Radeon HD 6770 vs Radeon HD 7970

Find out if it is worth upgrading your current GPU setup by comparing Radeon HD 6770 and Radeon HD 7970. 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 Radeon HD 6770 and Radeon HD 7970. 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.

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Main Specs

	Radeon HD 6770	Radeon HD 7970
Power consumption (TDP)	108 Watt	300 Watt
Interface	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	3 GB
Display Connectors	2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
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Radeon HD 7970 has 177% more power consumption, than Radeon HD 6770.
Radeon HD 6770 is connected by PCIe 2.0 x16, and Radeon HD 7970 uses PCIe 3.0 x16 interface.
Radeon HD 7970 has 2 GB more memory, than Radeon HD 6770.
Both cards are used in Desktops.
Radeon HD 6770 is build with TeraScale 2 architecture, and Radeon HD 7970 - with GCN.
Radeon HD 6770 is manufactured by 40 nm process technology, and Radeon HD 7970 - by 28 nm process technology.
Radeon HD 7970 is 76 mm longer, than Radeon HD 6770.
Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7970 is 325 MHz higher, than Radeon HD 6770.

Game benchmarks


high / 1080p	3−4	35−40
ultra / 1080p	1−2	21−24
QHD / 1440p	0−1	16−18
4K / 2160p	−	10−11
low / 720p	14−16	60−65
medium / 1080p	5−6	40−45
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 583% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
high / 1080p	7−8	55−60
ultra / 1080p	6−7	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	35−40
4K / 2160p	−	18−20
low / 720p	20−22	100−110
medium / 1080p	8−9	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Battlefield 5 is 580% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
low / 768p	45−50	50−55
high / 1080p	40−45	−
QHD / 1440p	0−1	0−1
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Call of Duty: Warzone is 10% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
low / 768p	120−130	250−260
medium / 768p	95−100	220−230
ultra / 1080p	45−50	180−190
QHD / 1440p	24−27	110−120
4K / 2160p	−	70−75
high / 768p	70−75	210−220
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is 172% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
low / 768p	70−75	60−65
ultra / 1080p	20−22	−
medium / 1080p	40−45	55−60
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Cyberpunk 2077 is 5% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
low / 768p	75−80	120−130
medium / 768p	55−60	110−120
ultra / 1080p	27−30	100−110
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Dota 2 is 112% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
high / 1080p	4−5	45−50
ultra / 1080p	3−4	40−45
QHD / 1440p	−	27−30
4K / 2160p	1−2	14−16
low / 720p	14−16	80−85
medium / 1080p	5−6	45−50
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Far Cry 5 is 683% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
high / 1080p	12−14	60−65
ultra / 1080p	7−8	45−50
QHD / 1440p	4−5	27−30
4K / 2160p	−	27−30
low / 720p	55−60	180−190
medium / 1080p	16−18	110−120
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Fortnite is 357% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
high / 1080p	7−8	60−65
ultra / 1080p	6−7	45−50
QHD / 1440p	0−1	30−35
4K / 2160p	−	24−27
low / 720p	21−24	100−110
medium / 1080p	9−10	65−70
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Forza Horizon 4 is 536% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
low / 768p	45−50	140−150
medium / 768p	−	120−130
high / 1080p	9−10	70−75
ultra / 1080p	4−5	30−35
QHD / 1440p	0−1	21−24
medium / 720p	40−45	−
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Grand Theft Auto V is 315% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
high / 1080p	2−3	24−27
ultra / 1080p	0−1	20−22
QHD / 1440p	−	16−18
4K / 2160p	0−1	8−9
low / 720p	8−9	65−70
medium / 1080p	4−5	30−35
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Metro Exodus is 720% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
low / 768p	85−90	130−140
high / 1080p	65−70	−
medium / 1080p	−	120−130
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Minecraft is 55% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
ultra / 1080p	12−14	14−16
low / 720p	27−30	100−110
medium / 1080p	14−16	18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS is 155% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
high / 1080p	6−7	24−27
ultra / 1080p	4−5	16−18
QHD / 1440p	0−1	10−11
4K / 2160p	−	7−8
low / 720p	7−8	65−70
medium / 1080p	−	35−40
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in Red Dead Redemption 2 is 500% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
low / 768p	18−20	130−140
medium / 768p	12−14	85−90
high / 1080p	6−7	45−50
ultra / 1080p	4−5	24−27
4K / 2160p	1−2	16−18
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is 675% more, than Radeon HD 6770.
low / 768p	70−75	90−95
medium / 768p	35−40	60−65
ultra / 1080p	16−18	50−55
high / 768p	30−35	60−65
The average gaming FPS of Radeon HD 7970 in World of Tanks is 71% more, than Radeon HD 6770.

Full Specs

	Radeon HD 6770	Radeon HD 7970
Architecture	TeraScale 2	GCN
Code name	Juniper	Tahiti XT
Type	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	21 January 2011	22 December 2011
Pipelines	800	2048
Boost Clock	900 MHz	925 MHz
Transistor count	1,040 million	4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	28 nm
Texture fill rate	34.00	118.4
Floating-point performance	1,360.0 gflops	3,789 gflops
Length	198 mm	274 mm
Memory bus width	128 Bit	384 Bit
Memory clock speed	1050 MHz	1375 MHz
Memory bandwidth	76.8 GB/s	264 GB/s
Shared memory		-
Shader Model	5.0	5.1
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	1.2
FreeSync		+
Bus support	PCIe 2.0 x16	PCIe 2.1 x16
HDMI	+	+
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256)	118 Mh/s	485 Mh/s
Eyefinity	+	+
Design	reference	reference
CrossFire	+	+
Ethereum / ETH (DaggerHashimoto)		20.71 Mh/s
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Radeon HD 6770 vs Radeon HD 7970

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