Radeon HD 6790 vs Radeon HD 7770M
If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 6790 and Radeon HD 7770M, 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 6790 stacks up against Radeon HD 7770M, check out specs charts below.
Radeon HD 7770M is a Laptop Graphics Card
Note: Radeon HD 7770M 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 7770M here:
Main Specs
Radeon HD 6790
Radeon HD 7770M
Power consumption (TDP)
150 Watt
32 Watt
Interface
PCIe 2.0 x16
PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors
2x 6-pin
Memory type
GDDR5
GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount
1 GB
1 GB
Display Connectors
2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
No outputs
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Radeon HD 6790 has 368% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 7770M.
Both video cards are using PCIe 2.0 x16 interface connection to a motherboard.
Radeon HD 6790 and Radeon HD 7770M have maximum RAM of 1 GB.
Radeon HD 6790 is used in Desktops, and Radeon HD 7770M - in Laptops.
Radeon HD 6790 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7770M - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 6790 is 165 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7770M.
Radeon HD 6790 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7770M - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7770M is 2950 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6790.
Game benchmarks
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
Battlefield 5
Call of Duty: Warzone
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Dota 2
Far Cry 5
Fortnite
Forza Horizon 4
Grand Theft Auto V
Metro Exodus
Minecraft
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
World of Tanks
high / 1080p
7−8
9−10
ultra / 1080p
4−5
5−6
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
18−20
21−24
medium / 1080p
9−10
10−12
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770M in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 20% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
12−14
14−16
ultra / 1080p
10−12
12−14
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
14−16
16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770M in Battlefield 5 is 18% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
45−50
45−50
high / 1080p
45−50
−
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
Radeon HD 6790 and Radeon HD 7770M have the same average FPS in Call of Duty: Warzone.
low / 768p
140−150
160−170
medium / 768p
120−130
130−140
ultra / 1080p
60−65
65−70
QHD / 1440p
30−35
35−40
4K / 2160p
27−30
27−30
high / 768p
90−95
100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770M in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
55−60
55−60
ultra / 1080p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
45−50
45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770M in Cyberpunk 2077 is 2% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
65−70
70−75
ultra / 1080p
35−40
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770M in Dota 2 is 7% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
9−10
10−12
ultra / 1080p
8−9
10−11
4K / 2160p
4−5
4−5
low / 720p
21−24
24−27
medium / 1080p
10−11
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770M in Far Cry 5 is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
10−12
12−14
low / 720p
65−70
70−75
medium / 1080p
27−30
30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770M in Fortnite is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
14−16
16−18
ultra / 1080p
12−14
14−16
QHD / 1440p
2−3
3−4
low / 720p
27−30
30−35
medium / 1080p
16−18
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770M in Forza Horizon 4 is 13% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
55−60
60−65
medium / 768p
50−55
55−60
high / 1080p
14−16
18−20
ultra / 1080p
7−8
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770M in Grand Theft Auto V is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
5−6
6−7
ultra / 1080p
4−5
4−5
4K / 2160p
0−1
1−2
low / 720p
14−16
18−20
medium / 1080p
7−8
8−9
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770M in Metro Exodus is 12% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
95−100
100−110
high / 1080p
90−95
95−100
ultra / 1080p
85−90
85−90
medium / 1080p
95−100
95−100
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770M in Minecraft is 3% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
16−18
18−20
ultra / 1080p
14−16
14−16
low / 720p
35−40
40−45
medium / 1080p
18−20
18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770M in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 4% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
high / 1080p
−
12−14
ultra / 1080p
8−9
8−9
QHD / 1440p
0−1
0−1
low / 720p
14−16
16−18
medium / 1080p
10−12
12−14
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770M in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 9% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
27−30
30−35
medium / 768p
18−20
21−24
high / 1080p
10−11
12−14
ultra / 1080p
7−8
7−8
4K / 2160p
6−7
7−8
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770M in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 14% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
low / 768p
85−90
90−95
medium / 768p
45−50
50−55
ultra / 1080p
21−24
24−27
high / 768p
40−45
40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7770M in World of Tanks is 6% more, than Radeon HD 6790.
Full Specs
Radeon HD 6790
Radeon HD 7770M
Architecture
Terascale 2
GCN
Code name
Barts
Chelsea XT
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Release date
4 April 2011
24 April 2012
Pipelines
800
512
Core clock speed
840 MHz
675 MHz
Transistor count
1,700 million
1,500 million
Manufacturing process technology
40 nm
28 nm
Texture fill rate
33.60
21.60
Floating-point performance
1,344.0 gflops
691.2 gflops
Length
198 mm
Memory bus width
256 Bit
128 Bit
Memory clock speed
1050 MHz
4000 MHz
Memory bandwidth
134.4 GB/s
64 GB/s
Shared memory
-
DirectX
11.2 (11_0)
12 (11_1)
Shader Model
5.0
5.1
OpenGL
4.4
4.6
OpenCL
1.2
1.2
Vulkan
N/A
1.2.131
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)
122 Mh/s
Laptop size
medium sized
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