NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
vs
AMD Radeon R9 280

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
AMD Radeon R9 280
GTX 770 R9 280 Difference
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon R9 280
Price $ 179.0 $ 350.0 171 (96%)
Year 2013 2014 1 (0%)
Maximum Recorded Temperature 82C 66C 16 (20%)
Max Fan Noise 50.3dB 52.8dB 2.5 (5%)
Recommended Power Supply 580W 550W 30 (5%)
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz ($248.98) Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz ($284.99)
CPU Impact on FPS +0.0 FPS +0.0 FPS 0 (0%)
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0% 0.0% 0 (0%)
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 42.6 FPS 38.6 FPS 4 (9%)
Average 1440p Performance 29.2 FPS 28.3 FPS 0.9 (3%)
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 25.2 FPS 23.8 FPS 1.4 (6%)
Average 4K Performance 17.9 FPS 16.1 FPS 1.8 (10%)
Memory 2 GB 3 GB 1 (50%)
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 9.4 $ 7.2 2.2 (23%)
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 13.7 $ 9.9 3.8 (28%)
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 15.8 $ 11.7 4.1 (26%)
4K Cost Per Frame $ 22.3 $ 17.3 5 (22%)
Variant NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon R9 280
Overall Combination Score 55/100 55/100 0 (0%)
Our Verdict: Upgrading from R9 280 to GTX 770 is not recommended as it is less than 30% of improvement in performance. In general, a reasonable upgrade is between 30% and 50% or more to justify the purchase of new hardware. The price/performance ratio is much better for GTX 770 .
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770

The GTX 780 might be the high-end flagship of the latest Kepler set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most mid-range PC gamers. On the other hand, the GTX 770 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 399. NVIDIA ’s xx70 cards have always been defined by mid-range prices with performance that knocks on the door of high-end graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the Kepler graphics card inside the GTX 770, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend.

Compared to its AMD 's closest rival, R9 280X, the GTX 770 was -8 % slower. For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 82 fps to 82 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 82 fps.

For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Valorant at 67 fps to 67 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 67 fps.

AMD Radeon R9 280

The R9 290 might be the extreme flagship of the latest GCN 1.0 set of graphics cards, but their prices keep them out of the reach of most high-end PC gamers. On the other hand, the R9 280 is closer to being reasonably affordable at a price tag of $ 279. The good news is, with the release of the R9 280X, the R9 280 's price is getting more discount.

AMD ’s xx80 cards have always been defined by high-end prices with performance that knocks on the door of extreme graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 1.0 graphics card inside the R9 280, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 960, the R9 280 was 1.6 % faster.

For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 75 fps to 75 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 75 fps. For 1440p Quad HD, we were able to play Valorant at 62 fps to 62 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 62 fps.

