Radeon Pro 5700 XT vs HD 7770

Place in the ranking	599	162
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.44	no data
Power efficiency	4.91	17.53
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)	RDNA 1.0 (2019−2020)
GPU code name	Cape Verde	Navi 10
Market segment	Desktop	Workstation
Release date	15 February 2012 (12 years ago)	4 August 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$159	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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	2560
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1243 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	1499 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	10,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	130 Watt
Texture fill rate	40.00	239.8
Floating-point processing power	1.28 TFLOPS	7.675 TFLOPS
ROPs	16	64
TMUs	40	160

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 3.0 x16	PCIe 4.0 x16
Length	210 mm	no data
Width	2-slot	IGP
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

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	2 GB	16 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	1125 MHz	1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	384.0 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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	No outputs
Eyefinity	+	-
HDMI	+	-

API compatibility

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

DirectX	12 (11_1)	12 (12_1)
Shader Model	5.1	6.5
OpenGL	4.6	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.0
Vulkan	1.2.131	1.2

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

Pro 5700 XT 32.70
+481%

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 2173

Pro 5700 XT 12613
+480%

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:

900p	47 −474%	270−280 +474%
Full HD	46 −465%	260−270 +465%

Cost per frame, $

1080p

3.46

no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
−456%

50−55

+456%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −456%	50−55 +456%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −463%	90−95 +463%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −456%	200−210 +456%
Hitman 3	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −471%	200−210 +471%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −471%	80−85 +471%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −450%	110−120 +450%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −463%	270−280 +463%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Battlefield 5	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −456%	50−55 +456%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%
Far Cry New Dawn	16−18 −463%	90−95 +463%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −456%	200−210 +456%
Hitman 3	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −471%	200−210 +471%
Metro Exodus	14−16 −471%	80−85 +471%
Red Dead Redemption 2	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −450%	110−120 +450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −479%	110−120 +479%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −463%	270−280 +463%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 −456%	50−55 +456%
Far Cry 5	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%
Forza Horizon 4	35−40 −456%	200−210 +456%
Hitman 3	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%
Horizon Zero Dawn	35−40 −471%	200−210 +471%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	20−22 −450%	110−120 +450%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	18−20 −479%	110−120 +479%
Watch Dogs: Legion	45−50 −463%	270−280 +463%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

14−16

−467%

85−90
+467%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	10−12 −445%	60−65 +445%
Far Cry New Dawn	9−10 −456%	50−55 +456%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	1−2 −400%	5−6 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Far Cry 5	6−7 −400%	30−33 +400%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −467%	85−90 +467%
Hitman 3	10−11 −450%	55−60 +450%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%
Metro Exodus	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	0−1	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Watch Dogs: Legion	35−40 −456%	200−210 +456%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

10−11

−450%

55−60
+450%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Far Cry New Dawn	4−5 −425%	21−24 +425%
Hitman 3	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 −442%	65−70 +442%
Metro Exodus	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	3−4 −433%	16−18 +433%
Forza Horizon 4	5−6 −440%	27−30 +440%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3 −400%	10−11 +400%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

6−7
−400%

30−33

+400%

This is how HD 7770 and Pro 5700 XT compete in popular games:

Pro 5700 XT is 474% faster in 900p
Pro 5700 XT is 465% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	5.63	32.70
Recency	15 February 2012	4 August 2020
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	16 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	130 Watt

HD 7770 has 62.5% lower power consumption.

Pro 5700 XT, on the other hand, has a 480.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon Pro 5700 XT 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 Radeon Pro 5700 XT is a workstation one.

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