MSI R7970 Lightning Graphics Card Review (Twin Frozr IV)

Shogun 2 is set in 16th-century feudal Japan, in the aftermath of the Ōnin War. The country is fractured into rival clans led by local warlords, each fighting for control. The player takes on the role of one of these warlords, with the goal of dominating other factions and claiming his rule over Japan. The standard edition of the game will feature a total of eight factions (plus a ninth faction for the tutorial), each with a unique starting position and different political and military strengths.

We are using the built in benchmark which is available via the STEAM client for this game.

The results at 720p are CPU limited, however the 1080p scores are more interesting. We can see that the overclocked speeds enable the MSI R7970 Lightning to produce a 9 fps advantage against the reference clocked HD7970.

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