Radeon HD 7770 vs GeForce GTX 770

Place in performance ranking	324	569
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.65	0.39
Architecture	Kepler (2012−2018)	GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code name	GK104	Cape Verde
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	30 May 2013 (11 years ago)	15 February 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$399	$129.99
Current price	$254 (0.6x MSRP)	$300 (2.3x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

GTX 770 has 836% 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	1536	640
CUDA cores	1536	no data
Core clock speed	1046 MHz	1000 MHz
Boost clock speed	1085 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	3,540 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	230 Watt	80 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	98 °C	no data
Texture fill rate	134 billion/sec	40.00
Floating-point performance	3,333 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	PCI Express 3.0	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Length	10.5" (26.7 cm)	210 mm
Height	4.376" (11.1 cm)	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Minimum recommended system power	600 Watt	no data
Supplementary power connectors	One 8-pin and one 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	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	7012 MHz	4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	224.3 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	One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Multi monitor support	4 displays	no data
Eyefinity	no data	+
HDMI	+	+
HDCP	+	no data
Maximum VGA resolution	2048x1536	no data
Audio input for HDMI	Internal	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

Blu Ray 3D	+	no data
3D Gaming	+	no data
3D Vision	+	no data
PhysX	+	no data
3D Vision Live	+	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	4.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	1.1.126	1.2.131
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 770 15.33
+173%

HD 7770 5.62

GeForce GTX 770 outperforms Radeon HD 7770 by 173% 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%

GTX 770 5921
+173%

HD 7770 2170

GeForce GTX 770 outperforms Radeon HD 7770 by 173% in Passmark.

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 770 8150
+188%

HD 7770 2825

GeForce GTX 770 outperforms Radeon HD 7770 by 188% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

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	30−33 +173%	10−12 −173%
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	30−33 +173%	10−12 −173%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +168%	27−30 −168%
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	65−70 +171%	24−27 −171%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +173%	10−12 −173%
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	30−33 +173%	10−12 −173%
Horizon Zero Dawn	75−80 +168%	27−30 −168%
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	65−70 +171%	24−27 −171%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	30−33 +173%	10−12 −173%
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	75−80 +168%	27−30 −168%
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	65−70 +171%	24−27 −171%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

40−45
+167%

14−16

−167%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	30−33 +173%	10−12 −173%
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	27−30 +170%	10−11 −170%
Hitman 3	27−30 +170%	10−11 −170%
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

27−30
+170%

10−11

−170%

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%