Radeon HD 7770 vs RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) with Radeon HD 7770, including specs and performance data.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
2020
15 Watt
6.04
+7.1%

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) outperforms HD 7770 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking586602
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data1.45
Power efficiency27.594.83
ArchitectureVega (2017−2020)GCN 1.0 (2011−2020)
GPU code nameVega RenoirCape Verde
Market segmentLaptopDesktop
Release date7 January 2020 (4 years ago)15 February 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$159

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

no data

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 cores384640
Core clock speed400 MHz1000 MHz
Boost clock speed1500 MHzno data
Number of transistorsno data1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology7 nm28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt80 Watt
Texture fill rateno data40.00
Floating-point processing powerno data1.28 TFLOPS
ROPsno data16
TMUsno data40

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).

Interfaceno dataPCIe 3.0 x16
Lengthno data210 mm
Widthno data2-slot
Supplementary power connectorsno data1x 6-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 typeno dataGDDR5
Maximum RAM amountno data2 GB
Memory bus widthno data128 Bit
Memory clock speedno data1125 MHz
Memory bandwidthno data72 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 data1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity-+
HDMI-+

API compatibility

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

DirectX12_112 (11_1)
Shader Modelno data5.1
OpenGLno data4.6
OpenCLno data1.2
Vulkan-1.2.131

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.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 6.04
+7.1%
HD 7770 5.64

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.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 4210
+35.9%
HD 7770 3098

3DMark Fire Strike Graphics

Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 2793
HD 7770 2825
+1.1%

3DMark Cloud Gate GPU

Cloud Gate is an outdated DirectX 11 feature level 10 benchmark that was used for home PCs and basic notebooks. It displays a few scenes of some weird space teleportation device launching spaceships into unknown, using fixed resolution of 1280x720. Just like Ice Storm benchmark, it has been discontinued in January 2020 and replaced by 3DMark Night Raid.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 21857
+16.4%
HD 7770 18782

Unigine Heaven 3.0

This is an old DirectX 11 benchmark using Unigine, a 3D game engine by eponymous Russian company. It displays a fantasy medieval town sprawling over several flying islands. Version 3.0 was released in 2012, and in 2013 it was superseded by Heaven 4.0, which introduced several slight improvements, including a newer version of Unigine.

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) 25
HD 7770 36
+41.7%

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:

900p50−55
+6.4%
47
−6.4%
Full HD20
−130%
46
+130%
1440p28
+16.7%
24−27
−16.7%
4K20
+11.1%
18−20
−11.1%

Cost per frame, $

1080pno data3.46
1440pno data6.63
4Kno data8.83

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Cyberpunk 2077 11
+22.2%
9−10
−22.2%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 14
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Cyberpunk 2077 9
+0%
9−10
+0%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+13.9%
35−40
−13.9%
Hitman 3 11
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Horizon Zero Dawn 97
+177%
35−40
−177%
Metro Exodus 23
+64.3%
14−16
−64.3%
Red Dead Redemption 2 22
+46.7%
14−16
−46.7%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21−24
+10%
20−22
−10%
Watch Dogs: Legion 62
+29.2%
45−50
−29.2%

Full HD
High Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Battlefield 5 16−18
+13.3%
14−16
−13.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12
+0%
12−14
+0%
Cyberpunk 2077 6
−50%
9−10
+50%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Far Cry New Dawn 18−20
+12.5%
16−18
−12.5%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+13.9%
35−40
−13.9%
Hitman 3 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 73
+109%
35−40
−109%
Metro Exodus 17
+21.4%
14−16
−21.4%
Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 21
+5%
20−22
−5%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 20−22
+5.3%
18−20
−5.3%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50
+4.2%
45−50
−4.2%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 16−18
+6.7%
14−16
−6.7%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 8−9
+33.3%
6−7
−33.3%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Cyberpunk 2077 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%
Far Cry 5 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 40−45
+13.9%
35−40
−13.9%
Hitman 3 12−14
+8.3%
12−14
−8.3%
Horizon Zero Dawn 17
−106%
35−40
+106%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 18
−11.1%
20−22
+11.1%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 11
−72.7%
18−20
+72.7%
Watch Dogs: Legion 50−55
+6.3%
45−50
−6.3%

Full HD
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 14
−7.1%
14−16
+7.1%

1440p
High Preset

Battlefield 5 12−14
+9.1%
10−12
−9.1%
Far Cry New Dawn 10−11
+11.1%
9−10
−11.1%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 1−2
+0%
1−2
+0%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Cyberpunk 2077 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Far Cry 5 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%
Forza Horizon 4 18−20
+26.7%
14−16
−26.7%
Hitman 3 10−11
+0%
10−11
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 14−16
+16.7%
12−14
−16.7%
Metro Exodus 6−7
+50%
4−5
−50%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 2−3 0−1
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 5−6
+0%
5−6
+0%
Watch Dogs: Legion 40−45
+11.1%
35−40
−11.1%

1440p
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 10−12
+10%
10−11
−10%

4K
High Preset

Battlefield 5 5−6
+25%
4−5
−25%
Far Cry New Dawn 4−5
+0%
4−5
+0%
Hitman 3 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%
Horizon Zero Dawn 11
−9.1%
12−14
+9.1%
Metro Exodus 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%

4K
Ultra Preset

Assassin's Creed Odyssey 4−5
+33.3%
3−4
−33.3%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3−4
+50%
2−3
−50%
Cyberpunk 2077 0−1 0−1
Far Cry 5 3−4
+0%
3−4
+0%
Forza Horizon 4 6−7
+20%
5−6
−20%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 1−2 0−1
Watch Dogs: Legion 2−3
+0%
2−3
+0%

4K
Epic Preset

Red Dead Redemption 2 7−8
+16.7%
6−7
−16.7%

This is how RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and HD 7770 compete in popular games:

  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 6% faster in 900p
  • HD 7770 is 130% faster in 1080p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 17% faster in 1440p
  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 11% faster in 4K

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

  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Medium Preset, the RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is 177% faster.
  • in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 1080p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the HD 7770 is 106% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

  • RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is ahead in 51 test (74%)
  • HD 7770 is ahead in 8 tests (12%)
  • there's a draw in 10 tests (14%)

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.04 5.64
Recency 7 January 2020 15 February 2012
Chip lithography 7 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 80 Watt

RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) has a 7.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 433.3% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Radeon HD 7770.

Be aware that Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) is a notebook card while Radeon HD 7770 is a desktop one.


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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)
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