AMD Radeon HD 7970

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skakruk

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AMD has unveiled its first graphics card based on its Graphics Core Next architecture. According to AMD, the card – the Radeon HD 7970 – is also the only GPU to be built using a 28-nanometer process.

"This graphics card represents a revolution in the graphics industry," crowed AMD GPU honcho Matt Skynner in AMD's announcement. "To put it bluntly, at 28nm the AMD Radeon HD 7970 changes everything!"

more here: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/22/radeon_hd_7970/

Hurrah for AMD?
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

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it doesnt look that extreme, only beating the 580 and 6970 by 15fps at the most.

also "The HD 7970 hit a reasonable 79 degrees during our tests, but its peak power draw of 394W in our test rig is more than the 292W pull of the GTX 580 and the 377W draw of the HD 6970. It's louder than the Nvidia card"

still go for 580 :)
 
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Xoil

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Yhea just noticed that, its still in the MS KB database lemme try find it.

EDIT: Microsoft have already pulled the update as it was "incomplete".
 
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liamnic2

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tom_gr7 said:
it doesnt look that extreme, only beating the 580 and 6970 by 15fps at the most.

also "The HD 7970 hit a reasonable 79 degrees during our tests, but its peak power draw of 394W in our test rig is more than the 292W pull of the GTX 580 and the 377W draw of the HD 6970. It's louder than the Nvidia card"

still go for 580 :)
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For only 15fps ahead I'm not impressed.
 
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liamnic2

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Phoenix said:
HD7970 > GTX580, there's no reason to get the 580 if you can afford the HD7970.
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Well for only 15 extra fps I would rather get the 580 to save money, then get another 580 later. The 7970 would have to be ahead by 25-30 in order to impress me, otherwise its just overrated and overpriced.
 
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Wozza63

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15fps can mean a lot of things, at minimum settings this is nothing and definitely not enough to make a choice, but at ultra settings this is quite a big difference
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

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Xoil said:
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...rossfire-performance-review-introduction.html

To sum it up, it beats it in all tests
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having a read now, i notice they are using 1.5gb 580s not 3gb models.

A little bias comparing two 3gb 7970's against two 1.5gb 580's

edit - Not really a fair test. Especially as they are testing with mulitiple monitors with stupidly high resolutions. Clearly 3gb 580's would offer a better fight, seems to me like they want the 7970 to be the best.

Bias tests in my opinion
 
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Phoenix

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tom_gr7 said:
yeah but the 7970 requires more power, outputs more heat and costs more.

I wonder how crossfired 7970's would fair to sli 3gb 580's?
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From all of the major review sites that i've seen the HD7970's use less power and creates less heat, the fact that it costs more is irrelevant if like I said you have enough money to get either since it is a better card.
 
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Wozza63

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yes, i also think its unfair, i think a single 580 1.5gb or 3gb would win hands down against it on a single monitor and on SLI/Crossfire it will still win
 
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