Final Thoughts

Although it's a flake anemic for enthusiasts, the Radeon HD 7750 is an heady new option in the sub-$200 territory and it should go a popular selection among budget gamers at $110. In the one-half dozen games we tested, the Hard disk drive 7750 averaged xviii% faster than the HD 6750 and it should become available at the same cost. Compared to the GeForce GTX 550 Ti, the Hard disk 7750 was about two% slower (virtually a rounding error correct there), it will also exist ~$20 cheaper and consume 30% less power, so its small performance deficit is justified.

While we're overall impressed with the Hd 7750, we acknowledge that some users might be a little disappointed with the bill of fare'south showing, namely because it's non faster than the GTX 550 Ti in most cases, so it won't force Nvidia to make price cuts in the near future.

The pricier Radeon HD 7770 delivered 26% more than speed than the Hard disk 6770, but that's a chip misleading every bit the HD 6770 is a shameless rebranding of 2009'south Hard disk 5770. Because the GTX 560 smokes the HD 6770, we were hoping the Hard disk drive 7770 would be at to the lowest degree 50% faster than its predecessor. That isn't the case unfortunately and, in fact, the new arrival couldn't tackle the GTX 560 either, averaging 18% slower frame rates.

We idea it was odd AMD avoided comparing the Hard disk drive 7770 to the GTX 560 in its press material, only now we know why.

Based on current pricing, the HD 7770 is at best 15% cheaper than the GTX 560, though some cards are selling for every bit little as $170, making the Hard disk 7770 only 6% cheaper. Because those figures, we can't see how anyone could justify purchasing the HD 7770. Its just redeeming characteristic is that it consumes most 30% less ability under load, but almost gamers would prefer the extra performance to power savings.

We believe the lackluster performance stem from the HD 7700 series' limited 128-bit passenger vehicle, which results in a paltry 72GB/southward bandwidth -- less than the HD 5750 had and far less than the GTX 460. This makes the Hard disk drive 7700 cards an unattractive prospect for serious gamers, though the Hd 7750 has its merits.