Radeon HD 5770 vs HD 7950

Place in performance ranking	372	627
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.38	0.68
Architecture	GCN 1.0 (2012−2020)	Terascale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code name	Tahiti	Juniper
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Design	reference	no data
Release date	31 January 2012 (12 years ago)	13 October 2009 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	$159
Current price	$431 (1x MSRP)	$103 (0.6x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7950 has 103% 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 cores	1792	800
Compute units	28	no data
Core clock speed	no data	850 MHz
Boost clock speed	1250 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	4,313 million	1,040 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	108 Watt
Texture fill rate	89.60	34.00
Floating-point performance	2,867 gflops	1,360.0 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).

Bus support	PCIe 3.0 x16	no data
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	267 mm	208 mm
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	2x 6-pin	1x 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 type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	1 GB
Memory bus width	384 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	1250 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	240 GB/s	76.8 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 Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
Eyefinity	1	no data
Number of Eyefinity displays	6	no data
HDMI	+	+
DisplayPort support	-	no data

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

AppAcceleration	+	no data
CrossFire	1	no data
Enduro	-	no data
FreeSync	1	no data
HD3D	-	no data
PowerTune	+	no data
TrueAudio	-	no data
ZeroCore	+	no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX	DirectX® 11	11.2 (11_0)
Shader Model	5.1	5.0
OpenGL	4.6	4.4
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
Vulkan	no data	N/A
Mantle	-	no data

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 7950 12.34
+180%

ATI HD 5770 4.41

HD 7950 outperforms HD 5770 by 180% 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 7950 4764
+179%

ATI HD 5770 1705

HD 7950 outperforms HD 5770 by 179% 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:

900p	65−70 +171%	24 −171%
Full HD	120−130 +161%	46 −161%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077

8−9
+300%

2−3

−300%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Battlefield 5	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +186%	7−8 −186%
Hitman 3	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +200%	8−9 −200%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +200%	7−8 −200%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Battlefield 5	10−12 +267%	3−4 −267%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +186%	7−8 −186%
Hitman 3	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +200%	8−9 −200%
Metro Exodus	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +200%	4−5 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +200%	7−8 −200%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Cyberpunk 2077	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry 5	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	20−22 +186%	7−8 −186%
Horizon Zero Dawn	24−27 +200%	8−9 −200%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	16−18 +220%	5−6 −220%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Watch Dogs: Legion	21−24 +200%	7−8 −200%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

12−14

+200%

4−5
−200%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5	8−9 +300%	2−3 −300%
Far Cry New Dawn	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Cyberpunk 2077	2−3	0−1
Far Cry 5	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Forza Horizon 4	7−8 +250%	2−3 −250%
Hitman 3	9−10 +200%	3−4 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	10−11 +233%	3−4 −233%
Metro Exodus	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	2−3	0−1

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

8−9
+300%

2−3

−300%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Far Cry New Dawn	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Hitman 3	1−2	0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider	1−2	0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	0−1	0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla	2−3	0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare	2−3	0−1
Cyberpunk 2077	0−1	0−1
Far Cry 5	2−3	0−1
Forza Horizon 4	3−4 +200%	1−2 −200%
Horizon Zero Dawn	4−5 +300%	1−2 −300%
Metro Exodus	6−7 +200%	2−3 −200%
Watch Dogs: Legion	1−2	0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2

5−6
+400%

1−2

−400%

This is how HD 7950 and ATI HD 5770 compete in popular games:

HD 7950 is 171% faster in 900p
HD 7950 is 161% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.34	4.41
Recency	31 January 2012	13 October 2009
Cost	$449	$159
Maximum RAM amount	3 GB	1 GB
Chip lithography	28 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	108 Watt