GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB vs Radeon HD 7770

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 7770. Here you can take a closer look at graphics cards specs, such as core clock speed, memory type and size, display connectors, etc. The price, overall benchmark and gaming performances are usually defining factors when it comes to choosing between GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB and Radeon HD 7770. Make sure that the graphics card has compatible dimensions and will properly fit in your new or current computer case. Also these graphics cards may have different system power recommendations, so take that into consideration and upgrade your PSU if necessary.
GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Radeon HD 7770
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 5 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
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  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB has 3 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7770.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is build with Pascal architecture, and Radeon HD 7770 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 506 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7770.
  • GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is manufactured by 16 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7770 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB is 3508 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7770.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 21−24 10−11
ultra / 1080p 12−14 6−7
QHD / 1440p 7−8 1−2
4K / 2160p 5−6
low / 720p 40−45 24−27
medium / 1080p 27−30 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 100% more, than Radeon HD 7770.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 1060 5 GB Radeon HD 7770
Architecture Pascal GCN
Code name GP106 Cape Verde
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 26 December 2017 15 February 2012
Pipelines 1280 640
Core clock speed 1506 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1709 MHz
Transistor count 4,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 16 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 136.7
Floating-point performance 4,375 gflops
Length 250 mm
Memory bus width 160 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 8008 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 160.2 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.2.131
CUDA 6.1
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 156 Mh/s
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