Radeon HD 7770M vs GeForce GTX 480M

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared GeForce GTX 480M and Radeon HD 7770M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

GTX 480M
2010
2 GB GDDR5, 100 Watt
4.19
+22.2%

GTX 480M outperforms HD 7770M by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking679722
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency2.997.66
ArchitectureFermi (2010−2014)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameGF100Chelsea
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date25 May 2010 (14 years ago)24 April 2012 (12 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 cores352512
Core clock speed425 MHz675 MHz
Number of transistors3,100 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt32 Watt
Texture fill rate18.7021.60
Floating-point processing power0.5984 TFLOPS0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPs3216
TMUs4432

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 sizelargemedium sized
Bus supportPCI-E 2.0no data
InterfaceMXM-B (3.0)PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectorsNoneno data
SLI options+-

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 amount2 GB1 GB
Memory bus width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1200 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth76.8 GB/s64 GB/s
Shared memory--

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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no data

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 API12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.54.6
OpenCL1.11.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131
CUDA+-

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark 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.

GTX 480M 4.19
+22.2%
HD 7770M 3.43

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.

GTX 480M 2185
+3.5%
HD 7770M 2110

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.

GTX 480M 8872
HD 7770M 10468
+18%

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:

900p33
+22.2%
27−30
−22.2%
Full HD39
+30%
30−35
−30%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+25%
20−22
−25%
Hitman 3 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+12%
24−27
−12%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+4.9%
40−45
−4.9%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Battlefield 5 10−11
+42.9%
7−8
−42.9%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Far Cry New Dawn 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+25%
20−22
−25%
Hitman 3 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+12%
24−27
−12%
Metro Exodus 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+4.9%
40−45
−4.9%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 12−14
+20%
10−11
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Cyberpunk 2077 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Far Cry 5 9−10
+28.6%
7−8
−28.6%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
+25%
20−22
−25%
Hitman 3 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 27−30
+12%
24−27
−12%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 16−18
+14.3%
14−16
−14.3%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+4.9%
40−45
−4.9%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Far Cry New Dawn 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Far Cry 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Hitman 3 9−10
+12.5%
8−9
−12.5%
Horizon Zero Dawn 10−11
+25%
8−9
−25%
Metro Exodus 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 24−27
+23.8%
21−24
−23.8%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Far Cry New Dawn 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Hitman 3 0−1 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 1−2 0−1
Metro Exodus 1−2 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%

This is how GTX 480M and HD 7770M compete in popular games:

  • GTX 480M is 22% faster in 900p
  • GTX 480M is 30% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the GTX 480M is 500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • GTX 480M is ahead in 58 tests (92%)
  • there's a draw in 5 tests (8%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.19 3.43
Recency 25 May 2010 24 April 2012
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 1 GB
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 32 Watt

GTX 480M has a 22.2% higher aggregate performance score, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

HD 7770M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 212.5% lower power consumption.

The GeForce GTX 480M is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7770M in performance tests.


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