Sapphire HD7730 2GB GDDR3 and 1GB GDDR5 Review

Allan 'Zardon' Campbell July 31, 2013 Featured Tech Reviews, Graphics

Unigine provides an interesting way to test hardware. It can be easily adapted to various projects due to its elaborated software design and flexible toolset. A lot of their customers claim that they have never seen such extremely-effective code, which is so easy to understand.

Heaven Benchmark is a DirectX 11 GPU benchmark based on advanced Unigine engine from Unigine Corp. It reveals the enchanting magic of floating islands with a tiny village hidden in the cloudy skies.

Interactive mode provides emerging experience of exploring the intricate world of steampunk. Efficient and well-architected framework makes Unigine highly scalable:

Multiple API (DirectX 9 / DirectX 10 / DirectX 11 / OpenGL) render
Cross-platform: MS Windows (XP, Vista, Windows 7) / Linux
Full support of 32bit and 64bit systems
Multicore CPU support
Little / big endian support (ready for game consoles)
Powerful C++ API
Comprehensive performance profiling system
Flexible XML-based data structures

We use the following settings: 1920×1080 resolution and 1280×720. Anti Aliasing off. Anisotrophy 4, Tessellation normal. Shaders High. Stereo 3D disabled. API: Direct X 11.

The Sapphire HD7730 GDDR5 1GB is noticeably faster than the 2GB GDDR3 version, averaging 33.5 fps compared to 29.6 fps. The ASUS GT630 delivers terrible results in this test, significantly behind both HD7730 cards. In Crossfire, the HD7730 1GB GDDR5 tops the chart, slightly ahead of the Sparkle GTX650Ti solution.