Radeon
HD 7970HD 7970
GHz Ed.GeForce
GTX 680GeForce
GTX 590GeForce
GTX TitanGeForce
GTX 690Radeon
HD 7990
Shader Units2048 | 2048 | 1536 | 2x 512 | 2688 | 2x 1536 | 2x 2048 |
ROPs32 | 32 | 32 | 2x 48 | 48 | 2x 32 | 2x 32 |
Graphics ProcessorTahiti | Tahiti | GK104 | 2x GF110 | GK110 | 2x GK104 | 2x Tahiti |
Transistors4310M | 4310M | 3500M | 2x 3000M | 7100M | 2x 3500M | 2x 4310M |
Memory Size3072 MB | 3072 MB | 2048 MB | 2x 1536 MB | 6144 MB | 2x 2048 MB | 2x 3072 MB |
Memory Bus Width384 bit | 384 bit | 256 bit | 2x 384 bit | 384 bit | 2x 256 bit | 2x 384 bit |
Core Clock925 MHz | 1050 MHz | 1006 MHz+ | 607 MHz | 837 MHz+ | 915 MHz+ | 1000 MHz |
Memory Clock1375 MHz | 1500 MHz | 1502 MHz | 855 MHz | 1502 MHz | 1502 MHz | 1500 MHz |
Price$400 | $440 | $420 | $750 | $1000 | $1000 | $1000 |





















Test System
Test System - VGA Rev. 27
Processor:Intel Core i7-3770K @ 4.6 GHz (Ivy Bridge, 8192 KB Cache) |
Motherboard:ASUS Maximus V Gene Intel Z77 |
Memory:2x 4096 MB Corsair Vengeance PC3-12800 DDR3 @ 1600 MHz 9-9-9-24 |
Harddisk:WD Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500 GB |
Power Supply:Antec HCP-1200 1200W |
Software:Windows 7 64-bit Service Pack 1 |
Drivers:NVIDIA: 314.22 WHQL ATI: Catalyst 13.3 Beta 3 HD 7990: 13.5 Beta 2. AMD recommended, latest |
Display:LG Flatron W3000H 30" 2560x1600 3x Hanns.G HL225DBB 21.5" 1920x1080 |
Benchmark scores in other reviews are only comparable when this exact same configuration is used.
- All video card results were obtained on this exact system with exactly the same configuration.
- All games were set to their highest quality setting unless indicated otherwise.
- AA and AF are applied via in-game settings, not via the driver's control panel.
Each benchmark was tested at the following settings and resolutions:- 1280 x 800, 2x Anti-aliasing. Common resolution for most smaller flatscreens today (17" - 19"). A bit of eye candy turned on in the drivers.
- 1680 x 1050, 4x Anti-aliasing. Most common widescreen resolution on larger displays (19" - 22"). Very good looking driver graphics settings.
- 1920 x 1200, 4x Anti-aliasing. Typical widescreen resolution for large displays (22" - 26"). Very good looking driver graphics settings.
- 2560 x 1600, 4x Anti-aliasing. Highest possible resolution for commonly available displays (30"). Very good looking driver graphics settings.
- 5760 x 1080, 4x Anti-aliasing. Typical high-end gaming multi-monitor resolution. