Radeon R7 350 vs HD 7770

Place in performance ranking	566	567
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.38	1.02
Architecture	GCN (2011−2017)	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)
GPU code name	Cape Verde	Cape Verde
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 February 2012 (12 years ago)	6 July 2016 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$129.99	no data
Current price	$300 (2.3x MSRP)	$142

Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

R7 350 has 168% better value for money than HD 7770.

Technical specs

General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	640	512
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	800 MHz
Number of transistors	1,500 million	1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	55 Watt
Texture fill rate	40.00	25.60
Floating-point performance	no data	819.2 gflops

Size and 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 3.0 x16
Length	210 mm	168 mm
Width	2-slot	1-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	None

Memory

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	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth	72 GB/s	72 GB/s
Shared memory	-	no data

Video outputs and ports

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	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	+	no data
HDMI	+	+

API support

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

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

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 +4.4%	45−50 −4.4%
Full HD	47 +4.4%	45−50 −4.4%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

9−10
+12.5%

8−9

−12.5%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Hitman 3	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
Hitman 3	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Metro Exodus	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	10−11 +11.1%	9−10 −11.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	14−16 +16.7%	12−14 −16.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	10−12 +10%	10−11 −10%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Battlefield 5	16−18 +6.3%	16−18 −6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry 5	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +8.3%	12−14 −8.3%
Forza Horizon 4	18−20 +12.5%	16−18 −12.5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Watch Dogs: Legion	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%

1440p
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Hitman 3	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn	12−14 +20%	10−11 −20%
Metro Exodus	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	0−1	0−1
Battlefield 5	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +12.5%	8−9 −12.5%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +20%	5−6 −20%
Forza Horizon 4	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Hitman 3	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Horizon Zero Dawn	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Metro Exodus	0−1	0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +50%	2−3 −50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3 +100%	1−2 −100%
Battlefield 5	1−2	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	5−6 +25%	4−5 −25%
Far Cry New Dawn	8−9 +14.3%	7−8 −14.3%
Forza Horizon 4	4−5 +33.3%	3−4 −33.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1