AMD Radeon HD 7770 vs NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470

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Combined performance score

GTX 470
7.99
+42.7%

GeForce GTX 470 outperforms Radeon HD 7770 by 43% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking478564
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money8.130.37
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameGF100Cape Verde
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date12 April 2010 (13 years old)15 February 2012 (12 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$349 $129.99
Current price$9.98 (0x MSRP)$300 (2.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 470 has 2097% better value for money than HD 7770.

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 cores448640
CUDA cores448no data
Core clock speed607 MHz1000 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)225 Watt80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature105 °Cno data
Texture fill rate34.0 billion/sec40.00
Floating-point performance1,088.6 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
Length9.5" (241 mm) (24.1 cm)210 mm
Height4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)no data
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pins1x 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 amount1280 MB2 GB
Memory bus width320 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1674 MHz (3348 data rate)4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth133.9 GB/s72 GB/s
Shared memory--

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.

Display ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVIMini 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
OpenGL4.24.6
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 470 7.99
+42.7%
HD 7770 5.60

GeForce GTX 470 outperforms Radeon HD 7770 by 43% 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 470 3098
+42.7%
HD 7770 2171

GeForce GTX 470 outperforms Radeon HD 7770 by 43% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 470 16753
+19%
HD 7770 14073

GeForce GTX 470 outperforms Radeon HD 7770 by 19% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

GTX 470 4342
+40.2%
HD 7770 3098

GeForce GTX 470 outperforms Radeon HD 7770 by 40% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 470 2758
HD 7770 2825
+2.4%

Radeon HD 7770 outperforms GeForce GTX 470 by 2% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

GTX 470 25757
+37.1%
HD 7770 18782

GeForce GTX 470 outperforms Radeon HD 7770 by 37% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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:

900p52
+10.6%
47
−10.6%
Full HD64
+36.2%
47
−36.2%
1200p53
+51.4%
35−40
−51.4%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+58.8%
16−18
−58.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+29.4%
16−18
−29.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Hitman 3 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+58.8%
16−18
−58.8%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 21−24
+29.4%
16−18
−29.4%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
Hitman 3 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+50%
8−9
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+40%
10−11
−40%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18−20
+28.6%
14−16
−28.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+45.5%
10−12
−45.5%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 10−12
+83.3%
6−7
−83.3%
Battlefield 5 27−30
+58.8%
16−18
−58.8%
Cyberpunk 2077 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+58.3%
12−14
−58.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 20−22
+53.8%
12−14
−53.8%
Forza Horizon 4 27−30
+55.6%
18−20
−55.6%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+33.3%
12−14
−33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Hitman 3 12−14
+44.4%
9−10
−44.4%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4 0−1
Battlefield 5 10−12
+450%
2−3
−450%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+33.3%
9−10
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+62.5%
8−9
−62.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Hitman 3 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 5−6
+400%
1−2
−400%
Cyberpunk 2077 1−2 0−1
Far Cry 5 7−8
+40%
5−6
−40%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 9−10
+125%
4−5
−125%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%

This is how GTX 470 and HD 7770 compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • GTX 470 is 10.6% faster than HD 7770

1080p resolution:

  • GTX 470 is 36.2% faster than HD 7770

1200p resolution:

  • GTX 470 is 51.4% faster than HD 7770

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 470 is 450% faster than the HD 7770.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 470 is ahead in 64 tests (98%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 7.99 5.60
Recency 12 April 2010 15 February 2012
Cost $349 $129.99
Maximum RAM amount 1280 MB 2 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 225 Watt 80 Watt

The GeForce GTX 470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7770 in performance tests.


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