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
AMD Radeon R9 280
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
29
32.9
27
30.4
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
20
22.4
18
20.8
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
17
19.4
16
18.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
13
15.0
12
13.8
2023 Forspoken
15
17.3
14
16.0
2023 The Callisto Protocol
12
13.5
11
12.5
2023 Dead Space
20
22.4
18
20.8
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
23
26.6
22
24.6
2023 Armored Core VI
23
26.6
22
24.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
10
12.0
9
11.1
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
21
23.9
19
22.1
2023 Remnant II
12
13.5
11
12.5
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
16
17.9
14
16.6
2023 Atomic Heart
16
17.9
14
16.6
2023 Starfield
8
9.0
7
8.3
2022 Elden Ring
21
24.3
19
22.2
2022 God of War
20
23.0
18
21.1
2022 Overwatch 2
38
42.8
35
39.2
2022 F1 22
24
26.9
22
24.9
2022 Dying Light 2
22
25.4
21
23.5
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
22
25.4
21
23.5
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
37
41.9
34
38.7
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
26
29.9
24
27.7
2021 Forza Horizon 5
20
23.3
19
21.3
2021 Halo Infinite
16
17.8
14
16.3
2021 Battlefield 2042
29
32.8
27
30.0
2021 Hitman 3
30
34.4
28
31.8
2021 Far Cry 6
28
32.0
26
29.6
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
31
35.0
29
32.4
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
31
35.3
29
32.6
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
16
18.8
15
17.2
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
11
12.3
10
11.2
2020 Valorant
74
82.3
67
75.3
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
29
32.3
26
29.5
2020 Death Stranding
33
37.3
30
34.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
21
24.3
19
22.2
2020 Godfall
32
36.3
29
33.2
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
16
18.8
15
17.2
2019 Apex Legends
40
45.0
32
36.0
2019 Anthem
26
29.0
20
23.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
38
42.5
30
34.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
45
50.5
41
46.3
2019 Metro Exodus
20
22.5
18
20.6
2019 World War Z
37
41.5
40
45.0
2019 Gears of War 5
29
32.7
27
30.0
2019 F1 2019
36
41.1
33
37.6
2019 GreedFall
33
37.0
30
33.9
2019 Borderlands 3
23
26.0
21
23.8
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
45
50.0
41
45.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
17
19.3
15
17.6
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
27
30.3
24
27.7
2018 Forza Horizon 4
27
30.4
26
29.0
2018 Fallout 76
31
35.2
30
34.0
2018 Hitman 2
24
27.2
24
27.0
2018 Just Cause 4
29
32.5
26
29.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
31
35.0
28
32.1
2018 Strange Brigade
47
52.7
43
48.3
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
23
26.4
27
30.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
27
30.8
26
29.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
40
45.0
37
41.2
2017 For Honor
54
60.0
49
55.0
2017 Project CARS 2
38
42.5
35
38.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
46
51.5
42
47.2
2016 Ashes of the Singularity
19
21.5
22
25.0
2016 Hitman
20
22.6
36
40.7
2016 Rise of the Tomb Raider
23
25.8
33
36.8
2016 The Division
24
27.4
31
34.5
2016 Overwatch
42
47.6
40
45.5
2016 Dishonored 2
27
31.0
25
28.4
2015 DiRT Rally
47
52.5
58
65.2
2015 Grand Theft Auto V
28
31.5
32
35.6
2015 The Witcher 3
23
26.6
25
28.7
2015 Rocket League
157
175.0
144
160.3
2015 Need For Speed
43
48.5
39
44.4
2015 Project CARS
41
46.5
38
42.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
76
85.0
70
77.9
2014 Thief
36
40.9
41
46.6
2013 Bioshock Infinite
62
69.5
59
66.2
2013 Company of Heroes 2
28
31.8
36
40.1
2013 Crysis 3
34
38.2
33
37.3
2013 GRID 2
142
158.0
73
81.5
2013 Metro: Last Light
40
44.6
43
48.0
2013 Total War: Rome 2
36
40.3
41
45.9
2013 Battlefield 4
42
47.1
46
51.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
108
120.0
98
109.9
2009 League of Legends
202
225.0
185
206.1
2008 Crysis: Warhead
41
46.2
50
56.5

2560x1440

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
AMD Radeon R9 280
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
19
23.9
17
22.1
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
13
16.4
12
15.2
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
12
15.0
11
13.8
2023 The Last of Us Part I
9
11.4
8
10.5
2023 Forspoken
9
11.4
8
10.5
2023 The Callisto Protocol
7
9.6
7
8.9
2023 Dead Space
12
15.0
11
13.8
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
17
21.5
15
19.9
2023 Armored Core VI
17
21.5
15
19.9
2023 Immortals of Aveum
6
8.4
6
7.7
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
13
16.4
12
15.2
2023 Remnant II
7
9.0
6
8.3
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
10
13.5
10
12.5
2023 Atomic Heart
10
12.9
9
11.9
2023 Starfield
6
8.1
6
7.5
2022 Elden Ring
15
19.2
14
17.5
2022 God of War
15
19.8
14
18.1
2022 Overwatch 2
29
36.8
26
33.7
2022 F1 22
13
16.4
12
15.2
2022 Dying Light 2
13
16.4
12
15.2
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
14
17.9
13
16.6
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
23
29.9
22
27.7
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
15
19.4
14
18.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
16
20.0
14
18.3
2021 Halo Infinite
12
16.0
11
14.7
2021 Battlefield 2042
17
21.8
15
19.9
2021 Hitman 3
19
24.5
18
22.7
2021 Far Cry 6
19
23.9
17
22.1
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
19
24.8
18
23.0
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
18
23.0
17
21.3
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
13
16.3
11
14.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
8
10.8
7
9.8
2020 Valorant
53
67.3
49
61.6
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
20
25.3
18
23.1
2020 Death Stranding
23
28.9
21
26.5
2020 Marvel's Avengers
13
17.3
12
15.8
2020 Godfall
19
24.3
17
22.2
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
14
17.5
12
16.0
2019 Apex Legends
26
33.5
21
26.8
2019 Anthem
18
23.0
14
18.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
26
33.0
21
26.4
2019 Resident Evil 2
27
34.0
24
31.1
2019 Metro Exodus
14
17.5
12
16.0
2019 World War Z
24
30.3
26
32.9
2019 Gears of War 5
18
23.7
17
21.8
2019 F1 2019
23
29.1
21
26.7
2019 GreedFall
21
26.8
19
24.5
2019 Borderlands 3
14
18.3
13
16.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
28
36.0
26
33.0
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
12
15.8
11
14.4
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
18
23.7
17
21.8
2018 Forza Horizon 4
20
25.6
20
25.0
2018 Hitman 2
14
17.6
13
17.0
2018 Just Cause 4
19
24.0
17
22.0
2018 Monster Hunter: World
19
24.5
17
22.4
2018 Strange Brigade
29
36.7
26
33.7
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
16
20.8
18
23.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
16
20.2
15
18.9
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
26
32.5
23
29.8
2017 For Honor
28
35.0
25
32.1
2017 Project CARS 2
24
30.0
22
27.5
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
37
46.5
34
42.6
2016 Overwatch
26
33.0
25
31.5
2016 Dishonored 2
21
26.5
19
24.3
2015 Rocket League
60
75.0
54
68.7
2015 Need For Speed
30
37.5
27
34.3
2015 Project CARS
28
35.5
26
32.5
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
44
55.0
40
50.4
2014 Thief
21
26.6
25
31.8
2013 Bioshock Infinite
35
44.5
33
41.5
2013 Company of Heroes 2
16
21.0
21
26.8
2013 Crysis 3
18
23.4
29
36.6
2013 GRID 2
40
50.7
47
58.9
2013 Metro: Last Light
26
33.7
31
39.6
2013 Total War: Rome 2
20
25.1
23
29.6
2013 Battlefield 4
24
30.5
25
31.8
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
80
100.0
73
91.6
2009 League of Legends
100
125.0
91
114.5
2008 Crysis: Warhead
23
29.1
29
37.1

