NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770M is a high-end DirectX 11-compatible graphics card for laptops. It is based on the Kepler GK106 chip, as the older GTX 670MX, but offers a higher core and memory clock rate and GPU Boost 2.0. The feature set is still identical.
As a novelty, the GeForce 700M series implements GPU Boost 2.0 to automatically overclock the core clock rate. Depending on the cooling headroom of the laptop and the application / game, up to 15 % performance gains are possible.
Architecture
The Kepler architecture is the successor to the Fermi architecture that first appeared in laptops with the GeForce 400M series. The GK106 Kepler core offers five shader blocks, called SMX, that are clocked at the same speed as the central core. In the GTX 770M, all five blocks are active for a total of 960 CUDA cores. Although the Kepler architecture can utilize more shader cores than a Fermi chip, its shaders can be up to twice as power efficient. However, due to the missing hot clock of the shader domain, two shaders of a Kepler chip are of similar speed to one shader of a Fermi chip (as the latter is clocked twice as fast).
PCIe 3.0 is now supported by the mobile Kepler series and an optional Turbo mode can automatically overclock the Nvidia card by a theoretical 15 percent if the laptop cooling system allows it. The implementation of this boost mode is done in the BIOS, but it is ultimately dependent upon the manufacturer of the laptop.
Performance
The graphics performance of the GeForce GTX 770M is situated between the old GTX 675MX and 680M high-end graphics cards. The maximum performance may differ a bit depending on the cooling solution of the used laptop (due to GPU Boost 2.0 better colling solutions lead to a better performance). Very demanding games of 2013 like Crysis 3 or Far Cry 3 may need more performance for 1920x1080 and maximum detail settings. Therefore, 1600x900 without antialiasing may be the maximum setting for these games. Older and less demanding games however are playable in full HD and ultra settings. See below for detail gaming benchmarks.
Features
The feature set of the GTX770M is identical to the GTX670MX as both are based on the same GK106 core. Therefore the GPU supports up to 4 active displays. Furthermore, high resolution monitors of up to 3840x2160 pixels can now be connected using DisplayPort 1.2 or HDMI 1.4a if available. HD-Audio codecs, such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD, can be transmitted via bitstream mode through the HDMI port. However, as most laptops will feature Optimus, the integrated GPU will likely have direct control over the display ports and may limit the feature set available by the Nvidia Kepler cards.
The 5th generation PureVideo HD video processor (VP5) is also integrated in the GK104 core and offers hardware decoding of HD videos. Common codecs such as MPEG-1/2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264 and VC1/WMV9 are fully supported up to 4K resolutions while VC1 and MPEG-4 are supported up to 1080p. Two streams can be decoded in parallel for features such as Picture-in-Picture. Finally, the dedicated video encoding engine called NVENC API similar to Intel QuickSync is integrated in the chip.
The power consumption of the GeForce GTX 770M should be similar to the GTX 670MX (75 Watt according to rumors) and is therefore best suited for large notebooks (17-inches or greater) and desktop replacements.
Manufacturer | NVIDIA |
GeForce GTX 700M Series | |
Codename | N14E-GS |
Architecture | Kepler |
Pipelines | 960 - unified |
Core Speed | 811 MHz |
Memory Speed | 4000 MHz |
Memory Bus Width | 192 Bit |
Memory Type | GDDR5 |
Max. Amount of Memory | 3072 MB |
Shared Memory | no |
DirectX | DirectX 11, Shader 5.0 |
Transistor Count | 3540 Million |
technology | 28 nm |
Features | Optimus, SLI, PhysX,
Verde Drivers,
CUDA, 3D Vision, 3DTV
Play |
Notebook Size | large |
Date of Announcement | 30.05.2013 |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
14 pt (15%)
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -5%
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Graphics
min: 94104 avg: 102205 median: 102205 (14%) max: 110306 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Score
min: 14357 avg: 14823 median: 14766 (20%) max: 15359 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Graphics
min: 22909 avg: 23685 median: 23513 (12%) max: 24948 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Score
min: 3028 avg: 3188 median: 3131 (8%) max: 3480 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Graphics
min: 3214 avg: 3396 median: 3347 (7%) max: 3729 Points
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3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Graphics
min: 75954 avg: 125642 median: 126843 (17%) max: 190609 Points
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Score
min: 4916 avg: 5142 median: 5066 (12%) max: 5389 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 -4%
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance GPU
min: 4692 avg: 4974 median: 4889 (8%) max: 5235 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1%
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3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. total
min: 19081 avg: 19473 median: 19208 (19%) max: 20395 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 -9%
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3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX
min: 17960 avg: 18431 median: 18137.5 (17%) max: 19524 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti -4%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 12%
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3DMark 05 - 3DMark 05 - Standard
25031 Points (36%)
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 8%
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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 120%
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +min: 21791 avg: 22473 median: 22486 (42%) max: 23020 Points
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 -7%
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 1%
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AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT 110%
3DMark 06 - Standard 1024x768 +min: 21806 avg: 22510 median: 21806 (41%) max: 23917 Points
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 DX 11
min: 47.2 avg: 48.8 median: 48.5 (16%) max: 51 fps
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Unigine Heaven 3.0 - Unigine Heaven 3.0 OpenGL
40.1 fps (18%)
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Unigine Heaven 2.1 - Heaven 2.1 high
min: 58.7 avg: 62.7 median: 62 (12%) max: 68.1 fps
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SPECviewperf 11
specvp11 snx-01 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 snx-01
min: 2.24 avg: 2.3 median: 2.3 (2%) max: 2.26 fps
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specvp11 tcvis-02 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 tcvis-02
min: 1.05 avg: 1.1 median: 1.1 (2%) max: 1.1 fps
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specvp11 sw-02 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 sw-02
min: 10.65 avg: 11.1 median: 11.1 (13%) max: 11.55 fps
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specvp11 proe-05 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 proe-05
min: 1.38 avg: 1.4 median: 1.4 (6%) max: 1.48 fps
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -1%
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specvp11 maya-03 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 maya-03
min: 11.75 avg: 13.9 median: 14.8 (11%) max: 15.11 fps
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 -89%
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specvp11 lightwave-01 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 lightwave-01
min: 16.98 avg: 18.6 median: 18.6 (20%) max: 20.28 fps
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ATI Radeon HD 5850 -2%
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specvp11 ensight-04 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 ensight-04
min: 19.74 avg: 20.3 median: 19.8 (9%) max: 21.35 fps
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ATI Radeon HD 5770 -2%
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specvp11 catia-03 +SPECviewperf 11 - specvp11 catia-03
min: 10.27 avg: 11.4 median: 11.9 (14%) max: 12.1 fps
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Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit)
min: 6765 avg: 6801 median: 6804 (32%) max: 6844 points
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Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 55.72 avg: 58.8 median: 59 (25%) max: 63.08 fps
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Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit
min: 94.88 avg: 95.1 median: 95.1 (27%) max: 95.33 fps
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Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit
99.6 % (100%)
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GLBenchmark 2.5 - GLBench 2.5 Egypt HD Offscreen
551 fps (100%)
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GLBenchmark 2.5 - GLBench 2.5 Egypt HD
60 fps (100%)
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GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16
321 fps (3%)
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GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16 +GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7 - GLBench 2.7 T-Rex HD Onscreen C24Z16
60 fps (2%)
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 768MB -32%
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48.4 [X] Schenker W503Intel Core i7-4700MQ 2.4GHz
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