GeForce GTX 460 OEM vs Radeon HD 7770

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7770 and GeForce GTX 460 OEM, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7770
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
5.61
+88.3%

HD 7770 outperforms GTX 460 OEM by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking611789
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.45no data
Power efficiency4.841.37
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Fermi (2010−2014)
GPU code nameCape VerdeGF104
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 February 2012 (13 years ago)11 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 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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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 cores640336
Core clock speed1000 MHz650 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million1,950 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt150 Watt
Texture fill rate40.0036.40
Floating-point processing power1.28 TFLOPS0.8736 TFLOPS
ROPs1632
TMUs4056

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length210 mm210 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin2x 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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit256 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz850 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s108.8 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, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort2x DVI, 1x mini-HDMI
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (11_0)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.131N/A
CUDA-2.1

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:

900p47
+95.8%
24−27
−95.8%
Full HD47
+95.8%
24−27
−95.8%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.38no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Fortnite 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
Valorant 60−65
+110%
30−33
−110%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
+117%
6−7
−117%
Battlefield 5 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 128
+96.9%
65−70
−96.9%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Dota 2 40−45
+110%
21−24
−110%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Fortnite 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Valorant 60−65
+110%
30−33
−110%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
+120%
10−11
−120%
Counter-Strike 2 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
+120%
5−6
−120%
Dota 2 40−45
+110%
21−24
−110%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+114%
7−8
−114%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+100%
12−14
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
+100%
10−11
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+100%
7−8
−100%
Valorant 60−65
+110%
30−33
−110%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 30−35
+100%
16−18
−100%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
+95.2%
21−24
−95.2%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
+94.4%
18−20
−94.4%
Valorant 55−60
+96.7%
30−33
−96.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Far Cry 5 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+100%
6−7
−100%
Forza Horizon 5 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+88.9%
9−10
−88.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Valorant 27−30
+92.9%
14−16
−92.9%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Dota 2 18−20
+100%
9−10
−100%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
+133%
3−4
−133%
Forza Horizon 5 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

This is how HD 7770 and GTX 460 OEM compete in popular games:

  • HD 7770 is 96% faster in 900p
  • HD 7770 is 96% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.61 2.98
Recency 15 February 2012 11 October 2010
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 150 Watt

HD 7770 has a 88.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 87.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7770 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 460 OEM in performance tests.

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