HD 7790 benchmark with i7-3770K 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Ultra Quality

The HD 7790 is more suitable for budget PC builds and less demanding games. With current 1024 MB RAM, the HD 7790 can have serious memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games. The HD 7790 's power requirements are reasonable and it is very efficient compared to the competition. This combination between HD 7790 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 HD 7790 and Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss.

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AMD Radeon HD 7790
Price $ 149.0
Year 2013
Maximum Recorded Temperature 74C
Max Fan Noise 38.5dB
Recommended Power Supply 435W
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz ($248.98)
CPU Impact on FPS + 0.0 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 23.7 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 13.7 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 11.9 FPS
Average 4K Performance 8.5 FPS
Memory 1 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 6.3
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 10.9
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 12.5
4K Cost Per Frame $ 17.5
Series HD 7790
Variant AMD Radeon HD 7790
Overall Combination Score 57/100 Acceptable

AMD ’s xx90 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 2.0 graphics card inside the HD 7790, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 650 Ti, the HD 7790 was -11.9 % slower.

Compare HD 7790 Variants Performance in Ultra Quality

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
14.9 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
14.3 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
13.8 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
12.8 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
12.7 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
12.5 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
11.5 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
11.4 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
10.9 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
10.6 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
9.6 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
9.1 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
8.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
8.9 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
8.0 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
6.2 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
6.1 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
5.8 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R7 250 $ 89
5.4 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 $ 129
4.9 FPS

The HD 7790 sits between the GTX 560 and the GTX 650 Ti, falling slower than GTX 560 by 2.2% and faster than GTX 650 Ti by 0%. It has below average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the GTX 560. It is a close call between the HD 7790 and its rival GTX 650 Ti by a small margin.

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
14.9 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
14.3 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
13.8 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
12.8 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
12.7 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
12.5 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
11.5 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
11.4 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
10.9 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
10.6 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
9.6 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
9.1 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
8.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
8.9 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
8.0 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
6.2 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
6.1 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
5.8 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R7 250 $ 89
5.4 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 $ 129
4.9 FPS

The HD 7790 sits between the GTX 560 and the GTX 650 Ti, falling slower than GTX 560 by 2.2% and faster than GTX 650 Ti by 0%. It has below average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the GTX 560. It is a close call between the HD 7790 and its rival GTX 650 Ti by a small margin.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2016 AMD Radeon RX 460 $ 140
39.7 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
38.0 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
36.8 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
34.0 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
33.9 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
33.3 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
30.7 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
30.5 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
29.0 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
28.3 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
25.7 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
24.2 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
23.7 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
23.7 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
21.3 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 $ 109
16.5 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti $ 149
16.3 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7750 $ 109
15.5 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R7 250 $ 89
14.5 FPS
2010 NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 $ 129
13.1 FPS

The HD 7790 sits between the GTX 560 and the GTX 650 Ti, falling slower than GTX 560 by 2.1% and faster than GTX 650 Ti by 0%. It has below average relative performance against every graphics card here. Its results are actually indistinguishable from those of the GTX 560. It is a close call between the HD 7790 and its rival GTX 650 Ti by a small margin.

Game Performance at Ultra Quality settings

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Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
15
16.8
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
10
11.5
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
8
9.9
2023 The Last of Us Part I
6
7.7
2023 Forspoken
8
8.9
2023 The Callisto Protocol
6
6.9
2023 Dead Space
10
11.5
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
12
13.6
2023 Armored Core VI
12
13.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
5
6.1
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
10
12.2
2023 Remnant II
6
6.9
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
8
9.2
2023 Atomic Heart
8
9.2
2023 Starfield
4
4.6
2022 Elden Ring
10
11.5
2022 God of War
9
10.9
2022 Overwatch 2
18
20.3
2022 F1 22
12
13.8
2022 Dying Light 2
11
13.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
11
13.0
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
19
21.4
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
13
15.3
2021 Forza Horizon 5
9
11.0
2021 Halo Infinite
7
8.4
2021 Battlefield 2042
13
15.5
2021 Hitman 3
15
17.6
2021 Far Cry 6
14
16.4
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
16
17.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
16
18.1
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
8
8.9
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
5
5.8
2020 Valorant
35
39.0
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
13
15.3
2020 Death Stranding
15
17.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
10
11.5
2020 Godfall
15
17.2
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
8
8.9
2019 Apex Legends
16
18.0
2019 Anthem
10
11.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
15
17.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
21
23.9
2019 Metro Exodus
9
10.7
2019 World War Z
17
19.7
2019 Gears of War 5
13
15.5
2019 F1 2019
17
19.5
2019 GreedFall
15
17.5
2019 Borderlands 3
11
12.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
21
23.7
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
8
9.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
12
14.3
2018 Just Cause 4
13
15.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
14
16.6
2018 Strange Brigade
22
25.0
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
19
21.3
2017 For Honor
25
28.4
2017 Project CARS 2
18
20.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
21
24.4
2016 Dishonored 2
13
14.7
2015 Rocket League
74
83.0
2015 Need For Speed
20
23.0
2015 Project CARS
19
22.0
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
36
40.3
2013 Bioshock Infinite
30
33.8
2013 Company of Heroes 2
10
11.7
2013 Crysis 3
25
28.7
2013 GRID 2
42
47.1
2013 Metro: Last Light
23
25.8
2013 Total War: Rome 2
20
22.9
2013 Battlefield 4
37
42.0
2012 DiRT: Showdown
44
49.7
2012 Far Cry 3
28
31.7
2012 Hitman: Absolution
41
45.8
2012 Sleeping Dogs
40
45.2
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
51
56.9
2011 Total War: Shogun 2
23
26.5
2011 Battlefield 3
29
32.9
2010 Civilization V
48
53.9
2009 League of Legends
96
106.7
2008 Crysis: Warhead
26
29.3

