AMD Radeon HD 7770 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SE

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Combined performance score

GTX 460 SE
5.19

Radeon HD 7770 outperforms GeForce GTX 460 SE by 8% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in performance ranking580564
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.270.37
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameGF104Cape Verde
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 November 2010 (13 years old)15 February 2012 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$160 $129.99
Current price$350 (2.2x MSRP)$300 (2.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7770 has 37% better value for money than GTX 460 SE.

Technical specs

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 cores288640
CUDA cores288no data
Core clock speed650 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors1,950 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)150 Watt80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature104 °Cno data
Texture fill rate31.2 billion/sec40.00
Floating-point performance748.8 gflopsno data

Size and 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 support16x PCI-E 2.0no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length8.25" (210 mm) (21 cm)210 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors6-pin & 6-pin1x 6-pin
SLI options+no data

Memory

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB2 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1700 MHz4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth108.8 GB/s72 GB/s
Shared memoryno data-

Video outputs and ports

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.

Number of display connectors2no data
Display Connectors2 x Dual-Link DVI-I1 x Mini HDMI1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support+no data
Eyefinityno data+
HDMI++
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data
Audio input for HDMIInternalno data

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.14.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+no data

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.

GTX 460 SE 5.19
HD 7770 5.60
+7.9%

Radeon HD 7770 outperforms GeForce GTX 460 SE by 8% in our combined 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%

GTX 460 SE 2010
HD 7770 2172
+8.1%

Radeon HD 7770 outperforms GeForce GTX 460 SE by 8% 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:

900p40−45
−17.5%
47
+17.5%
Full HD40−45
−17.5%
47
+17.5%

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.19 5.60
Recency 15 November 2010 15 February 2012
Cost $160 $129.99
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 150 Watt 80 Watt

We couldn't decide between GeForce GTX 460 SE and Radeon HD 7770. The differences in performance seem too small.


Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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