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Topic: AMD 7970 Reviews

Nakal Title: Moderator Bad Moogle Posts: 19,542 Registered: Jul 9, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 19,238 User ID: 695,821	Subject: AMD 7970 Reviews
	http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/22/amd-radeon-hd-7970-review-roundup-supremely-fast-relatively-ef/ http://hardocp.com/article/2011/12/22/amd_radeon_hd_7970_video_card_review http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7970-benchmark-tahiti-gcn,3104.html http://pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Radeon-HD-7970-3GB-Graphics-Card-Review-Tahiti-28nm HardOCP posted: The Bottom Line AMD has created an extremely efficient video card with the Radeon HD 7970, which is not surprising given the history of video cards the last couple of generations. What is surprising is the performance advantage compared to a Radeon HD 6970 in the power envelope it is operating. The AMD Radeon HD 7970 is eloquence and efficiency in design. It is not cheap, at $549 it will set you back a decent amount of cash. At this price it is more expensive than a standard GeForce GTX 580, as well Radeon HD 6970. Thankfully, the performance justifies the price, by producing greater real-world gameplay experience advantages and large framerate improvements. Our only real concern right now is quantity and availability. We should see full retail on these video cards around January 9th, so there is going to be a bit of waiting. AMD has taken the performance crown back, and currently has the fastest single-GPU video card for PC gaming. We experienced dramatic improvements over the Radeon HD 6970, and consistent improvements over an overclocked GeForce GTX 580. In our experiences, it was the newest DX11 games that pushed Tessellation which received the most improvement. If future games use more Tessellation, we may see the Radeon HD 7970 separate itself in a greater degree from the Radeon HD 6970 and GeForce GTX 580. Considering the performance advantages we experienced, the power efficiencies experienced, and the fact that we can finally play games with a single-GPU video card at 5760x1200 Eyefinity, we feel this video card deserves this award. -----signature----- Currently in the MMO unemployment line. Can I get $15/month for not playing them?
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Aerlinthian Posts: 66,222 Registered: May 7, '01 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 65,491 User ID: 94,919	Subject: AMD 7970 Reviews
	At $549 I hope that thing makes and serves drinks. -----signature----- (none)
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Marzuk Posts: 12,545 Registered: Oct 21, '02 Extended Info (if available) Real Post Cnt: 12,348 User ID: 729,742	Subject: AMD 7970 Reviews
	Aerlinthian posted: At $549 I hope that thing makes and serves drinks. The good news is that it does. The bad news is that it only serves boiling hot burnt tasting coffee. Also, coffee is bugged with OpenGL, must use DirectX or you just get warm water. -----signature----- (none)
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