Radeon HD 7770M vs ATI HD 5830

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 5830 with Radeon HD 7770M, including specs and performance data.

ATI HD 5830
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 175 Watt
4.30
+31.5%

ATI HD 5830 outperforms HD 7770M by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking666734
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency1.777.37
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameCypressChelsea
Market segmentDesktopLaptop
Release date25 February 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 cores1120512
Core clock speed800 MHz675 MHz
Number of transistors2,154 million1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)175 Watt32 Watt
Texture fill rate44.8021.60
Floating-point processing power1.792 TFLOPS0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPs1616
TMUs5632

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 sizeno datamedium sized
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length282 mmno data
Width2-slotno data
Supplementary power connectors2x 6-pinno data

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 width256 Bit128 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz1000 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.0 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 Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPortNo outputs
HDMI+-

API compatibility

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

DirectX11.2 (11_0)12 (11_1)
Shader Model5.05.1
OpenGL4.44.6
OpenCL1.21.2
VulkanN/A1.2.131

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 9−10
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9−10
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Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
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8−9
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Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
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9−10
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Counter-Strike 2 9−10
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9−10
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Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
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8−9
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Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
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Forza Horizon 5 4−5
+0%
4−5
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Metro Exodus 7−8
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7−8
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Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
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12−14
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Valorant 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
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Counter-Strike 2 9−10
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9−10
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Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
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8−9
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Dota 2 10−11
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10−11
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Far Cry 5 18−20
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18−20
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Fortnite 18−20
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18−20
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Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
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Forza Horizon 5 4−5
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4−5
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Grand Theft Auto V 10−11
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10−11
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Metro Exodus 7−8
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7−8
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PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
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30−35
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Red Dead Redemption 2 12−14
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12−14
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12−14
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12−14
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Valorant 6−7
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6−7
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World of Tanks 60−65
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60−65
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Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 9−10
+0%
9−10
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 8−9
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8−9
+0%
Dota 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Far Cry 5 18−20
+0%
18−20
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Forza Horizon 4 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Forza Horizon 5 4−5
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4−5
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 30−35
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30−35
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Valorant 6−7
+0%
6−7
+0%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2 2−3
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2−3
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Grand Theft Auto V 2−3
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2−3
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 24−27
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24−27
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Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
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2−3
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World of Tanks 24−27
+0%
24−27
+0%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5
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4−5
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Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
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4−5
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Far Cry 5 8−9
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8−9
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Forza Horizon 4 3−4
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3−4
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Forza Horizon 5 4−5
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4−5
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 6−7
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6−7
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Valorant 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 10−11
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10−11
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Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 10−11
+0%
10−11
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Red Dead Redemption 2 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 16−18
+0%
16−18
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
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3−4
+0%
Counter-Strike 2 10−11
+0%
10−11
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Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+0%
2−3
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Dota 2 16−18
+0%
16−18
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Far Cry 5 3−4
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3−4
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Fortnite 2−3
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2−3
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Forza Horizon 4 2−3
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2−3
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Forza Horizon 5 1−2
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1−2
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Valorant 3−4
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3−4
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All in all, in popular games:

  • there's a draw in 61 test (100%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.30 3.27
Recency 25 February 2010 24 April 2012
Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 175 Watt 32 Watt

ATI HD 5830 has a 31.5% higher aggregate performance score.

HD 7770M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 42.9% more advanced lithography process, and 446.9% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 5830 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7770M in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 5830 is a desktop card while Radeon HD 7770M is a notebook one.


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