Radeon HD 5770 vs Radeon HD 7870

In this comparison between Radeon HD 5770 and Radeon HD 7870 you will find out which graphics card performs better in today's games. Bear in mind that third-party versions may have more efficient cooling and higher clock speeds. This will increase cards' performance, though not by much. In addition to raw power you should also take into account the dimensions. Thicker models simply will not fit into a small mini-ITX case. The resolution of your monitor also affects the choice, since 4K gameplay requires a more powerful GPU. And don't overspend on the graphics card. Other parts of your build may also need to be upgraded, save some money for the CPU or power supply. For some people Radeon HD 5770 will be the best choice, for others Radeon HD 7870 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 5770	Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	175 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	2 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7870 has 62% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 5770.
Radeon HD 7870 has 1 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 5770.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 5770 is build with Terascale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7870 - with GCN.
Core clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 150 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 5770.
Radeon HD 5770 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7870 - by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 5770 and Radeon HD 7870 is 4800 MHz.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	8−9	24−27
ultra / 1080p	5−6	14−16
QHD / 1440p	0−1	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	18−20	45−50
medium / 1080p	10−11	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 190% more, than Radeon HD 5770.
high / 1080p	14−16	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	27−30	75−80
medium / 1080p	14−16	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 176% more, than Radeon HD 5770.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	45−50	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 5770.
low / 768p	150−160	240−250
medium / 768p	120−130	210−220
ultra / 1080p	60−65	130−140
QHD / 1440p	30−35	100−110
4K / 2160p	27−30	60−65
high / 768p	90−95	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 91% more, than Radeon HD 5770.
low / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	−
medium / 1080p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 15% more, than Radeon HD 5770.
low / 768p	85−90	120−130
medium / 768p	65−70	110−120
ultra / 1080p	35−40	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 70% more, than Radeon HD 5770.
high / 1080p	9−10	30−33
ultra / 1080p	9−10	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	4−5	9−10
low / 720p	21−24	60−65
medium / 1080p	10−11	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 190% more, than Radeon HD 5770.
high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−33
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	65−70	130−140
medium / 1080p	27−30	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 129% more, than Radeon HD 5770.
high / 1080p	14−16	40−45
ultra / 1080p	12−14	30−33
QHD / 1440p	2−3	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	30−33	75−80
medium / 1080p	16−18	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 186% more, than Radeon HD 5770.
low / 768p	55−60	110−120
medium / 768p	50−55	100−110
high / 1080p	14−16	45−50
ultra / 1080p	7−8	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 118% more, than Radeon HD 5770.
high / 1080p	5−6	14−16
ultra / 1080p	4−5	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	1−2	4−5
low / 720p	14−16	45−50
medium / 1080p	7−8	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 233% more, than Radeon HD 5770.
low / 768p	95−100	120−130
high / 1080p	90−95	−
ultra / 1080p	85−90	−
medium / 1080p	95−100	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 23% more, than Radeon HD 5770.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	14−16	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	75−80
medium / 1080p	18−20	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 60% more, than Radeon HD 5770.
high / 1080p	−	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	14−16	45−50
medium / 1080p	10−12	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 154% more, than Radeon HD 5770.
low / 768p	27−30	85−90
medium / 768p	18−20	50−55
high / 1080p	10−12	30−33
ultra / 1080p	7−8	16−18
4K / 2160p	6−7	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 178% more, than Radeon HD 5770.
low / 768p	85−90	90−95
medium / 768p	45−50	60−65
ultra / 1080p	21−24	45−50
high / 768p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 30% more, than Radeon HD 5770.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 5770	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	Terascale 2	GCN
Code name	Juniper	Pitcairn XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	13 October 2009	5 March 2012
Pipelines	800	1280
Core clock speed	850 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	34.00
Floating-point performance	1,360.0 gflops
Length	208 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4800 MHz	4800 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
Shared memory		-
DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model	5.0
OpenGL	4.4
OpenCL	1.2
Vulkan	N/A
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
Eyefinity		+
Decred / DCR (Decred)		0.63 Gh/s
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		16.6 Mh/s
Zcash / ZEC (Equihash)		145 Sol/s
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Radeon HD 5770 vs Radeon HD 7870

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