Radeon HD 7770 vs Radeon R7 260

In this comparison between Radeon HD 7770 and Radeon R7 260 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 7770 will be the best choice, for others Radeon R7 260 will be their preference. Study the comparison tables below and make your choice.

Main Specs

  Radeon HD 7770 Radeon R7 260
Power consumption (TDP) 115 Watt
Interface PCIe 3.0 x16
Supplementary power connectors 1 x 6-pin
Memory type GDDR5 GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount 2 GB 2 GB
Display Connectors 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 1x DisplayPort
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  • Radeon HD 7770 and Radeon R7 260 have maximum RAM of 2 GB.
  • Both cards are used in Desktops.
  • Radeon HD 7770 is build with GCN architecture, and Radeon R7 260 - with GCN 2.0.
  • Radeon HD 7770 and Radeon R7 260 are manufactured by 28 nm process technology.
  • Memory clock speed of Radeon HD 7770 is 2875 MHz higher, than Radeon R7 260.

Game benchmarks

high / 1080p 10−11 14−16
ultra / 1080p 6−7 8−9
QHD / 1440p 1−2 3−4
low / 720p 24−27 30−35
medium / 1080p 12−14 18−20
The average gaming FPS of Radeon R7 260 in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is 36% more, than Radeon HD 7770.

Full Specs

  Radeon HD 7770 Radeon R7 260
Architecture GCN GCN 2.0
Code name Cape Verde Bonaire
Type Desktop Desktop
Release date 15 February 2012 17 December 2013
Pipelines 640 768
Core clock speed 1000 MHz
Boost Clock 1100 MHz
Transistor count 2,080 million
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 28 nm
Texture fill rate 48.00
Floating-point performance 1,536 gflops
Length 170 mm
Memory bus width 128 Bit 128 Bit
Memory clock speed 4500 MHz 1625 MHz
Memory bandwidth 104 GB/s
Shared memory -
DirectX DirectX 11.1, Shader 5.1
Shader Model 6.3
OpenGL 4.6
OpenCL 2.0
FreeSync +
Bus support PCIe 3.0
HDMI +
Bitcoin / BTC (SHA256) 156 Mh/s 240 Mh/s
Eyefinity + +
Design reference
DisplayPort support +
DDMA audio +
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