GeForce GTX 770M vs Radeon HD 7790

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 770M and Radeon HD 7790. 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 770M and Radeon HD 7790. 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 770M is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: GeForce GTX 770M is only used in laptop graphics. It has lower GPU clock speed compared to the desktop variant, which results in lower power consumption, but also 10-30% lower gaming performance. Check available laptop models with GeForce GTX 770M here:

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 770M Radeon HD 7790
Power consumption (TDP) 75 Watt 85 Watt
Interface MXM-B (3.0) PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors None 1x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 3 GB 1 GB
Display Connectors No outputs 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7790 has 13% more power consumption, than GeForce GTX 770M.
  • GeForce GTX 770M is connected by MXM-B (3.0), and Radeon HD 7790 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
  • GeForce GTX 770M has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7790.
  • GeForce GTX 770M is used in Laptops, and Radeon HD 7790 - in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 770M is build with Kepler architecture, and Radeon HD 7790 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 189 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 770M.
  • GeForce GTX 770M and Radeon HD 7790 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7790 is 4000 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 770M.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 14−16 16−18
ultra / 1080p 8−9 9−10
QHD / 1440p 3−4 4−5
4K / 2160p 4−5
low / 720p 30−33 30−35
medium / 1080p 16−18 20−22
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7790 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 6% more, than GeForce GTX 770M.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 770M Radeon HD 7790
Architecture Kepler GCN 2.0
Code name N14E-GS Bonaire
Type Laptop Desktop
Release date 30 May 2013 22 March 2013
Pipelines 960 896
Core clock speed 811 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 797 MHz
Transistor count 2,540 million 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 63.76 56.00
Floating-point performance 1,530 gflops 1,792 gflops
Length 183 mm
Memory bus width 192 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 2000 MHz 6000 MHz
Memory bandwidth 96.0 GB/s 96 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX 12 API 12 (12_0)
Shader Model 5.1 6.3
OpenGL 4.5 4.6
OpenCL 1.1 2.0
Vulkan 1.1.126 1.2.131
CUDA +
CUDA cores 960
Bus support PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 2.0
SLI options +
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 55 Mh/s 218 Mh/s
Laptop size large
Standard memory configuration GDDR5
eDP 1.2 signal support Up to 3840x2160
LVDS signal support Up to 1920x1200
DisplayPort Multimode (DP++) support Up to 3840x2160
HDCP content protection +
7.1 channel HD audio on HDMI +
TrueHD and DTS-HD audio bitstreaming +
H.264, VC1, MPEG2 1080p video decoder +
Optimus +
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Blu-Ray 3D Support +
3D Vision / 3DTV Play +
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