GPU Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of specifications and performance
Performance Comparison
AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition
266%
266%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
100%
100%
AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition is approximately 166% faster
Technical Specifications
| Specification | AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Graphics ProcessorDifferent | Cape Verde | GT200 |
| CoresDifferent | 640 | 240 |
| TMUsDifferent | 40 | 80 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| Memory Size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Bus WidthDifferent | 128 bit | 512 bit |
Graphics Processor
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU NameDifferent | Cape Verde | GT200 |
| GPU VariantDifferent | Cape Verde XT(215-0825117) | G200-300-A2 |
| ArchitectureDifferent | GCN 1.0 | Tesla 2.0 |
| Foundry | TSMC | TSMC |
| Process SizeDifferent | 28 nm | 65 nm |
| TransistorsDifferent | 1,500 million | 1,400 million |
| DensityDifferent | 12.2M / mm² | 2.4M / mm² |
| Die SizeDifferent | 123 mm² | 576 mm² |
| Chip PackageDifferent | FCBGA-962 | BGA-2236 |
Graphics Card
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Release DateDifferent | Feb 15th, 2012 | Jun 16th, 2008 |
| GenerationDifferent | Southern Islands(HD 7700) | GeForce 200 |
| PredecessorDifferent | Northern Islands | GeForce 9 |
| SuccessorDifferent | Sea Islands | GeForce 400 |
| Production | End-of-life | End-of-life |
| Launch PriceDifferent | 159 USD | 649 USD |
| Bus InterfaceDifferent | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 2.0 x16 |
| ReviewsDifferent | 97 in our database | 59 in our database |
Clock Speeds
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU ClockDifferent | 1000 MHz | 602 MHz |
| Memory ClockDifferent | 1125 MHz4.5 Gbps effective | 1107 MHz2.2 Gbps effective |
| Shader ClockDifferent | N/A | 1296 MHz |
Memory
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory Size | 1024 MB | 1024 MB |
| Memory TypeDifferent | GDDR5 | GDDR3 |
| Memory BusDifferent | 128 bit | 512 bit |
| BandwidthDifferent | 72.00 GB/s | 141.7 GB/s |
Render Config
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Shading UnitsDifferent | 640 | 240 |
| TMUsDifferent | 40 | 80 |
| ROPsDifferent | 16 | 32 |
| Compute UnitsDifferent | 10 | N/A |
| L1 CacheDifferent | 16 KB (per CU) | N/A |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| SM CountDifferent | N/A | 30 |
Theoretical Performance
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Pixel RateDifferent | 16.00 GPixel/s | 19.26 GPixel/s |
| Texture RateDifferent | 40.00 GTexel/s | 48.16 GTexel/s |
| FP32 (float)Different | 1,280.0 GFLOPS | 622.1 GFLOPS |
| FP64 (double)Different | 80.00 GFLOPS (1:16) | 77.76 GFLOPS (1:8) |
Board Design
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| Slot Width | Dual-slot | Dual-slot |
| LengthDifferent | 210 mm8.3 inches | 267 mm10.5 inches |
| TDPDifferent | 80 W | 236 W |
| Suggested PSUDifferent | 250 W | 550 W |
| OutputsDifferent | 1x DVI1x HDMI 1.4a2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2 | 2x DVI1x S-Video |
| Power ConnectorsDifferent | 1x 6-pin | 1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin |
| Board NumberDifferent | 109-C44157-00C, C468 | P651 SKU 0 |
| HeightDifferent | N/A | 111 mm4.4 inches |
Graphics Features
| Feature | AMD Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 |
|---|---|---|
| DirectXDifferent | 12 (11_1) | 11.1 (10_0) |
| OpenGLDifferent | 4.6 | 3.3 |
| OpenCLDifferent | 2.1 (1.2) | 1.1 |
| VulkanDifferent | 1.2.170 | N/A |
| Shader ModelDifferent | 6.5 (5.1) | 4.0 |
| CUDADifferent | N/A | 1.3 |
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