Radeon HD 5770 vs HD 7790

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7790 and Radeon HD 5770, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7790
2013
1 GB GDDR5, 85 Watt
8.00
+81.4%

HD 7790 outperforms ATI HD 5770 by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in performance ranking485627
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.110.68
ArchitectureGCN 2.0 (2013−2017)Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameBonaireJuniper
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date22 March 2013 (11 years ago)13 October 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$149 $159
Current price$219 (1.5x MSRP)$103 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7790 has 63% better value for money than ATI HD 5770.

Detailed specifications

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 cores896800
Core clock speed1000 MHz850 MHz
Number of transistors2,080 million1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt108 Watt
Texture fill rate56.0034.00
Floating-point performance1,792 gflops1,360.0 gflops

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
Length183 mm208 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 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 amount1 GB1 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed6000 MHz4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth96 GB/s76.8 GB/s

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 HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
HDMI++

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (12_0)11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model6.35.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL2.01.2
Vulkan1.2.131N/A

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance 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 7790 8.00
+81.4%
ATI HD 5770 4.41

HD 7790 outperforms HD 5770 by 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. 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.

Benchmark coverage: 25%

HD 7790 3090
+81.2%
ATI HD 5770 1705

HD 7790 outperforms HD 5770 by 81% in Passmark.

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:

900p40−45
+66.7%
24
−66.7%
Full HD80−85
+73.9%
46
−73.9%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%
Hitman 3 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+66.7%
24−27
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Battlefield 5 18−20
+63.6%
10−12
−63.6%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Far Cry New Dawn 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%
Hitman 3 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+66.7%
24−27
−66.7%
Metro Exodus 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Cyberpunk 2077 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Far Cry 5 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%
Horizon Zero Dawn 40−45
+66.7%
24−27
−66.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 27−30
+68.8%
16−18
−68.8%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+75%
20−22
−75%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 21−24
+75%
12−14
−75%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
+71.4%
7−8
−71.4%
Hitman 3 16−18
+77.8%
9−10
−77.8%
Horizon Zero Dawn 18−20
+80%
10−11
−80%
Metro Exodus 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Hitman 3 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 0−1 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Forza Horizon 4 5−6
+66.7%
3−4
−66.7%
Horizon Zero Dawn 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%
Metro Exodus 10−11
+66.7%
6−7
−66.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+80%
5−6
−80%

This is how HD 7790 and ATI HD 5770 compete in popular games:

  • HD 7790 is 67% faster in 900p
  • HD 7790 is 74% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.00 4.41
Recency 22 March 2013 13 October 2009
Cost $149 $159
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 108 Watt

The Radeon HD 7790 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 5770 in performance tests.


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