GeForce GT 720M vs Radeon HD 7770M

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 7770M and GeForce GT 720M, covering specs and all relevant benchmarks.

HD 7770M
2012
1 GB GDDR5, 32 Watt
3.42
+187%

HD 7770M outperforms GT 720M by a whopping 187% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking7291057
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Power efficiency7.322.47
ArchitectureGCN 1.0 (2011−2020)Kepler 2.0 (2013−2015)
GPU code nameChelseaGK208
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Release date24 April 2012 (12 years ago)25 December 2013 (11 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 cores512192
Core clock speed675 MHz719 MHz
Boost clock speedno data758 MHz
Number of transistors1,500 million915 million
Manufacturing process technology28 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt33 Watt
Texture fill rate21.6012.13
Floating-point processing power0.6912 TFLOPS0.2911 TFLOPS
ROPs168
TMUs3216

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 sizemedium sizedmedium sized
Bus supportno dataPCI Express 2.0
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x8

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 amount1 GB2 GB
Standard memory configurationno dataDDR3
Memory bus width128 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speed1000 MHz800 MHz
Memory bandwidth64 GB/s12.8 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 ConnectorsNo outputsNo outputs
eDP 1.2 signal supportno dataUp to 2560x1600
LVDS signal supportno dataUp to 1920x1200
VGA аnalog display supportno dataUp to 2048x1536
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) supportno dataUp to 2560x1600
HDMI-+
HDCP content protection-+
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI-+
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming-+

Supported technologies

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

Blu-Ray 3D Support-+
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder-+
Optimus-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12 (11_1)12 API
Shader Model5.15.1
OpenGL4.64.5
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan1.2.1311.1.126
CUDA-+

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 7770M 3.42
+187%
GT 720M 1.19

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

HD 7770M 2110
+73.9%
GT 720M 1213

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

HD 7770M 10468
+128%
GT 720M 4585

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:

Full HD35−40
+169%
13
−169%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
−50%
30
+50%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+28.1%
30−35
−28.1%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Battlefield 5 7−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+233%
3−4
−233%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
−6.7%
16
+6.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+28.1%
30−35
−28.1%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 10−11
+100%
5−6
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 2−3 0−1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
Cyberpunk 2077 6−7
+100%
3−4
−100%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+600%
1−2
−600%
Forza Horizon 4 20−22
+1900%
1−2
−1900%
Hitman 3 9−10
+50%
6−7
−50%
Horizon Zero Dawn 24−27
+78.6%
14−16
−78.6%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 14−16
+75%
8−9
−75%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 14−16
+36.4%
10−12
−36.4%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+28.1%
30−35
−28.1%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 9−10
+350%
2−3
−350%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 6−7
+500%
1−2
−500%
Far Cry New Dawn 5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Far Cry 5 4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Hitman 3 8−9
+14.3%
7−8
−14.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 8−9
+100%
4−5
−100%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 21−24
+320%
5−6
−320%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+75%
4−5
−75%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 2−3 0−1
Far Cry New Dawn 2−3 0−1

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 2−3
+100%
1−2
−100%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 1−2 0−1
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 2−3 0−1
Forza Horizon 4 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 1−2 0−1

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 4−5
+100%
2−3
−100%

This is how HD 7770M and GT 720M compete in popular games:

  • HD 7770M is 169% faster in 1080p

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

  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the HD 7770M is 1900% faster.
  • in Forza Horizon 4, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the GT 720M is 50% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • HD 7770M is ahead in 44 tests (94%)
  • GT 720M is ahead in 2 tests (4%)
  • there's a draw in 1 test (2%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.42 1.19
Recency 24 April 2012 25 December 2013
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 2 GB
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 33 Watt

HD 7770M has a 187.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 3.1% lower power consumption.

GT 720M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 100% higher maximum VRAM amount.

The Radeon HD 7770M is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GT 720M in performance tests.


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