GeForce 7300 GT vs Radeon HD 7770
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon HD 7770 and GeForce 7300 GT, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.
HD 7770 outperforms 7300 GT by a whopping 1655% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 618 | 1329 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.41 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 4.81 | 0.91 |
| Architecture | GCN 1.0 (2012−2020) | Curie (2003−2013) |
| GPU code name | Cape Verde | G73 |
| Market segment | Desktop | Desktop |
| Release date | 15 February 2012 (13 years ago) | 15 May 2006 (18 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $159 | $149.99 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
HD 7770 and 7300 GT have a nearly equal value for money.
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 cores | 640 | no data |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | 350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | 177 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 24 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 40.00 | 2.800 |
| Floating-point processing power | 1.28 TFLOPS | no data |
| ROPs | 16 | 8 |
| TMUs | 40 | 8 |
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).
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 1.0 x16 |
| Length | 210 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | 1-slot |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | None |
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 | DDR2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 128 MB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 1125 MHz | 325 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | 10.4 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | no data |
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 | 1x DVI, 1x VGA, 1x S-Video |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 9.0c (9_3) |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 2.1 |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | N/A |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | N/A |
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.
- Passmark
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. 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.
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 | 47
+2250%
| 2−3
−2250%
|
| Full HD | 47
+2250%
| 2−3
−2250%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | 3.38
+2117%
| 75.00
−2117%
|
- HD 7770 has 2117% lower cost per frame in 1080p
FPS performance in popular games
- Full HD
Low Preset - Full HD
Medium Preset - Full HD
High Preset - Full HD
Ultra Preset - Full HD
Epic Preset - 1440p
High Preset - 1440p
Ultra Preset - 1440p
Epic Preset - 4K
High Preset - 4K
Ultra Preset - 4K
Epic Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+2100%
|
1−2
−2100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 30−35
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
| Valorant | 60−65
+2000%
|
3−4
−2000%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+2100%
|
1−2
−2100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 21−24
+2200%
|
1−2
−2200%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 128
+1729%
|
7−8
−1729%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+2100%
|
2−3
−2100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 30−35
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 60−65
+2000%
|
3−4
−2000%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+2100%
|
1−2
−2100%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 10−12 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 40−45
+2100%
|
2−3
−2100%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+2300%
|
1−2
−2300%
|
| Hogwarts Legacy | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 20−22
+1900%
|
1−2
−1900%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 14−16 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 60−65
+2000%
|
3−4
−2000%
|
| Fortnite | 30−35
+3100%
|
1−2
−3100%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 40−45
+1900%
|
2−3
−1900%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Metro Exodus | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
+3300%
|
1−2
−3300%
|
| Valorant | 55−60
+1867%
|
3−4
−1867%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 4−5 | 0−1 |
| Far Cry 5 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 12−14 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 8−9 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 10−11 | 0−1 |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 16−18 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Valorant | 24−27
+2500%
|
1−2
−2500%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 3−4 | 0−1 |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 2−3 | 0−1 |
| Dota 2 | 18−20
+1700%
|
1−2
−1700%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 6−7 | 0−1 |
| Forza Horizon 4 | 7−8 | 0−1 |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 0−1 | 0−1 |
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 5−6 | 0−1 |
| Fortnite | 5−6 | 0−1 |
This is how HD 7770 and 7300 GT compete in popular games:
- HD 7770 is 2250% faster in 900p
- HD 7770 is 2250% faster in 1080p
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.44 | 0.31 |
| Recency | 15 February 2012 | 15 May 2006 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 24 Watt |
HD 7770 has a 1654.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, a 1500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
7300 GT, on the other hand, has 233.3% lower power consumption.
The Radeon HD 7770 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce 7300 GT in performance tests.
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