We measured the noise of the Sapphire HD7950 MAC Edition with a sound meter around 4 foot away from the closed case. Both when idle and when playing Serious Sam 3 BFE, one of the most intensive games currently available on the platform.
Our sound meter is limited to 28dBa, so achieving accurate readings below this is problematic. In real world terms both cards are quiet, although the Sapphire HD7950 MAC Edition is slightly louder under load, slightly audible when tasked with a demanding game.
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Wow, thats a heck of a nice card. Mac gamers will be wetting themselves!
I have mine pre-ordered. fab review, thanks !
Well its extremely expensive, but its just as well Apple didnt get them on their store, or they would probably charge £1000 for the card and fitting!
Nice to see Sapphire looking outside the usual channels. Mac gamers will have been dying to get something like this for a long time.
Wow, £400 for a HD7950. Shame we cant buy the cooler would look awesome in my NZXT side panel modded case !
About time Apple had a decent up to date video card, but its kind of ironic its coming just before the new range, so in a few months it will already be out of date.
Perhaps Sapphire will be doing this on a more regular basis for Apple users? I dont know why people are saying its expensive, of course its going to be expensive, the production run will be limited and they wont sell millions. I reckon it might sell ok however, a lot of mac gamers with towers.
i love the styling.
Shame they didnt sell it overclocked at 1000mhz 🙂
Awesome review, many thanks for this. i definitely will buy one for my westmere mac pro.