AMD ATI Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB PCIe

Overview

The AMD ATI Radeon HD 7770 measures 21cm (8.2in) long, the GPU core runs at 1GHz, it comes loaded with a 1GB frame buffer, the Radeon HD 7770 also carries 640 SPUs, 40 TAUs and 16 ROPs. The HD 7770 operates at near silence because even under load it only draws 80 watts and as little as 3 watts at idle, courtesy of the ZeroCore Power technology. Last but not least, AMD has included a single 6-pin PCI Express power connector.

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 12 expert reviews

Excellent:

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Good:

3
Average:

4
Bad:

4

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Last revision on February 19, 2014

Reviewers Liked

Energy efficient
Good performance at mainstream resolutions in current games
Only needs one six-pin power connector
Support for 4K video and other forward-looking features
Decent performance
Small enough to fit almost any case

Reviewers Didn't Like

Double wide card not suitable for everyone
Doesn't outpace similarly priced Radeon HD 6850 on all tests
4K video content and screens likely won’t be common for a year or more
Price too high to be competitive
Less expensive cards perform similarly
Blocks a second expansion slot
Requires one power supply connector

Expert reviews and ratings

Following on from our look at AMD’s latest úber-powerful graphics cards from their HD 7900 series, we now cast a glance down towards the other end of the performance spectrum at the HD 7700 series.Aimed towards HTPC (Home Theatre PC) users...

By PCWorld New Zealand on May 17, 2012

If you're a gamer, spend just a little more and you'll be a lot happier. If you're not, spend less and be just as happy with a card that's compatible with a wider range of PCs. We're not sure where the AMD Radeon HD 7770 fits in....

By PC Advisor on April 24, 2012

We were a bit disappointed by this model: we expected more in terms of performance. The battle is likely to be hard fought as this card will not only be competing with what remains of the old generation (Radeon HD 6850 in particular) but also...

By DigitalVersus on March 01, 2012

The Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition offers the best overall gaming frame rates we've seen at or near its $159 price, plus the same future-looking features of AMD's much pricier cards. Its main limitation: At 1080p resolutions, you may have to dial...

By Computer Shopper on February 15, 2012

Cards positioned at the £100-150 price-bracket have a very tough time indeed, such is the wealth of options available and the compromises that have to be made to get your GPU down to that price-point. This is especially true as time marches on...

By Overclock3D on February 15, 2012

A minor improvement over last year's cards that needs to be cheaper to really...

By PC Pro on February 15, 2012

A fine mid-range card, but it's not a huge step up from its (now very cheap) predecessor...

By Expert Reviews on February 15, 2012

AMD showed its hand first in this year's GPU arms race with Nvidia... by turning it into last year's arms race. While Nvidia has kept shtum about its upcoming new 'Kepler' architecture and looks to do so until Spring, AMD stole the march...

By TechRadar on February 15, 2012

AMD's new Radeon HD 7770 delivers a substantial improvement over the previous generation HD 5770. The HD 6770 was just a HD 5770 with a "6770" sticker slapped on it, so the upgrade has been overdue. Averaged over all our testing we see more than 20%...

By techPowerUp! on February 14, 2012

AMD’s Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition is priced right, but it doesn’t stand out when compared with older AMD and Nvidia video cards....

By PC Mag on February 14, 2012

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