Radeon HD 7770M vs Quadro FX 3800

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Quadro FX 3800 with Radeon HD 7770M, including specs and performance data.

FX 3800
2009
1 GB GDDR3, 108 Watt
1.98

HD 7770M outperforms FX 3800 by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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FX 3800 FX 3800
HD 7770M HD 7770M

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking916777
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.09no data
Power efficiency1.387.41
ArchitectureTesla 2.0 (2007−2013)GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code nameGT200BChelsea
Market segmentWorkstationLaptop
Release date30 March 2009 (16 years ago)24 April 2012 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$799 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores192512
Core clock speed600 MHz675 MHz
Number of transistors1,400 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology55 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Watt32 Watt
Texture fill rate38.4021.60
Floating-point processing power0.4623 TFLOPS0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs6432

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).

Laptop sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length198 mmno data
Width1-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR3GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed800 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth51.2 GB/s64 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x DVI, 2x DisplayPortNo outputs

API and SDK compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX11.1 (10_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model4.05.1
OpenGL3.34.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA1.3-

Gaming performance

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

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
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Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
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6−7
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Dead Island 2 9−10
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9−10
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
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12−14
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Counter-Strike 2 10−11
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10−11
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Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
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Dead Island 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
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Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
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Fortnite 16−18
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16−18
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Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
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Forza Horizon 5 7−8
+0%
7−8
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
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14−16
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Valorant 45−50
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45−50
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Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
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12−14
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55−60
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55−60
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Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
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6−7
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Dead Island 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
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Dota 2 30−33
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30−33
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Far Cry 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
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Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
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Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
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Forza Horizon 5 7−8
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7−8
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Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
+0%
9−10
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Metro Exodus 6−7
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6−7
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
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14−16
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
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10−11
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Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
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Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%
Dead Island 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
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Dota 2 30−33
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30−33
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Far Cry 5 9−10
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9−10
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Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Valorant 45−50
+0%
45−50
+0%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
+0%
16−18
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1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 5−6
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5−6
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Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
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24−27
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Grand Theft Auto V 3−4
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3−4
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Metro Exodus 2−3
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2−3
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
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27−30
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Valorant 30−35
+0%
30−35
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1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
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2−3
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Dead Island 2 7−8
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7−8
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Far Cry 5 5−6
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5−6
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Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+0%
7−8
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
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1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7
+0%
6−7
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4K
High Preset

Dead Island 2 5−6
+0%
5−6
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Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
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Valorant 16−18
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16−18
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4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dead Island 2 5−6
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5−6
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Dota 2 10−11
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10−11
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Far Cry 5 2−3
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2−3
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Forza Horizon 4 3−4
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3−4
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
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4−5
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4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
+0%
4−5
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All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 59 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.98 3.16
Recency 30 March 2009 24 April 2012
Chip lithography 55 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 108 Watt 32 Watt

HD 7770M has a 59.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 96.4% more advanced lithography process, and 237.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7770M is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro FX 3800 in performance tests.

Be aware that Quadro FX 3800 is a workstation graphics card while Radeon HD 7770M is a notebook one.

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Community ratings

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