Radeon R5 230 vs HD 7770

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7770 and Radeon R5 230, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7770
2012
2 GB GDDR5, 80 Watt
5.64
+889%

HD 7770 outperforms R5 230 by a whopping 889% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking6021209
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.45no data
Power efficiency4.842.06
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)
GPU code nameCape VerdeCaicos
Market segmentDesktopDesktop
Designno datareference
Release date15 February 2012 (12 years ago)3 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$159 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

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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 cores640160
Core clock speed1000 MHzno data
Number of transistors1,500 million370 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)80 Watt19 Watt
Texture fill rate40.005.000
Floating-point processing power1.28 TFLOPS0.2 TFLOPS
ROPs164
TMUs408

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).

Bus supportno dataPCIe 1.0 x4
InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16
Length210 mm168 mm
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinN/A

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 typeGDDR5DDR3
Maximum RAM amount2 GB4 GB
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1125 MHzno data
Memory bandwidth72 GB/s10.67 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 Connectors1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
Eyefinity++
HDMI++

Supported technologies

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

CrossFire-+
​PowerPlayno data+
DDMA audiono data-

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)DirectX® 11
Shader Model5.15.0
OpenGL4.64.4
OpenCL1.21.2
Vulkan1.2.131-

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.

HD 7770 5.64
+889%
R5 230 0.57

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 2173
+883%
R5 230 221

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
+1075%
4−5
−1075%
Full HD46
+1050%
4−5
−1050%

Cost per frame, $

1080p3.46no data

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 0−1

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Hitman 3 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+1067%
3−4
−1067%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+1100%
4−5
−1100%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Battlefield 5 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Far Cry New Dawn 16−18
+1500%
1−2
−1500%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Hitman 3 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+1067%
3−4
−1067%
Metro Exodus 14−16
+1300%
1−2
−1300%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+1100%
4−5
−1100%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 6−7 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Cyberpunk 2077 9−10 0−1
Far Cry 5 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Forza Horizon 4 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%
Hitman 3 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Horizon Zero Dawn 35−40
+1067%
3−4
−1067%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 20−22
+900%
2−3
−900%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 18−20
+1800%
1−2
−1800%
Watch Dogs: Legion 45−50
+1100%
4−5
−1100%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 10−12
+1000%
1−2
−1000%
Far Cry New Dawn 9−10 0−1

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 5−6 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 5−6 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4 0−1
Far Cry 5 6−7 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 14−16
+1400%
1−2
−1400%
Hitman 3 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Metro Exodus 4−5 0−1
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 0−1 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 35−40
+1100%
3−4
−1100%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−11
+900%
1−2
−900%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 4−5 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5 0−1
Hitman 3 2−3 0−1
Horizon Zero Dawn 12−14
+1100%
1−2
−1100%
Metro Exodus 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4 0−1
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2−3 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 5−6 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 6−7 0−1

This is how HD 7770 and R5 230 compete in popular games:

  • HD 7770 is 1075% faster in 900p
  • HD 7770 is 1050% faster in 1080p

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.64 0.57
Recency 15 February 2012 3 April 2014
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 4 GB
Chip lithography 28 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 80 Watt 19 Watt

HD 7770 has a 889.5% higher aggregate performance score, and a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

R5 230, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and 321.1% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 7770 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon R5 230 in performance tests.


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