GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon HD 7770

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing GeForce GTX 960 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 960 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.

Main Specs

  GeForce GTX 960 Radeon HD 7770
Power consumption (TDP) 120 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1x 6-pins
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 4 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort
Recommended system power (PSU) 400 Watt
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  • GeForce GTX 960 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7770.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • GeForce GTX 960 is build with Maxwell architecture, and Radeon HD 7770 - with GCN.
  • Core clock speed of GeForce GTX 960 is 127 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7770.
  • GeForce GTX 960 and Radeon HD 7770 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7770 is 4493 MHz higher, than GeForce GTX 960.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 35−40 10−11
ultra / 1080p 21−24 6−7
QHD / 1440p 16−18 1−2
4K / 2160p 10−11
low / 720p 60−65 24−27
medium / 1080p 40−45 12−14
The average gaming FPS of GeForce GTX 960 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Radeon HD 7770.

Full Specs

  GeForce GTX 960 Radeon HD 7770
Architecture Maxwell GCN
Code name GM206 Cape Verde
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 22 January 2015 15 February 2012
Pipelines 1024 640
Core clock speed 1127 MHz 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1178 MHz
Transistor count 2,940 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 72 billion/sec
Floating-point performance 2,413 gflops
Length 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 7.0 GB/s 4500 MHz
Memory bandwidth 112 GB/s
Shared memory - -
G-SYNC support +
DirectX 12 (12_1) DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model 6.4
OpenGL 4.4
OpenCL 1.2
Vulkan 1.1.126
CUDA +
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight) 0.27 kh/s
CUDA cores 1024
Bus support PCI Express 3.0
Height 4.376" (11.1 cm)
SLI options +
Multi monitor support 4 displays
HDCP +
Maximum VGA resolution 2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI Internal
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GameStream +
GeForce ShadowPlay +
GPU Boost 2.0
GameWorks +
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