GeForce3 vs Radeon HD 6770

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6770 and GeForce3, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 6770
2011
1 GB GDDR5, 108 Watt
3.24
+32300%

HD 6770 outperforms GeForce3 by a whopping 32300% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7451505
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.59no data
Power efficiency2.09no data
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Kelvin (2001−2003)
GPU code nameJuniperNV20 A5
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designreferenceno data
Release date21 January 2011 (13 years ago)27 February 2001 (23 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$129 $499

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 6770 and GeForce3 have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores800no data
Core clock speedno data200 MHz
Boost clock speed900 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,040 million57 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm150 nm
Power consumption (TDP)108 Wattno data
Texture fill rate34.001.600
Floating-point processing power1.36 TFLOPSno data
ROPs164
TMUs408

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 supportPCIe 2.0 x16no data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16AGP 4x
Length198 mm165 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

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 typeGDDR5SDR
Maximum RAM amount1 GB64 MB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1050 MHz230 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s3.68 GB/s

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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort1x VGA, 1x DB13W3
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire+-

API compatibility

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

DirectXDirectX® 118.0
Shader Model5.0no data
OpenGL4.41.3
OpenCL1.2N/A
Vulkan-N/A

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.

HD 6770 3.24
+32300%
GeForce3 0.01

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.

HD 6770 1250
+31150%
GeForce3 4

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 3.24 0.01
Recency 21 January 2011 27 February 2001
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 64 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 150 nm

HD 6770 has a 32300% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 275% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon HD 6770 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce3 in performance tests.


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