Radeon HD 7770M vs GeForce GTX 560 SE
Aggregated performance score
GeForce GTX 560 SE outperforms Radeon HD 7770M by 39% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 595 | 678 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | 0.12 | 0.51 |
| Architecture | Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014) | GCN (2011−2017) |
| GPU code name | GF114 | Chelsea XT |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 20 February 2012 (12 years ago) | 24 April 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $89.99 | no data |
| Current price | $703 (7.8x MSRP) | $338 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
HD 7770M has 325% better value for money than GTX 560 SE.
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 | 288 | 512 |
| Core clock speed | 736 MHz | 675 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,950 million | 1,500 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 32 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 35.33 | 21.60 |
| Floating-point performance | 847.9 gflops | 691.2 gflops |
Form Factor & Compatibility
Information on GeForce GTX 560 SE and Radeon HD 7770M compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.
| Laptop size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 2.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| Length | 210 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 2x 6-pin | no data |
| Memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Memory bus width | 192 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 3828 MHz | 4000 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 91.87 GB/s | 64 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 | 2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI | No outputs |
| HDMI | + | no data |
API Compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_0) | 12 (11_1) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | N/A | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | 2.1 | no data |
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 4.94 | 3.56 |
| Recency | 20 February 2012 | 24 April 2012 |
| Chip lithography | 40 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 150 Watt | 32 Watt |
The GeForce GTX 560 SE is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7770M in performance tests.
Be aware that GeForce GTX 560 SE is a desktop card while Radeon HD 7770M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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