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
9
12.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
6
8.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
6
7.7
2023 The Last of Us Part I
4
5.8
2023 Forspoken
4
5.8
2023 The Callisto Protocol
3
4.9
2023 Dead Space
6
7.7
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
8
11.0
2023 Armored Core VI
8
11.0
2023 Immortals of Aveum
3
4.3
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
6
8.4
2023 Remnant II
3
4.6
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
5
6.9
2023 Atomic Heart
5
6.6
2023 Starfield
3
4.1
2022 Elden Ring
7
9.1
2022 God of War
7
9.4
2022 Overwatch 2
13
17.4
2022 F1 22
6
8.4
2022 Dying Light 2
6
8.4
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
7
9.2
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
12
15.3
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
7
9.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
7
9.5
2021 Halo Infinite
6
7.6
2021 Battlefield 2042
8
10.3
2021 Hitman 3
10
12.5
2021 Far Cry 6
9
12.2
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
10
12.7
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
9
11.8
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
6
7.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
4
5.1
2020 Valorant
25
31.9
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
9
12.0
2020 Death Stranding
10
13.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
6
8.2
2020 Godfall
9
11.5
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
6
8.3
2019 Apex Legends
10
13.4
2019 Anthem
7
9.2
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
10
13.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
12
16.1
2019 Metro Exodus
6
8.3
2019 World War Z
11
14.4
2019 Gears of War 5
9
11.3
2019 F1 2019
11
13.8
2019 GreedFall
10
12.7
2019 Borderlands 3
6
8.7
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
13
17.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
6
7.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
9
11.3
2018 Just Cause 4
9
11.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
9
11.6
2018 Strange Brigade
13
17.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
12
15.4
2017 For Honor
13
16.6
2017 Project CARS 2
11
14.2
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
17
22.0
2016 Dishonored 2
10
12.6
2015 Rocket League
28
35.6
2015 Need For Speed
14
17.8
2015 Project CARS
13
16.8
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
20
26.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
37
47.4
2009 League of Legends
47
59.3

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
8
11.4
2019 Anthem
5
7.6
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
8
10.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
9
12.8
2019 Metro Exodus
5
7.2
2019 World War Z
9
12.1
2019 Gears of War 5
7
9.8
2019 F1 2019
9
12.1
2019 GreedFall
7
9.6
2019 Borderlands 3
5
7.1
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
11
14.6
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
4
6.5
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
7
9.8
2018 Just Cause 4
7
9.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
6
9.2
2018 Strange Brigade
10
14.4
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
10
14.0
2017 For Honor
10
13.3
2017 Project CARS 2
10
14.0
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
16
21.7
2016 Dishonored 2
9
12.1
2015 Rocket League
21
27.9
2015 Need For Speed
12
15.9
2015 Project CARS
11
15.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
15
20.4
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
36
48.2
2009 League of Legends
33
44.4

