Radeon RX Vega Mobile vs HD 7770
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in performance ranking | 596 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.63 | no data |
| Architecture | GCN (2011−2017) | Vega (2017−2020) |
| GPU code name | Cape Verde | Vega Mobile |
| Market segment | Desktop | Laptop |
| Release date | 15 February 2012 (12 years ago) | 7 January 2018 (6 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $129.99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.
Detailed specifications
General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 640 | 1792 |
| Core clock speed | 1000 MHz | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,500 million | no data |
| Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 90 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 40.00 | no data |
| Floating-point performance | 1.28 gflops | no data |
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 size | no data | medium sized |
| Interface | PCIe 3.0 x16 | no data |
| Length | 210 mm | no data |
| Width | 2-slot | no data |
| Supplementary power connectors | 1x 6-pin | no 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 type | GDDR5 | HBM2 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 128 Bit | 2048 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 4500 MHz | no data |
| Memory bandwidth | 72 GB/s | no data |
| 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 Connectors | 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort | no data |
| Eyefinity | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
API compatibility
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (11_1) | 12_1 |
| Shader Model | 5.1 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | no data |
| OpenCL | 1.2 | no data |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 February 2012 | 7 January 2018 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 90 Watt |
HD 7770 has 12.5% lower power consumption.
RX Vega Mobile, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Radeon HD 7770 and Radeon RX Vega Mobile. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Radeon HD 7770 is a desktop card while Radeon RX Vega Mobile is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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