GeForce RTX 5070 vs Radeon HD 7770

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7770 and GeForce RTX 5070, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7770
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
4.86

RTX 5070 outperforms HD 7770 by a whopping 1120% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking61932
Place by popularitynot in top-10065
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.2566.32
Power efficiency4.8218.81
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Blackwell 2.0 (2025)
GPU code nameCape VerdeGB205
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Release date15 February 2012 (13 years ago)4 March 2025 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 $549

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.

RTX 5070 has 5206% better value for money than HD 7770.

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 cores6406144
Core clock speed1000 MHz2325 MHz
Boost clock speedno data2512 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million31,100 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt250 Watt
Texture fill rate40.00482.3
Floating-point processing power1.28 TFLOPS30.87 TFLOPS
ROPs1680
TMUs40192
Tensor Coresno data192
Ray Tracing Coresno data48

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).

InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
Length210 mm245 mm
Width2-slot2-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pin1x 16-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 typeGDDR5GDDR7
Maximum RAM amount2 GB12 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit192 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHz1750 MHz
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s672.0 GB/s
Shared memory--
Resizable BAR-+

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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort1x HDMI 2.1b, 3x DisplayPort 2.1b
Eyefinity+-
HDMI++

API and SDK compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model5.16.8
OpenGL4.64.6
OpenCL1.23.0
Vulkan1.2.1311.4
CUDA-10.1
DLSS-+

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.

HD 7770 4.86
RTX 5070 59.28
+1120%

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.

HD 7770 2171
RTX 5070 26491
+1120%

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
−1070%
550−600
+1070%
Full HD47
−177%
130
+177%
1440p7−8
−1243%
94
+1243%
4K5−6
−1220%
66
+1220%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.38
+24.8%
4.22
−24.8%
1440p22.71
−289%
5.84
+289%
4K31.80
−282%
8.32
+282%
  • HD 7770 has 25% lower cost per frame in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 has 289% lower cost per frame in 1440p
  • RTX 5070 has 282% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
−1308%
180−190
+1308%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−1196%
290−300
+1196%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−1227%
140−150
+1227%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
−1308%
180−190
+1308%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−655%
160−170
+655%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−1196%
290−300
+1196%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−1227%
140−150
+1227%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−993%
160−170
+993%
Fortnite 30−35
−781%
270−280
+781%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−854%
220−230
+854%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−1136%
170−180
+1136%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−785%
170−180
+785%
Valorant 60−65
−416%
300−350
+416%

Full HD
High Preset

Atomic Heart 12−14
−1308%
180−190
+1308%
Battlefield 5 21−24
−655%
160−170
+655%
Counter-Strike 2 21−24
−1196%
290−300
+1196%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 128
−117%
270−280
+117%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−1227%
140−150
+1227%
Dota 2 40−45
−1036%
500−550
+1036%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−993%
160−170
+993%
Fortnite 30−35
−781%
270−280
+781%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−854%
220−230
+854%
Forza Horizon 5 14−16
−1136%
170−180
+1136%
Grand Theft Auto V 18−20
−800%
160−170
+800%
Metro Exodus 10−11
−1380%
140−150
+1380%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−785%
170−180
+785%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1607%
230−240
+1607%
Valorant 60−65
−416%
300−350
+416%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 21−24
−655%
160−170
+655%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−12
−1227%
140−150
+1227%
Dota 2 40−45
−1036%
500−550
+1036%
Far Cry 5 14−16
−993%
160−170
+993%
Forza Horizon 4 24−27
−854%
220−230
+854%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 20−22
−785%
170−180
+785%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−1407%
211
+1407%
Valorant 60−65
−416%
300−350
+416%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Fortnite 30−35
−781%
270−280
+781%

1440p
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 8−9
−2075%
170−180
+2075%
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 40−45
−990%
400−450
+990%
Grand Theft Auto V 6−7
−1967%
120−130
+1967%
Metro Exodus 4−5
−2300%
95−100
+2300%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 35−40
−386%
170−180
+386%
Valorant 55−60
−541%
350−400
+541%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
−2317%
140−150
+2317%
Cyberpunk 2077 4−5
−1925%
80−85
+1925%
Far Cry 5 10−11
−1320%
140−150
+1320%
Forza Horizon 4 12−14
−1377%
190−200
+1377%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 8−9
−1938%
163
+1938%

1440p
Epic Preset

Fortnite 10−11
−1410%
150−160
+1410%

4K
High Preset

Atomic Heart 4−5
−1200%
50−55
+1200%
Grand Theft Auto V 16−18
−735%
140−150
+735%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 1−2
−14500%
146
+14500%
Valorant 27−30
−1093%
300−350
+1093%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5 3−4
−3333%
100−110
+3333%
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
−1800%
35−40
+1800%
Dota 2 18−20
−1067%
210−220
+1067%
Far Cry 5 5−6
−1700%
90−95
+1700%
Forza Horizon 4 7−8
−1943%
140−150
+1943%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS 5−6
−1820%
95−100
+1820%

4K
Epic Preset

Fortnite 5−6
−1480%
75−80
+1480%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%
Metro Exodus 60−65
+0%
60−65
+0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2 75−80
+0%
75−80
+0%

This is how HD 7770 and RTX 5070 compete in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 is 1070% faster in 900p
  • RTX 5070 is 177% faster in 1080p
  • RTX 5070 is 1243% faster in 1440p
  • RTX 5070 is 1220% faster in 4K

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

  • in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 4K resolution and the High Preset, the RTX 5070 is 14500% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RTX 5070 is ahead in 57 tests (95%)
  • there's a draw in 3 tests (5%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.86 59.28
Recency 15 February 2012 4 March 2025
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 12 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 250 Watt

HD 7770 has 212.5% lower power consumption.

RTX 5070, on the other hand, has a 1119.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 13 years, a 500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

The GeForce RTX 5070 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 7770 in performance tests.

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