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
6
9.2
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
3
5.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
3
5.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
2
3.1
2023 Forspoken
1
2.8
2023 The Callisto Protocol
1
2.4
2023 Dead Space
2
3.1
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
4
6.1
2023 Armored Core VI
4
6.1
2023 Immortals of Aveum
1
2.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
3
4.6
2023 Remnant II
1
2.3
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
2
3.4
2023 Atomic Heart
2
4.1
2023 Starfield
1
2.8
2022 Elden Ring
3
5.2
2022 God of War
5
7.3
2022 Overwatch 2
9
13.2
2022 F1 22
4
6.1
2022 Dying Light 2
4
6.1
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
4
6.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
7
10.7
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
4
6.1
2021 Forza Horizon 5
5
7.3
2021 Halo Infinite
3
5.2
2021 Battlefield 2042
4
6.6
2021 Hitman 3
5
7.7
2021 Far Cry 6
4
6.6
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
4
6.9
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
5
7.7
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
3
5.2
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
2
4.0
2020 Valorant
19
27.7
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
4
6.4
2020 Death Stranding
5
8.3
2020 Marvel's Avengers
3
4.3
2020 Godfall
3
5.5
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
3
5.5
2019 Apex Legends
5
8.0
2019 Anthem
3
5.0
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
4
7.0
2019 Resident Evil 2
5
7.9
2019 Metro Exodus
3
5.2
2019 World War Z
5
8.3
2019 Gears of War 5
4
7.1
2019 F1 2019
6
8.8
2019 GreedFall
3
5.2
2019 Borderlands 3
3
4.5
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
7
10.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
3
4.7
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
4
7.1
2018 Just Cause 4
4
5.9
2018 Monster Hunter: World
3
5.6
2018 Strange Brigade
6
9.5
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
7
10.7
2017 For Honor
5
8.3
2017 Project CARS 2
8
11.9
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
12
18.5
2016 Dishonored 2
7
10.0
2015 Rocket League
11
16.6
2015 Need For Speed
8
11.9
2015 Project CARS
8
11.9
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
8
12.1
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
29
42.7
2009 League of Legends
16
23.7
HD 7790 with i7-3770K at 1080p and Ultra Quality settings
HD 7790 with i7-3770K at 1440p and Ultra Quality settings
HD 7790 with i7-3770K at 4K and Ultra Quality settings

HD 7790 Specifications

HD 7790 Board Design

Board NumberC582
Length7.2 inches 183 mm
Outputs1x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort
Power Connectors1x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slot
TDP85 W

HD 7790 Clock Speeds

GPU Clock1000 MHz
Memory Clock1500 MHz 6000 MHz effective

HD 7790 Graphics Card

Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationSouthern Islands (HD 7700)
Launch Price149 USD
ProductionEnd-of-life
Release DateMar 22nd, 2013

HD 7790 Graphics Features

DirectX12.0 (12_0)
OpenCL2
OpenGL4.5
Shader Model6
Vulkan1.1.82

HD 7790 Graphics Processor

ArchitectureGCN 2.0
Die Size160 mm²
GPU NameBonaire
GPU VariantBonaire XT (215-0839039)
Process Size28 nm
Transistors2,080 million

HD 7790 Memory

Bandwidth96.00 GB/s
Memory Bus128 bit
Memory Size1024 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5

HD 7790 Render Config

Compute Units14
ROPs16
Shading Units896
TMUs56

HD 7790 Theoretical Performance

FP32 (float) performance1,792 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance128.0 GFLOPS (1:14)
Pixel Rate16.00 GPixel/s
Texture Rate56.00 GTexel/s

Critics Reviews

Value and Conclusion After running the Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire combo through our test suite, it is clear that CrossFire support is still lacking and hasn't improved significantly in the last months.
AMD's new Radeon HD 7790 is the first Sea Islands GPU to find its way to the channel market and Bonaire proves to be very compelling product in the sub-$200 market that is usually quite crowded.
Performance Summary: The new Radeon HD 7790 cards featured in this article performed right in line with our expectations. Based on its branding alone, it's obvious that the Radeon HD 7790 falls ...
Bringing our review to a close, the launch of the Radeon HD 7790 is another precisely targeted launch by AMD. The 7790 is intended to fill AMD’s price and performance gaps between the 7770 and ...
For AMD their closest chip in terms of die size in recent history would be Juniper, the workhorse of the Evergreen family and the Radeon HD 5770, which came in at 166mm2.
Today AMD is taking the wraps off of the new Radeon HD 7790, a mainstream GPU designed to fill the gap in the company’s current graphics card lineup between the Radeon HD 7770 and HD 7850. The ...
The Radeon HD 7790 also packs a beefed-up version of PowerTune, an AMD technology that intelligently adjusts the clock speed and voltage of the GPU to meet the graphical demands of your system on ...
Gallery: AMD Radeon HD 7790 Taking up space on the 2nd slot of the card’s bracket is a DL-DVI-D port, giving us the first AMD card with two DVI ports in this price range in some time.
Realistically, the Radeon HD 7790 replaces AMD's old Radeon HD 6870, a card that offered significantly more memory bandwidth, but less compute potential as a result of its now-two-generation-old ...
The latest member of the Southern Islands family, the new Radeon HD 7790 is designed to fill the gap between the Radeon HD 7770 and 7850. Set to precisely target the $150 price tag, the HD 7790 ...
A presentation slide, allegedly by AMD, leaked by a Japanese distributor confirmed specifications of AMD's upcoming Radeon HD 7790 graphics card. According to the slide, the HD 7790 is indeed based on a brand new silicon, with a transistor count of 2.08 billion. Compare that, to the 1.5 billion TC ...
The Radeon HD 7790 was a mid-range graphics card by AMD, launched in March 2013. Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the Bonaire graphics processor, in its Bonaire XT variant, the card supports DirectX 12.0.
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