Arc A770 vs ATI Radeon HD 4770

Place in the ranking	861	154
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.35	55.33
Power efficiency	2.01	10.49
Architecture	TeraScale (2005−2013)	Generation 12.7 (2022−2023)
GPU code name	RV740	DG2-512
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	28 April 2009 (15 years ago)	12 October 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$109	$329

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

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

Arc A770 has 15709% better value for money than ATI HD 4770.

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 cores	640	4096
Core clock speed	750 MHz	2100 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2400 MHz
Number of transistors	826 million	21,700 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	225 Watt
Texture fill rate	24.00	614.4
Floating-point processing power	0.96 TFLOPS	19.66 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	128
TMUs	32	256
Tensor Cores	no data	512
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

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).

Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	203 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-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	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	800 MHz	2000 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s	512.0 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 Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video	1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 2.0
HDMI	-	+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	4.1	6.6
OpenGL	3.3	4.6
OpenCL	1.1	3.0
Vulkan	N/A	1.3
DLSS	-	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

ATI HD 4770 2.26

Arc A770 33.16
+1367%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.

ATI HD 4770 897

Arc A770 13167
+1368%

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:

Full HD	7−8 −1500%	112 +1500%
1440p	4−5 −1500%	64 +1500%
4K	2−3 −1950%	41 +1950%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	15.57 −430%	2.94 +430%
1440p	27.25 −430%	5.14 +430%
4K	54.50 −579%	8.02 +579%

Arc A770 has 430% lower cost per frame in 1080p
Arc A770 has 430% lower cost per frame in 1440p
Arc A770 has 579% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	116 +0%	116 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	99 +0%	99 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	304 +0%	304 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Metro Exodus	120 +0%	120 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Valorant	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	88 +0%	88 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Dota 2	105 +0%	105 +0%
Far Cry 5	71 +0%	71 +0%
Fortnite	150−160 +0%	150−160 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	258 +0%	258 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	105 +0%	105 +0%
Metro Exodus	99 +0%	99 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	110−120 +0%	110−120 +0%
Valorant	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%
World of Tanks	270−280 +0%	270−280 +0%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	95−100 +0%	95−100 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	83 +0%	83 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	70−75 +0%	70−75 +0%
Far Cry 5	90−95 +0%	90−95 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	216 +0%	216 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	85−90 +0%	85−90 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	180−190 +0%	180−190 +0%
Valorant	130−140 +0%	130−140 +0%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	24−27 +0%	24−27 +0%
Dota 2	45 +0%	45 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	45 +0%	45 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	170−180 +0%	170−180 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
World of Tanks	220−230 +0%	220−230 +0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	65−70 +0%	65−70 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Far Cry 5	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	158 +0%	158 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	55−60 +0%	55−60 +0%
Metro Exodus	91 +0%	91 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	60 +0%	60 +0%
Valorant	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10 +0%	10 +0%
Dota 2	48 +0%	48 +0%
Grand Theft Auto V	48 +0%	48 +0%
Metro Exodus	47 +0%	47 +0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	100−110 +0%	100−110 +0%
Red Dead Redemption 2	21−24 +0%	21−24 +0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	48 +0%	48 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	35−40 +0%	35−40 +0%
Counter-Strike 2	15 +0%	15 +0%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +0%	14−16 +0%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Fortnite	45−50 +0%	45−50 +0%
Forza Horizon 4	89 +0%	89 +0%
Forza Horizon 5	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%
Valorant	50−55 +0%	50−55 +0%

This is how ATI HD 4770 and Arc A770 compete in popular games:

Arc A770 is 1500% faster in 1080p
Arc A770 is 1500% faster in 1440p
Arc A770 is 1950% faster in 4K

All in all, in popular games:

there's a draw in 62 tests (100%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.26	33.16
Recency	28 April 2009	12 October 2022
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB	16 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	225 Watt

ATI HD 4770 has 181.3% lower power consumption.

Arc A770, on the other hand, has a 1367.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 3100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Arc A770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 4770 in performance tests.

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