minimize it to something like 60+.
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a b U Graphics card
September 6, 2014 10:07:09 AM

even the r9-270 would be on the order of magnitudes faster than the gt630.
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a b U Graphics card
September 6, 2014 10:14:03 AM

If your GT630 was a Yugo, the GTX780 would be a Ferrari, however your APU is only unleaded gas, so the 780 will run, but you won't get to use its performance potential. You'd be best served by a GTX760 or r9 280 at most, which would still be a massive increase in gpu power, but nowhere near the cost of a Ferrari that'll only run like a Mustang.
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September 6, 2014 10:19:34 AM

so basically, if i buy a GTX 780 it will only run as well as a GTX 760 so I might as well save some money and buy the GTX 760
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a b U Graphics card
September 6, 2014 10:23:40 AM

Earleinator said:
so basically, if i buy a GTX 780 it will only run as well as a GTX 760 so I might as well save some money and buy the GTX 760


Yes, the only exception to this is if later you plan to upgrade your system to a better CPU and motherboard. Then its still good to get the better card cause you will get that extra performance in future when you are upgrading.

Sorry for the delay, yes you do have to reinstall everything to do it, depending on your license terms you can re-use the Windows OS.
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a c 154 U Graphics card
September 6, 2014 10:24:11 AM

Look at this:



6600k is not given but you can make out from 5800k's performance, and 680 isn't as powerful as 780. You're not gonna comfortably max out all games (as you can with 780) with a 760.
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a b U Graphics card
September 6, 2014 10:48:03 AM

I just don't see it worth the price to pay $500 for a 780 just to be slammed by the APU's restrictions. The gpu will only output what the cpu gives it, so even though the potential is there, it's not going to be used or even useful as long as it's paired with an APU. If there were plans to upgrade to a stronger cpu, that's a different story, but as is, a 760 would still get equitable fps, and a r9 280 would match the 680 fps easily, for 1/2 the cost of a 780
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a c 154 U Graphics card
September 7, 2014 1:36:00 AM

Performance and performance/price are 2 different aspects. Surely 780 wouldn't be allowed to go on its complete potential, it'll be held back, to say 75%. And 760 will be allowed to cover say 90% of its potential. Now, just with some common sense, 75% of 780 is better than 90% of 760, solely performance wise. Yes it isn't a cracker of a deal, but surely worth comfortable ultra settings.

Again, how does the R9 280's FPS match GTX 680's? GTX 680 is on par with 770, which competes with 280X, and 280 won't beat it.

Now, taking everything into perspective, 780 seems like a bit waste of money as surely it'll get better FPS than 760, but really $250 isn't worth extra 10 FPS until you're planning to upgrade CPU soon. A GTX 770 seems the sweet spot here IMO. Comfortable on ultra with most CPUs w/o being overly powerful/ expensive. A good match for any upgrade too.
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a b U Graphics card
September 7, 2014 10:41:00 AM

Valid points, and the 770 does bump heads with a 280x. Asus r9 280 (best of the bunch quality wise for price) is @ $189, the Asus gtx 770 is @ $299. The 280 will easily OC to almost 280x performance. Granted the 280x/770 will OC to even better performance, I just feel that the 280 is a much better price/performance deal.
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a c 154 U Graphics card
September 8, 2014 1:41:32 AM

Just to correct you (again, I don't mean performance/price):

AMD cards are pre-OCed most of the time and don't have much margin, mostly 10-15% vs GTX cards which have 20-25%.

Also, even a Super-duper OCed 280 won't match 280X's performance on stock, given they're from same brand.

BUT, yes 280 or 285 for performance/price matter a both good cards, 770/ 280X on the higher side (a bit less vale/money ratio though) and worth a buy concerning the build.

760/ 280 will be 'struggling on ultra' with all settings maxed out vs 770/280X's 'comfortable on ultra' with maxed out settings.
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a b U Graphics card
September 8, 2014 7:09:35 AM

MeteorsRaining said:
Just to correct you (again, I don't mean performance/price):

AMD cards are pre-OCed most of the time and don't have much margin, mostly 10-15% vs GTX cards which have 20-25%.

Also, even a Super-duper OCed 280 won't match 280X's performance on stock, given they're from same brand.

BUT, yes 280 or 285 for performance/price matter a both good cards, 770/ 280X on the higher side (a bit less vale/money ratio though) and worth a buy concerning the build.

760/ 280 will be 'struggling on ultra' with all settings maxed out vs 770/280X's 'comfortable on ultra' with maxed out settings.


