Radeon HD 7770 vs Radeon R9 280

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7770 and Radeon R9 280, 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 7770 stacks up against Radeon R9 280, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7770	Radeon R9 280
Power consumption (TDP)		200 Watt
Interface		PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors		1 x 6-pin + 1 x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors		2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon R9 280 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 7770.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7770 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R9 280 - with GCN 1.0.
Radeon HD 7770 and Radeon R9 280 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7770 is 3250 MHz higher, than Radeon R9 280.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−11	35−40
ultra / 1080p	6−7	21−24
QHD / 1440p	1−2	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	24−27	60−65
medium / 1080p	12−14	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 227% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
high / 1080p	16−18	55−60
ultra / 1080p	14−16	45−50
QHD / 1440p	1−2	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	35−40	100−110
medium / 1080p	18−20	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Battlefield 5 is 244% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
low / 768p	170−180	250−260
medium / 768p	140−150	220−230
ultra / 1080p	75−80	180−190
QHD / 1440p	40−45	110−120
4K / 2160p	30−33	70−75
high / 768p	110−120	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 82% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
medium / 768p	75−80	110−120
ultra / 1080p	45−50	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Dota 2 is 55% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
high / 1080p	12−14	45−50
ultra / 1080p	10−12	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	5−6	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	80−85
medium / 1080p	12−14	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Far Cry 5 is 235% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
high / 1080p	18−20	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	45−50
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	80−85	180−190
medium / 1080p	35−40	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Fortnite is 168% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
high / 1080p	18−20	60−65
ultra / 1080p	14−16	45−50
QHD / 1440p	5−6	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	35−40	100−110
medium / 1080p	21−24	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Forza Horizon 4 is 231% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
low / 768p	65−70	140−150
medium / 768p	60−65	120−130
high / 1080p	21−24	70−75
ultra / 1080p	9−10	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Grand Theft Auto V is 132% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
high / 1080p	7−8	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	1−2	8−9
low / 720p	20−22	65−70
medium / 1080p	9−10	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Metro Exodus is 244% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
low / 768p	100−110	130−140
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	100−105	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Minecraft is 26% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	100−110
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 58% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
high / 1080p	12−14	24−27
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	20−22	65−70
medium / 1080p	12−14	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 176% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
low / 768p	35−40	130−140
medium / 768p	24−27	85−90
high / 1080p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	8−9	24−27
4K / 2160p	7−8	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 244% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	50−55
high / 768p	45−50	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R9 280 in World of Tanks is 17% more, than Radeon HD 7770.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7770	Radeon R9 280
Architecture	GCN	GCN 1.0
Code name	Cape Verde	Tahiti
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 February 2012	4 March 2014
Pipelines	640	1792
Core clock speed	1000 MHz
Boost Clock		933 MHz
Transistor count		4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate		104.5
Floating-point performance		3,344 gflops
Length		275 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth		240 GB/s
Shared memory	-
DirectX	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model		5.1
OpenGL		4.6
OpenCL		1.2
Vulkan		+
FreeSync		+
Bus support		PCIe 3.0
HDMI		+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	156 Mh/s	408 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
HD3D		+
TrueAudio		+
Design		reference
CrossFire		+
DDMA audio		+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		21.5 Mh/s
LiquidVR		+
TressFX		+
UVD		+
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Radeon HD 7770 vs Radeon R9 280

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