GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB vs Radeon HD 7770M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7770M with GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB, including specs and performance data.

HD 7770M
2012
1 GB GDDR5, 32 Watt
3.15

GTX 1050 3 GB outperforms HD 7770M by a whopping 287% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking775426
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.5012.39
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2012−2020)Pascal (2016−2021)
GPU code nameChelseaGP107
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date24 April 2012 (13 years ago)21 May 2018 (7 years ago)

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 cores512768
Core clock speed675 MHz1392 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1518 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million3,300 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt75 Watt
Texture fill rate21.6072.86
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS2.332 TFLOPS
ROPs1624
TMUs3248

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).

Laptop sizemedium sizedno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data145 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno dataNone

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 amount1 GB3 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit96 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1752 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s84.1 GB/s
Shared memory--

Connectivity and outputs

This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.

Display ConnectorsNo outputs1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI-+

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 (12_1)
Shader Model5.16.4
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.1311.2.131
CUDA-6.1

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−264%
40−45
+264%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
God of War 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−264%
40−45
+264%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Fortnite 16−18
−282%
65−70
+282%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−275%
60−65
+275%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
God of War 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−257%
50−55
+257%
Valorant 45−50
−275%
180−190
+275%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Counter-Strike 2 10−12
−264%
40−45
+264%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 55−60
−273%
220−230
+273%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Dota 2 30−33
−267%
110−120
+267%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Fortnite 16−18
−282%
65−70
+282%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−275%
60−65
+275%
Forza Horizon 5 7−8
−286%
27−30
+286%
God of War 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
Grand Theft Auto V 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Metro Exodus 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−257%
50−55
+257%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−250%
35−40
+250%
Valorant 45−50
−275%
180−190
+275%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
−275%
45−50
+275%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Dota 2 30−33
−267%
110−120
+267%
Far Cry 5 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Forza Horizon 4 16−18
−275%
60−65
+275%
God of War 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 14−16
−257%
50−55
+257%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 10−11
−250%
35−40
+250%
Valorant 45−50
−275%
180−190
+275%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 16−18
−282%
65−70
+282%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 24−27
−275%
90−95
+275%
Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Metro Exodus 1−2
−200%
3−4
+200%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 27−30
−257%
100−105
+257%
Valorant 30−35
−255%
110−120
+255%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−260%
18−20
+260%
Forza Horizon 4 8−9
−275%
30−33
+275%
God of War 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 6−7
−250%
21−24
+250%

4K
High Preset

Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−275%
60−65
+275%
Valorant 16−18
−275%
60−65
+275%

4K
Ultra Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Dota 2 9−10
−233%
30−33
+233%
Far Cry 5 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
−233%
10−11
+233%
God of War 2−3
−250%
7−8
+250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 4−5
−250%
14−16
+250%

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.15 12.19
Recency 24 April 2012 21 May 2018
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 3 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 75 Watt

HD 7770M has 134.4% lower power consumption.

GTX 1050 3 GB, on the other hand, has a 287% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 200% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7770M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7770M is a notebook graphics card while GeForce GTX 1050 3 GB is a desktop one.

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AMD Radeon HD 7770M
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