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Sapphire HD7970 Overclock Edition (Dual-X) Review

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

The card isn't lacking performance with either bios setting. At 950mhz core, the card averages around 83 frames per second. At 1000mhz core, this increases to around 86 frames per second which is only around 5 frames per second slower than the reference clocked Nvidia GTX590.

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13 comments

  1. awesome. im sure the price is nice too :p

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  2. They have been releasing good cards for a while now, those new coolers and fans are great.

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  3. Much as we would expect from Sapphire. dont see any stock anywhere yet sadly.

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  4. OMG, this card is a MONSTER, I cant believe it slaps the nvidia GTX590 around like its nothing, OMG – OMG, nvidia is in big trouble if this card is coming around nvidia`s release, i feel sorry for all the nvidiot fan boy that gonna get butt hurt… why sapphire, why?

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  5. Great card, but I prefer the appearance of the XFX cards. they just look better with that metal cooler.

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  6. that overclock is f&*king wicked.

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  7. How do you switch between the two bios settings? Is it complicated? Thanks!!

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  8. Hi Ryan. Next to the crossfire connectors is a little switch. Power the system down, flip the switch. reboot.

    Done.

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  9. wonder what’s the vrm temp after overclocking with added core voltage? thanks…

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