Radeon HD 7770 vs Radeon HD 7870

If you are going to buy a new graphics card and are choosing between Radeon HD 7770 and Radeon HD 7870, 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 HD 7870, check out specs charts below.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 7770	Radeon HD 7870
Power consumption (TDP)		175 Watt
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	2 GB	2 GB
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Radeon HD 7770 and Radeon HD 7870 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 7770 and Radeon HD 7870 are build with GCN architecture.
Both graphics cards have the same core clock speed.
Radeon HD 7770 and Radeon HD 7870 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7870 is 300 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 7770.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	10−11	24−27
ultra / 1080p	6−7	14−16
QHD / 1440p	1−2	9−10
4K / 2160p	−	6−7
low / 720p	24−27	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−33
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 127% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
high / 1080p	16−18	35−40
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−35
QHD / 1440p	1−2	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	35−40	75−80
medium / 1080p	18−20	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Battlefield 5 is 127% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
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 7770.
low / 768p	170−180	240−250
medium / 768p	140−150	210−220
ultra / 1080p	75−80	130−140
QHD / 1440p	40−45	100−110
4K / 2160p	30−33	60−65
high / 768p	110−120	180−190
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 61% 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 HD 7870 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	85−90
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Dota 2 is 47% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
high / 1080p	12−14	30−33
ultra / 1080p	10−12	27−30
QHD / 1440p	−	21−24
4K / 2160p	5−6	9−10
low / 720p	27−30	60−65
medium / 1080p	12−14	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Far Cry 5 is 128% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
high / 1080p	18−20	35−40
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−33
QHD / 1440p	−	18−20
low / 720p	80−85	130−140
medium / 1080p	35−40	80−85
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Fortnite is 86% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
high / 1080p	18−20	40−45
ultra / 1080p	14−16	30−33
QHD / 1440p	5−6	18−20
4K / 2160p	−	14−16
low / 720p	35−40	75−80
medium / 1080p	21−24	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Forza Horizon 4 is 126% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
low / 768p	65−70	110−120
medium / 768p	60−65	100−110
high / 1080p	21−24	45−50
ultra / 1080p	9−10	20−22
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Grand Theft Auto V is 80% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
high / 1080p	7−8	14−16
ultra / 1080p	5−6	12−14
QHD / 1440p	−	10−12
4K / 2160p	1−2	4−5
low / 720p	20−22	45−50
medium / 1080p	9−10	21−24
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Metro Exodus is 122% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
low / 768p	100−110	120−130
ultra / 1080p	90−95	−
medium / 1080p	100−105	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Minecraft is 16% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
high / 1080p	18−20	−
ultra / 1080p	16−18	14−16
low / 720p	45−50	75−80
medium / 1080p	21−24	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 27% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
high / 1080p	12−14	16−18
ultra / 1080p	8−9	10−12
QHD / 1440p	0−1	4−5
4K / 2160p	−	2−3
low / 720p	20−22	45−50
medium / 1080p	12−14	24−27
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 92% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
low / 768p	35−40	85−90
medium / 768p	24−27	50−55
high / 1080p	14−16	30−33
ultra / 1080p	8−9	16−18
4K / 2160p	7−8	10−11
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 116% more, than Radeon HD 7770.
low / 768p	95−100	90−95
medium / 768p	55−60	60−65
ultra / 1080p	27−30	45−50
high / 768p	45−50	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7870 in World of Tanks is 14% more, than Radeon HD 7770.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 7770	Radeon HD 7870
Architecture	GCN	GCN
Code name	Cape Verde	Pitcairn XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	15 February 2012	5 March 2012
Pipelines	640	1280
Core clock speed	1000 MHz	1000 MHz
Transistor count		2800 Million
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	256 Bit
Memory clock speed	4500 MHz	4800 MHz
Shared memory	-	-
DirectX	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1	DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Monero / XMR (CryptoNight)		0.39 kh/s
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	156 Mh/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 7770 vs Radeon HD 7870

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