R9 M385X vs HD 7770

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Combined performance score

HD 7770
5.60
+8.9%

HD 7770 outperforms R9 M385X by 9% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

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

Place in performance ranking564582
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.370.37
ArchitectureGCN (2011−2017)GCN (2011−2017)
GPU code nameCape VerdeStrato-XT-M3
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date15 February 2012 (12 years old)16 June 2015 (8 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$129.99 no data
Current price$300 (2.3x MSRP)$999
Value for money

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 7770 and R9 M385X have a nearly equal value for money.

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 cores640896
Core clock speed1000 MHz1100 MHz
Boost clock speedno data1100 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Wattno data
Texture fill rate40.0061.60
Floating-point performanceno data1,971 gflops

Size and compatibility

Information on Radeon HD 7770 and Radeon R9 M385X compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop video cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility). For notebook video cards it's notebook size, connection slot and bus, if the video card is inserted into a slot instead of being soldered to the notebook motherboard.

Laptop sizeno datalarge
Bus supportno dataPCIe 3.0
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
Length210 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinno data

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 typeGDDR5GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed4500 MHz1500 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s76.8 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+1
HDMI+no data

Technologies

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

AppAccelerationno data-
Endurono data-
FreeSyncno data1
HD3Dno data+
PowerTuneno data+
DualGraphicsno data1
TrueAudiono data-
ZeroCoreno data+
Switchable graphicsno data1

API support

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

DirectX12 (11_1)DirectX® 12
Shader Model5.16.3
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.2Not Listed
Vulkan1.2.131no data
Mantleno 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 7770 5.60
+8.9%
R9 M385X 5.14

HD 7770 outperforms R9 M385X by 9% in our combined 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 7770 2171
+8.9%
R9 M385X 1993

HD 7770 outperforms R9 M385X by 9% in Passmark.

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 7770 14073
+13%
R9 M385X 12453

HD 7770 outperforms R9 M385X by 13% in 3DMark Vantage Performance.

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

HD 7770 3098
R9 M385X 5515
+78%

R9 M385X outperforms HD 7770 by 78% in 3DMark 11 Performance GPU.

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

HD 7770 2825
R9 M385X 3405
+20.5%

R9 M385X outperforms HD 7770 by 21% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

Benchmark coverage: 14%

HD 7770 18782
R9 M385X 22544
+20%

R9 M385X outperforms HD 7770 by 20% in 3DMark Cloud Gate GPU.

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:

900p47
+17.5%
40−45
−17.5%
Full HD47
+74.1%
27
−74.1%

Performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%

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
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
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
+0%
10−11
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
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
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 16−18
+6.3%
16−18
−6.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
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
+0%
10−11
+0%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+7.7%
12−14
−7.7%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
−83.3%
22
+83.3%
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
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+18.2%
10−12
−18.2%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+5.9%
16−18
−5.9%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
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
+0%
9−10
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+0%
12−14
+0%
Metro Exodus 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
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
+0%
5−6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
High Preset

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+0%
8−9
+0%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
Red Dead Redemption 2 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
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
+0%
3−4
+0%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Battlefield 5 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Far Cry New Dawn 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Forza Horizon 4 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

This is how HD 7770 and R9 M385X compete in popular games:

900p resolution:

  • HD 7770 is 17.5% faster than R9 M385X

1080p resolution:

  • HD 7770 is 74.1% faster than R9 M385X

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

  • in Battlefield 5, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 7770 is 100% faster than the R9 M385X.
  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the R9 M385X is 83.3% faster than the HD 7770.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 7770 is ahead in 43 tests (68%)
  • R9 M385X is ahead in 1 test (2%)
  • there's a draw in 19 tests (30%)

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 5.60 5.14
Recency 15 February 2012 16 June 2015
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB

We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7770 and Radeon R9 M385X. The differences in performance seem too small.

Be aware that Radeon HD 7770 is a desktop card while Radeon R9 M385X is a notebook one.


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

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