General performance parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. These parameters indirectly speak of performance, but for precise assessment you have to consider their benchmark and gaming test results. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
Pipelines / CUDA cores448800CUDA cores448no dataCore clock speed607 MHzno dataBoost clock speedno data900 MHzNumber of transistors3,100 million1,040 millionManufacturing process technology40 nm40 nmPower consumption [TDP]225 Watt108 WattMaximum GPU temperature105 °Cno dataTexture fill rate34.0 billion/sec34.00Floating-point performance1,088.6 gflops1,360.0 gflops
Size and compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus [motherboard compatibility], additional power connectors [power supply compatibility].
Bus support16x PCI-E 2.0PCIe 2.0 x16InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 2.0 x16Length9.5" [241 mm] [24.1 cm]198 mmHeight4.376" [111 mm] [11.1 cm]no dataWidth2-slot2-slotSupplementary power connectorsTwo 6-pins1x 6-pinSLI options+no data
Memory
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated VRAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
Memory typeGDDR5GDDR5Maximum RAM amount1280 MB1 GBMemory bus width320 Bit128 BitMemory clock speed1674 MHz [3348 data rate]1050 MHzMemory bandwidth133.9 GB/s76.8 GB/sShared memory-no data
Video outputs and ports
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones [so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips]. OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
Display ConnectorsTwo Dual Link DVIMini HDMI2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortMulti monitor support+no dataEyefinityno data1HDMI++Maximum VGA resolution2048x1536no dataDisplayPort supportno data-Audio input for HDMIInternalno data
Technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
AppAccelerationno data-CrossFireno data1Endurono data-HD3Dno data-PowerTuneno data-TrueAudiono data-ZeroCoreno data-
API support
List of supported graphics and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
DirectX12 [11_0]DirectX® 11Shader Model5.15.0OpenGL4.24.4OpenCL1.11.2VulkanN/Ano dataMantleno data-CUDA+no data
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark performance comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
GeForce GTX 470 outperforms Radeon HD 6770 by 148% in our combined benchmark results.
Passmark
This is probably the most ubiquitous benchmark, part of Passmark PerformanceTest suite. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 [the last being done in 4K resolution if possible], and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Benchmark coverage: 25%
GeForce GTX 470 outperforms Radeon HD 6770 by 148% in Passmark.
3DMark Fire Strike Graphics
Fire Strike is a DirectX 11 benchmark for gaming PCs. It features two separate tests displaying a fight between a humanoid and a fiery creature seemingly made of lava. Using 1920x1080 resolution, Fire Strike shows off some realistic graphics and is quite taxing on hardware.
Benchmark coverage: 14%
GeForce GTX 470 outperforms Radeon HD 6770 by 81% in 3DMark Fire Strike Graphics.
Mining hashrates
Cryptocurrency mining performance of GeForce GTX 470 and Radeon HD 6770. Usually measured in megahashes per second.
Bitcoin / BTC [SHA256] 97 Mh/s 118 Mh/s
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
900p52 18−21 Full HD64 24−27 1200p53 21−24
Performance in popular games
Full HD Low Preset
Cyberpunk 207712−14 5−6
Full HD Medium Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Battlefield 524−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Cyberpunk 207712−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Far Cry 518−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Far Cry New Dawn20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Forza Horizon 427−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Hitman 320−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Red Dead Redemption 214−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
Watch Dogs: Legion12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Full HD High Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Battlefield 524−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare21−24
+175%
8−9
−175%
Cyberpunk 207712−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Far Cry 518−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Far Cry New Dawn20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Forza Horizon 427−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
Hitman 320−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Horizon Zero Dawn16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Metro Exodus12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 214−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider18−20
+157%
7−8
−157%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Full HD Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla10−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Battlefield 524−27
+160%
10−11
−160%
Cyberpunk 207712−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Far Cry 518−20
+171%
7−8
−171%
Far Cry New Dawn20−22
+150%
8−9
−150%
Forza Horizon 427−30
+180%
10−11
−180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt16−18
+167%
6−7
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion12−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
1440p High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Hitman 312−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Horizon Zero Dawn14−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
Metro Exodus6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Red Dead Redemption 25−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider10−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
1440p Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey6−7
+200%
2−3
−200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla2−3 0−1 Battlefield 510−12
+175%
4−5
−175%
Cyberpunk 20774−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Far Cry 512−14
+160%
5−6
−160%
Far Cry New Dawn12−14
+200%
4−5
−200%
Forza Horizon 414−16
+180%
5−6
−180%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Watch Dogs: Legion3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
4K High Preset
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Hitman 37−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Horizon Zero Dawn8−9
+167%
3−4
−167%
Metro Exodus2−3 0−1 Red Dead Redemption 24−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt5−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
4K Ultra Preset
Assassin's Creed Odyssey4−5
+300%
1−2
−300%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla3−4
+200%
1−2
−200%
Battlefield 55−6
+150%
2−3
−150%
Cyberpunk 20771−2 0−1 Far Cry 57−8
+250%
2−3
−250%
Far Cry New Dawn9−10
+200%
3−4
−200%
Forza Horizon 410−11
+150%
4−5
−150%
Watch Dogs: Legion2−3 0−1
This is how GTX 470 and HD 6770 compete in popular games:
900p resolution:
- GTX 470 is 189% faster than HD 6770
1080p resolution:
- GTX 470 is 167% faster than HD 6770
1200p resolution:
- GTX 470 is 152% faster than HD 6770
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score 7.96 3.21 Recency 12 April 2010 21 January 2011 Cost $349 $129 Memory bus width 320 128 Memory bandwidth 133.9 76.8 Pipelines / CUDA cores 448 800 Power consumption [TDP] 225 Watt 108 Watt
The GeForce GTX 470 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon HD 6770 in performance tests.
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