GeForce GTX 260 vs Radeon HD 7770

In this comparison between GeForce GTX 260 and Radeon HD 7770 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people GeForce GTX 260 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7770 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 260 Radeon HD 7770
Power consumption (TDP) 182 Watt
Interface PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 2x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR3 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 896 MB 2 GB
Display Connectors 2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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  • GeForce GTX 260 has 894 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7770.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is build with Tesla 2.0 architecture, and Radeon HD 7770 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 260 is 242 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7770.
  • GeForce GTX 260 is manufactured by 65 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7770 - by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7770 is 3501 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 3−4 10−11
ultra / 1080p 1−2 6−7
QHD / 1440p 0−1 1−2
low / 720p 14−16 24−27
medium / 1080p 5−6 12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 116% more, than GeForce GTX 260.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 260 Radeon HD 7770
Architecture Tesla 2.0 GCN
Code name GT200 Cape Verde
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 16 June 2008 15 February 2012
Pipelines 192 640
Core clock speed 1242 MHz 1000 MHz
Transistor count 1,400 million
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 36.9 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 476.9 gflops
Length 10.5" (267 mm) (26.7 cm)
Memory bus width 448 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 999 MHz 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 111.9 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 11.1 (10_0) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model 4.0
OpenGL 2.1
OpenCL 1.1
Vulkan N/A
CUDA +
CUDA cores 192
Height 4.376" (111 mm) (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support +
HDMI +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI S/PDIF
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 30 Mh/s 156 Mh/s
Eyefinity +
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