3440x1440

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
AMD Radeon R9 280
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
21
28.6
17
22.9
2019 Anthem
14
19.0
11
15.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
20
27.0
16
21.6
2019 Resident Evil 2
20
27.2
18
24.8
2019 Metro Exodus
11
15.2
10
14.0
2019 World War Z
19
25.5
21
27.7
2019 Gears of War 5
15
20.7
14
19.0
2019 F1 2019
19
25.5
17
23.3
2019 GreedFall
15
20.2
14
18.5
2019 Borderlands 3
11
14.9
10
13.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
23
30.8
21
28.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
10
13.8
9
12.6
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
15
20.7
14
19.0
2018 Forza Horizon 4
17
22.7
16
21.9
2018 Hitman 2
11
15.0
10
14.4
2018 Just Cause 4
14
19.5
13
17.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
14
19.4
13
17.8
2018 Strange Brigade
23
30.3
21
27.8
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
13
17.5
14
19.3
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
12
16.5
11
15.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
22
29.4
20
27.0
2017 For Honor
21
28.1
19
25.7
2017 Project CARS 2
22
29.4
20
27.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
34
45.7
31
41.9
2016 Overwatch
20
26.7
19
25.5
2016 Dishonored 2
19
25.4
17
23.3
2015 Rocket League
44
58.8
40
53.9
2015 Need For Speed
25
33.4
23
30.6
2015 Project CARS
24
32.4
22
29.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
32
43.1
30
39.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
77
101.7
70
93.1
2009 League of Legends
71
93.6
65
85.8

