Radeon HD 4770 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 4770 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, there are a couple of things to consider. Cards with more VRAM in general perform better and allow you to play on higher graphics settings. Size also makes a difference. A model with a large heatsink can occupy up to three expansion slots on a motherboard. Be sure you have enough room in your PC case. When comparing GPUs with different architectures, more processing cores and even higher TFLOPS will not always translate to better performance. To help you decide which GPU you need, we have measured frame rates in a number of popular games. For more on how the Radeon HD 4770 stacks up against Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire, check out specs charts below.

Radeon HD 4770

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Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

Note: Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire 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 Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire here:

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire Laptops

Main Specs

	Radeon HD 4770	Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Power consumption (TDP)	80 Watt	200 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	512 MB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x S-Video
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Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire has 150% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 4770.
Radeon HD 4770 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 4770 is build with TeraScale architecture, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 100 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4770.
Radeon HD 4770 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is 1600 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 4770.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	1−2	35−40
ultra / 1080p	0−1	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	10−12	60−65
medium / 1080p	2−3	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 840% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
high / 1080p	−	55−60
ultra / 1080p	3−4	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	12−14	100−110
medium / 1080p	4−5	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Battlefield 5 is 914% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
low / 768p	50−55	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
Radeon HD 4770 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p	110−120	250−260
medium / 768p	85−90	220−230
ultra / 1080p	35−40	180−190
QHD / 1440p	−	110−120
4K / 2160p	10−11	70−75
high / 768p	60−65	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 206% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
Radeon HD 4770 and Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire have the same average FPS in Cyberpunk 2077.
low / 768p	70−75	120−130
medium / 768p	45−50	110−120
ultra / 1080p	18−20	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Dota 2 is 150% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
high / 1080p	2−3	45−50
ultra / 1080p	2−3	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	0−1	14−16
low / 720p	10−11	80−85
medium / 1080p	3−4	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Far Cry 5 is 1275% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
high / 1080p	−	60−65
ultra / 1080p	5−6	45−50
QHD / 1440p	1−2	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	45−50	180−190
medium / 1080p	8−9	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Fortnite is 526% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
high / 1080p	3−4	60−65
ultra / 1080p	−	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	14−16	100−110
medium / 1080p	5−6	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Forza Horizon 4 is 875% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
low / 768p	40−45	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	3−4	70−75
ultra / 1080p	2−3	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	35−40	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Grand Theft Auto V is 418% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
high / 1080p	1−2	24−27
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	3−4	65−70
medium / 1080p	2−3	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Metro Exodus is 1950% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
low / 768p	85−90	130−140
high / 1080p	55−60	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Minecraft is 55% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
high / 1080p	14−16	−
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	24−27	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 170% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
high / 1080p	−	24−27
ultra / 1080p	3−4	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	4−5	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 950% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
low / 768p	8−9	130−140
medium / 768p	7−8	85−90
high / 1080p	3−4	45−50
ultra / 1080p	3−4	24−27
4K / 2160p	0−1	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 1360% more, than Radeon HD 4770.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	12−14	50−55
high / 768p	30−33	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire in World of Tanks is 76% more, than Radeon HD 4770.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 4770	Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire
Architecture	TeraScale	GCN
Code name	RV740	Wimbledon XT
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Release date	28 April 2009	1 May 2012
Pipelines	640	2560
Core clock speed	750 MHz	850 MHz
Transistor count	826 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	24.00
Floating-point performance	960.0 gflops
Length	203 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	2x 256 Bit
Memory clock speed	3200 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	10.1 (10_1)	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.0
Shader Model	4.1
OpenGL	3.3
OpenCL	1.1
Vulkan	N/A
Laptop size		large
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Radeon HD 4770 vs Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire

Radeon HD 7970M Crossfire is a Laptop Graphics Card

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