Is the 7770 a decent card?

[warrencarr]

Is the Radeon HD 7770 1GB a good card for entry level gaming?

 

[007ELmO]

What games and what resolutions would you like to play at?

 

[coffeejunkee]

Pretty good for around $100. Just don't expect to run the latest titles maxed out.

 

[ashetos]

My brother has the 7750 and plays the latest Diablo fine in 1080p.

I play DOTA 2 in 2560x1440 resolution and the VRAM usage never goes over 1GB so, as far as VRAM is concerned, 1GB is certainly enough for entry level gaming.

HD 7770 horsepower should be good (I don't know if there is a DDR3 edition, but only go for GDDR5). I would say the HD 7770 is pretty decent.

 

[warrencarr]

1600 X 900. Some of the games I was wanting to play where : Black Ops 2, Civ 5, Age Of Empires 2, Battlefield 3.

 

[nwo]

1600 X 900. Some of the games I was wanting to play where : Black Ops 2, Civ 5, Age Of Empires 2, Battlefield 3.

It should be OK for all those games since you are running low resolution and those titles are several years old.

Here's a benchmark for the 7770:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5541/amd-radeon-hd-7750-radeon-hd-7770-ghz-edition-review/17

I'd rather try to get a used GTX 460 1GB for around $50 than spend $100 on a new 7770.

 

[spaceman]

It should be OK for all those games since you are running low resolution and those titles are several years old.

Here's a benchmark for the 7770:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5541/amd-radeon-hd-7750-radeon-hd-7770-ghz-edition-review/17

I'd rather try to get a used GTX 460 1GB for around $50 than spend $100 on a new 7770.

i wouldnt
a used 4 yr old power hungry 5 iterations behind
vs. something roughly as capable and more efficient ,still relevant and for sale.
also mantle(for whatever that ends up being worth
req 2 pci-e connectors vs. one.

 

[Arkadrel]

1600 X 900. Some of the games I was wanting to play where : Black Ops 2, Civ 5, Age Of Empires 2, Battlefield 3.

Like @nwo posted, even when it was just released it did like ~55,5 avg fps @1680x1050 med quality + FXAA. In Battlefield 3, the most demanding of those titles by far.

at 1600x900 with newer drivers its avg fps will probably be over 60 fps, at those same quality + fxaa settings.

And that was just a 1ghz card with 4.5GHz GDDR5.
You can probably find models that are faster from factory oc, or just manually oc it abit.


If you can find a 260x anywhere near same price as the 7770 your looking to get, you should hop on the 260x though.

 

[Arkaign]

It's a great card for the money at 1600x900. Basically if you go easy on the AA and perhaps shadows depending on title, you should be able to run high to max depending on title (and your CPU of course).

 

[Attic]

Pretty lousy card overall for $100. Much better off going used if you want decent performance and have a budget of $100.

I have used a 5770 extensively at 1280x720 through 1920x1080 and it was great when I bought it a few years ago but it's horrid today.

The 7770 is slightly faster than the 5770.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/538?vs=536

Bench charts.

I generally like at min 40fps with medium details, the 5770 routinely dropped to around 30 despite it's averages perhaps being ok.

 

[Jimzz]

What is your budget?

But I would try and get the 7790. Offers a lot more punch for the dollar. Many times you can get a 7790 for what the 7770's are going for.

 

[Stuka87]

Pretty lousy card overall for $100. Much better off going used if you want decent performance and have a budget of $100.

I have used a 5770 extensively at 1280x720 through 1920x1080 and it was great when I bought it a few years ago but it's horrid today.

The 7770 is slightly faster than the 5770.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/538?vs=536

Bench charts.

I generally like at min 40fps with medium details, the 5770 routinely dropped to around 30 despite it's averages perhaps being ok.

You have a strange idea of "slightly" faster. Even the chart you showed which was done with release drivers (Which SUCKED) shows it as 20-45% faster depending on the case. Newer drivers are significantly faster. A 5770 cannot really be compared to a 7770. They are entirely different architectures and share nothing in common.

For 1600x900 with the games shown, it will work fine. It has low power draw, will be adequately fast at moderate settings on even newer games, and is priced well for its performance.

A 7790 would be a second choice if you can swing the price.

 

[007ELmO]

who names these things? seriously. confusing naming conventions. 7790 is easily replaced with 7970 for people with dyslexia.

 

[nwo]

i wouldnt
a used 4 yr old power hungry 5 iterations behind
vs. something roughly as capable and more efficient ,still relevant and for sale.
also mantle(for whatever that ends up being worth
req 2 pci-e connectors vs. one.

Well, I'd rather pay half up front and get the same performance, even if it costs me a few pennies more per day to run. Also, a 460 is only 3 generations behind the GTX 7xx series.

7 series have been discontinued and are overpriced. Therefore, getting a used card is a much better option because for $100, you could even get a GTX 560 (~$70) or even a 570 or 580 for a few bucks more than $100.