This is not true. Granted most cards come with a mild OC from the factory, but have lots of OC room. For example the AMD 7850 I have and my brother has. Both went from 1200Mhz vRAM to 1375Mhz, a mild 14.5% increase but the GPU cores OC a lot more. His started at 860Mhz (no OC from company) and manages 1100Mhz without any power increase, a 28% boost. Mine started at 920Mhz and is currently sitting at 1170Mhz without any power increase giving a 27% boost, and I am sure I can go further. The R9 265 is the same except the RAM starts at 1400Mhz. Several other cards in the AMD line up manage to OC this much. The results we got aren't even that amazing as some using Radeon 7850 cards have got as high as 1300Mhz.

Its possible for a R9 280 to match a 280X performance. Again using my GPU as an example, I have ran benchmarks on my system which has a weaker CPU and compared it to big tech sites that ran the same benchmark exactly with a faster CPU and on a fresh system where mine has all kinds of stuff on it. Going by those tests, my AMD Radeon 7850 not only was able to beat the AMD Radeon 7870 Ghz Edition, but also the R9 270 and R9 270x. The difference in shaders is similar to the difference between the R9 280 and R9 280x. While I couldn't beat it in Gtexels looking at the raw specs, I did manage to in Gpixels and in FPS.
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a b U Graphics card
September 8, 2014 6:02:45 PM

I did say almost. I'm not sure if it's design flaws, bad quality control or really I just don't understand, but I've read a lot of posts and reviews, tests, pro reviews etc and they all seem to say 1 thing. The 'x' cards have more issues with driver errors, coil whine, dead after 6 months etc vrs the non 'x' cards. After all that I'd be inclined to go with a 280 over a 280x, any day, and suffer a few fps lost. This is, of course, if the gtx770 was out of budget range. I just think nvidia builds a better card, and better drivers, even if Amd's performance is better value
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a c 154 U Graphics card
September 8, 2014 7:29:56 PM

IInuyasha74 said:
MeteorsRaining said:
Just to correct you (again, I don't mean performance/price):

AMD cards are pre-OCed most of the time and don't have much margin, mostly 10-15% vs GTX cards which have 20-25%.

Also, even a Super-duper OCed 280 won't match 280X's performance on stock, given they're from same brand.

BUT, yes 280 or 285 for performance/price matter a both good cards, 770/ 280X on the higher side (a bit less vale/money ratio though) and worth a buy concerning the build.

760/ 280 will be 'struggling on ultra' with all settings maxed out vs 770/280X's 'comfortable on ultra' with maxed out settings.


This is not true. Granted most cards come with a mild OC from the factory, but have lots of OC room. For example the AMD 7850 I have and my brother has. Both went from 1200Mhz vRAM to 1375Mhz, a mild 14.5% increase but the GPU cores OC a lot more. His started at 860Mhz (no OC from company) and manages 1100Mhz without any power increase, a 28% boost. Mine started at 920Mhz and is currently sitting at 1170Mhz without any power increase giving a 27% boost, and I am sure I can go further. The R9 265 is the same except the RAM starts at 1400Mhz. Several other cards in the AMD line up manage to OC this much. The results we got aren't even that amazing as some using Radeon 7850 cards have got as high as 1300Mhz.

Its possible for a R9 280 to match a 280X performance. Again using my GPU as an example, I have ran benchmarks on my system which has a weaker CPU and compared it to big tech sites that ran the same benchmark exactly with a faster CPU and on a fresh system where mine has all kinds of stuff on it. Going by those tests, my AMD Radeon 7850 not only was able to beat the AMD Radeon 7870 Ghz Edition, but also the R9 270 and R9 270x. The difference in shaders is similar to the difference between the R9 280 and R9 280x. While I couldn't beat it in Gtexels looking at the raw specs, I did manage to in Gpixels and in FPS.


And then you OC the 280X/770, what'll be the result?
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a c 154 U Graphics card
September 8, 2014 7:30:29 PM

Karadjgne said:
I did say almost. I'm not sure if it's design flaws, bad quality control or really I just don't understand, but I've read a lot of posts and reviews, tests, pro reviews etc and they all seem to say 1 thing. The 'x' cards have more issues with driver errors, coil whine, dead after 6 months etc vrs the non 'x' cards. After all that I'd be inclined to go with a 280 over a 280x, any day, and suffer a few fps lost. This is, of course, if the gtx770 was out of budget range. I just think nvidia builds a better card, and better drivers, even if Amd's performance is better value


I agree with you here.
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