RTX A500 Mobile vs Radeon HD 7770

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7770 with RTX A500 Mobile, including specs and performance data.

HD 7770
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
5.63

RTX A500 Mobile outperforms HD 7770 by a whopping 211% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking596309
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.63no data
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)Ampere (2020−2024)
GPU code nameCape VerdeGA107
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date15 February 2012 (12 years ago)30 March 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$129.99 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores6402048
Core clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 millionno data
Manufacturing process technology28 nm8 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt60 Watt (20 - 60 Watt TGP)
Texture fill rate40.0098.37
Floating-point processing power1.28 gflops6.296 gflops
ROPs1648
TMUs4064

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 4.0 x16
Length210 mmno data
Width2-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 typeGDDR5GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed4500 MHz14000 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s96 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-DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.6
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.3
CUDA-8.6

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 7770 5.63
RTX A500 Mobile 17.51
+211%

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 7770 2171
RTX A500 Mobile 6752
+211%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD 7770 3098
RTX A500 Mobile 10748
+247%

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
−198%
140−150
+198%
Full HD50
+19%
42
−19%
1440p8−9
−225%
26
+225%
4K16−18
−238%
54
+238%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−317%
24−27
+317%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−240%
50−55
+240%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−158%
30−35
+158%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−200%
35−40
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−163%
40−45
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−178%
100−105
+178%
Hitman 3 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−123%
75−80
+123%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−279%
50−55
+279%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−187%
40−45
+187%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−155%
50−55
+155%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−66.7%
80−85
+66.7%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−317%
24−27
+317%
Battlefield 5 14−16
−240%
50−55
+240%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−158%
30−35
+158%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−200%
35−40
+200%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
−163%
40−45
+163%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−178%
100−105
+178%
Hitman 3 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−123%
75−80
+123%
Metro Exodus 14−16
−279%
50−55
+279%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−187%
40−45
+187%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−210%
62
+210%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−94.7%
35−40
+94.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−66.7%
80−85
+66.7%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
−133%
35−40
+133%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7
−317%
24−27
+317%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
−158%
30−35
+158%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%
Far Cry 5 12−14
−200%
35−40
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
−178%
100−105
+178%
Hitman 3 12−14
−150%
30−33
+150%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
−123%
75−80
+123%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
−170%
54
+170%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
−52.6%
29
+52.6%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
−66.7%
80−85
+66.7%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
−187%
40−45
+187%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
−173%
30−33
+173%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10
−167%
24−27
+167%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
−220%
16−18
+220%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
−1200%
12−14
+1200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6
−240%
16−18
+240%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Far Cry 5 6−7
−200%
18−20
+200%
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
−447%
80−85
+447%
Hitman 3 10−11
−80%
18−20
+80%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−167%
30−35
+167%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−575%
27−30
+575%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 39
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
−240%
16−18
+240%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
−164%
95−100
+164%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
−150%
24−27
+150%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
−275%
14−16
+275%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
−175%
10−12
+175%
Hitman 3 2−3
−450%
10−12
+450%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
−550%
75−80
+550%
Metro Exodus 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3
−650%
14−16
+650%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
−200%
9−10
+200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
−300%
8−9
+300%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 3−4
Far Cry 5 3−4
−167%
8−9
+167%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
−320%
21−24
+320%
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
−200%
6−7
+200%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7
−133%
14−16
+133%

4K
Ultra Preset

Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+0%
14−16
+0%

This is how HD 7770 and RTX A500 Mobile compete in popular games:

  • RTX A500 Mobile is 198% faster in 900p
  • HD 7770 is 19% faster in 1080p
  • RTX A500 Mobile is 225% faster in 1440p
  • RTX A500 Mobile is 238% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Assassin's Creed Valhalla, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RTX A500 Mobile is 1200% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX A500 Mobile is ahead in 69 tests (99%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (1%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.63 17.51
Recency 15 February 2012 30 March 2022
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 8 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 60 Watt

RTX A500 Mobile has a 211% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, a 250% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The RTX A500 Mobile is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7770 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7770 is a desktop card while RTX A500 Mobile is a notebook one.


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AMD Radeon HD 7770
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