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
AMD Radeon R9 280
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
12
17.9
11
16.6
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
7
10.5
6
9.7
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
7
10.5
6
9.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
4
6.0
3
5.5
2023 Forspoken
3
5.4
3
5.0
2023 The Callisto Protocol
3
4.8
3
4.4
2023 Dead Space
4
6.0
3
5.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
8
12.0
7
11.1
2023 Armored Core VI
8
12.0
7
11.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
2
3.9
2
3.6
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
6
9.0
5
8.3
2023 Remnant II
3
4.5
2
4.2
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4
6.6
4
6.1
2023 Atomic Heart
5
8.1
5
7.5
2023 Starfield
3
5.4
3
5.0
2022 Elden Ring
7
10.9
7
10.0
2022 God of War
10
15.4
9
14.1
2022 Overwatch 2
19
27.8
17
25.4
2022 F1 22
8
12.0
7
11.1
2022 Dying Light 2
8
12.0
7
11.1
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
9
13.5
8
12.5
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
14
20.9
13
19.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
8
12.0
7
11.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
10
15.5
9
14.2
2021 Halo Infinite
7
11.0
7
10.1
2021 Battlefield 2042
9
14.0
8
12.8
2021 Hitman 3
10
15.0
9
13.8
2021 Far Cry 6
9
12.9
8
11.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
9
13.5
8
12.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
10
15.0
9
13.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
7
11.0
7
10.1
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
5
8.5
5
7.8
2020 Valorant
40
58.5
37
53.6
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
9
13.5
8
12.4
2020 Death Stranding
12
17.6
11
16.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
6
9.1
5
8.3
2020 Godfall
8
11.6
7
10.6
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
8
11.5
7
10.5
2019 Apex Legends
14
20.0
11
16.0
2019 Anthem
8
12.5
7
10.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
12
17.5
9
14.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
11
16.8
10
15.3
2019 Metro Exodus
7
11.0
7
10.1
2019 World War Z
12
17.4
13
18.9
2019 Gears of War 5
10
15.0
9
13.7
2019 F1 2019
12
18.5
11
16.9
2019 GreedFall
7
11.0
7
10.1
2019 Borderlands 3
6
9.5
6
8.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
15
21.5
13
19.7
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
7
10.0
6
9.2
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
10
15.0
9
13.7
2018 Forza Horizon 4
11
16.8
11
16.0
2018 Hitman 2
7
10.4
7
10.0
2018 Just Cause 4
8
12.5
7
11.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
8
11.8
7
10.8
2018 Strange Brigade
14
20.0
12
18.3
2017 PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
8
12.0
9
13.0
2017 Fortnite Battle Royale
7
10.6
7
10.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
15
22.5
14
20.6
2017 For Honor
12
17.5
11
16.0
2017 Project CARS 2
17
25.0
16
22.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
27
39.0
24
35.7
2016 Overwatch
11
16.8
11
16.1
2016 Dishonored 2
14
21.0
13
19.2
2015 Rocket League
24
35.0
22
32.1
2015 Need For Speed
17
25.0
16
22.9
2015 Project CARS
17
25.0
16
22.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
17
25.5
16
23.4
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
62
90.0
57
82.4
2009 League of Legends
35
50.0
32
45.8
GTX 770 vs R9 280 with i7-3770K vs i7-4770K at 1080p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 770 vs R9 280 with i7-3770K vs i7-4770K at 1440p and ultra vs ultra settings
GTX 770 vs R9 280 with i7-3770K vs i7-4770K at 4K and ultra vs ultra settings

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 / i7-3770K

It is worth noting that the GTX 770 is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 770 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. This combination between GTX 770 and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between GTX 770 and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 2048 MB RAM, the GTX 770 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
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AMD Radeon R9 280 / i7-4770K

It is worth noting that the R9 280 is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. This combination between R9 280 and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between R9 280 and Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 3072 MB RAM, the R9 280 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.
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GTX 770 vs R9 280 Specifications Comparison

Board Design

GTX 770 R9 280
Board NumberP2005C386
Length10.5 inches 267 mm10.83 inches 275 mm
Outputs2x DVI1x HDMI1x DisplayPort2x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort
Power Connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Slot WidthDual-slotDual-slot
TDP230 W200 W

Clock Speeds

GTX 770 R9 280
Boost Clock1085 MHz933 MHz
GPU Clock1046 MHz827 MHz
Memory Clock1753 MHz 7012 MHz effective1250 MHz 5000 MHz effective

Graphics Card

GTX 770 R9 280
Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationGeForce 700Volcanic Islands (R9 200)
Launch Price399 USD279 USD
ProductionEnd-of-lifeEnd-of-life
Release DateMay 30th, 2013Mar 4th, 2014

Graphics Features

GTX 770 R9 280
DirectX12.0 (11_0)12.0 (11_1)
OpenCL1.21.2
OpenGL4.64.5
Shader Model5.15.1
Vulkan1.1.821.1.77

Graphics Processor

GTX 770 R9 280
ArchitectureKeplerGCN 1.0
Die Size294 mm²352 mm²
GPU NameGK104Tahiti
GPU VariantGK104-425-A2Tahiti PRO3 (215-0821330)
Process Size28 nm28 nm
Transistors3,540 million4,313 million

Memory

GTX 770 R9 280
Bandwidth224.4 GB/s240.0 GB/s
Memory Bus256 bit384 bit
Memory Size2048 MB3072 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5GDDR5

Render Config

GTX 770 R9 280
ROPs3232
Shading Units15361792
TMUs128112

Theoretical Performance

GTX 770 R9 280
FP32 (float) performance3,333 GFLOPS3,344 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance138.9 GFLOPS (1:24)836.0 GFLOPS (1:4)
Pixel Rate34.72 GPixel/s29.86 GPixel/s
Texture Rate138.9 GTexel/s104.5 GTexel/s
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What is the acceptable FPS speed for me?

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