Radeon HD 7770 vs FirePro W7100

Place in performance ranking	331	569
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.66	0.39
Architecture	GCN 3.0 (2014−2017)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	Tonga	Cape Verde
Market segment	Workstation	Desktop
Release date	12 August 2014 (9 years ago)	15 February 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$129.99
Current price	$466	$300 (2.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

FirePro W7100 has 1351% better value for money than HD 7770.

Detailed specifications

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	1792	640
Core clock speed	920 MHz	1000 MHz
Number of transistors	5,000 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	400 Watt	80 Watt
Texture fill rate	103.0	40.00
Floating-point performance	3,297 gflops	no data

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	241 mm	210 mm
Width	1-slot	2-slot
Form factor	full height / full length	no data
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	5000 MHz	4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	160 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory	no data	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	4x DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity	no data	+
HDMI	no data	+
StereoOutput3D	1	no data
DisplayPort count	4	no data
Dual-link DVI support	1	no data
HD сomponent video output	1	no data

API compatibility

List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_1)
Shader Model	6.3	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	2.0	1.2
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2.131

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro W7100 15.00
+167%

HD 7770 5.62

FirePro W7100 outperforms Radeon HD 7770 by 167% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

FirePro W7100 5794
+167%

HD 7770 2170

FirePro W7100 outperforms Radeon HD 7770 by 167% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	120−130 +155%	47 −155%
Full HD	130−140 +155%	51 −155%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

24−27

+167%

9−10
−167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +167%	14−16 −167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +150%	16−18 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +159%	27−30 −159%
Hitman 3	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +150%	27−30 −150%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +167%	14−16 −167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +163%	18−20 −163%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +150%	24−27 −150%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Battlefield 5	40−45 +167%	14−16 −167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	40−45 +150%	16−18 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +159%	27−30 −159%
Hitman 3	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +150%	27−30 −150%
Metro Exodus	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +167%	14−16 −167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +163%	18−20 −163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +150%	24−27 −150%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Far Cry 5	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Forza Horizon 4	70−75 +159%	27−30 −159%
Horizon Zero Dawn	70−75 +150%	27−30 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	50−55 +163%	18−20 −163%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Watch Dogs: Legion	60−65 +150%	24−27 −150%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+167%

14−16

−167%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	27−30 +145%	10−12 −145%
Far Cry New Dawn	21−24 +163%	8−9 −163%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Far Cry 5	24−27 +167%	9−10 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Hitman 3	24−27 +140%	10−11 −140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	30−33 +150%	12−14 −150%
Metro Exodus	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

24−27
+140%

10−11

−140%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Far Cry New Dawn	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Hitman 3	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−11 +150%	4−5 −150%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	8−9 +167%	3−4 −167%
Forza Horizon 4	12−14 +140%	5−6 −140%
Horizon Zero Dawn	16−18 +167%	6−7 −167%
Metro Exodus	18−20 +157%	7−8 −157%
Watch Dogs: Legion	5−6 +150%	2−3 −150%