 

[Headfoot]

It is a decent card for gaming if you already own it. If you are choosing a card right now, I must agree that it is smarter to get a R7 260x AKA 7790. If you are comfortable buying used it is always a better bang for your buck.

 

[frozentundra123456]

I have a HD7770 and am happy with it, and that is at 1080p. In some of the most demanding titles, I have to drop down to Med settings (Metro LL) in more demanding spots, but overall most games I can play on high at 1080p without any kind of demanding AA. I would try now to get a 7790 perhaps, if the price was close, but that card was not out when I got the 7770. I also am not really that demanding, and 35 to 40 FPS is usually satisfactory to me.

Personally, unless I knew the seller, I would prefer to sacrifice a bit of performance for a warranty and not get a used card, but each to his own in that respect.

Edit: I got my card one year ago for 90.00. I would not want to pay much more than that. I dont know what the current prices are on the 7770 or equivalent 2xxx series card.

 

[Attic]

You have a strange idea of "slightly" faster. Even the chart you showed which was done with release drivers (Which SUCKED) shows it as 20-45% faster depending on the case. Newer drivers are significantly faster. A 5770 cannot really be compared to a 7770. They are entirely different architectures and share nothing in common.

For 1600x900 with the games shown, it will work fine. It has low power draw, will be adequately fast at moderate settings on even newer games, and is priced well for its performance.

A 7790 would be a second choice if you can swing the price.

25% improvement from low frame rates of 5770 is slightly faster from my experience. As in slightly noticeable, a few frames in many cases.

For entry level gaming the 7770 is scraping the bottom of the barrel and at $100 it's overpriced.

Mining has done screwy things to prices, but it doesn't make something magically a good deal. It was only a month or two ago that the 7850 1gb was going for $100 new and that is a fair amount faster than the 7770.

 

[nwo]

Edit: I got my card one year ago for 90.00. I would not want to pay much more than that. I dont know what the current prices are on the 7770 or equivalent 2xxx series card.

Well, the problem is that the 7 series cards have been discontinued and if you are able to find one in stock, it will be overpriced (close to original MSRP). So a brand new 7770 today would cost around the same as you paid for it last year.

25% improvement from low frame rates of 5770 is slightly faster from my experience. As in slightly noticeable, a few frames in many cases.

For entry level gaming the 7770 is scraping the bottom of the barrel and at $100 it's overpriced.

Mining has done screwy things to prices, but it doesn't make something magically a good deal. It was only a month or two ago that the 7850 1gb was going for $100 new and that is a fair amount faster than the 7770.

25% is a fairly noticeable difference in performance. For instance, going from 30fps to 37.5 is a fair jump.

I think what screwed up prices the most is the fact that neither nvidia or AMD really care about the low end/entry level segment. They are failing to push low end cards at reasonable prices and make them widely available. For instance, all AMD has to offer is the 260x which is a renamed and ridiculously overpriced 7790. Anything lower than the 260x (from AMD's new series) is not a capable gaming card.

I feel so lucky to have gotten in on the 7850 and 7870 at closeout prices 2 months ago... XFX 7850 1gb ended up costing me less than $90 and I got a Sapphire/MSI 7870 for around $120 each. It's gonna be a while until a similar deal comes up.

 

[KlokWyze]

Out of all the GPU cards I have, I only use my MSI 7790 for gaming @ 1080P. I can play Saints Row IV @ medium settings with very little framerate loss. It can play @ ultra, but it gets bogged down pretty easily, but still playable. Sweet little card TBH.

I would recommend at least a 7850 or 7790 for current games. TBH I'd say the 7770 is overpriced. I saw a great deal for a 7850, with games, for like $120.

 

[Phynaz]

7770 is a nice card.

 

[DigDog]

7770 is a nice card for $100, but the 7850 is substantially better at $140

 

[borderdeal]

Check BB. I got my XFX Ultra OC edition on clearance for $83 with 4 Games included. Sweet little card to tide me over till the end of the year

 

[bononos]

who names these things? seriously. confusing naming conventions. 7790 is easily replaced with 7970 for people with dyslexia.

Not confusing at all. Bigger numbers are better cards. People who have trouble counting have trouble with everything in life.

 

[007ELmO]

OK then, I'll name the next card 73422022227900022242, and the other one 724220222279000222421. You tell me which one is newer?

At the same time, if you don't see them side by side, you'll forget which one is the "better" card, because the number is too large. It's not like comparing V1 to V12.

Requesting a change of your username to Bananas - in the admin forum, now.

To give you a related story, my brother in law works for a company that has a product model number as V252. A competitor released a similar product and named it V253, but the product was inferior and their prior model numbers were nothing similar to that. That is a classless move, but also a much more useful implementation of versioning to try and steal customers.

 

[frozentundra123456]

Not confusing at all. Bigger numbers are better cards. People who have trouble counting have trouble with everything in life.

Nice. Some of the most intelligent people around have dyslexia.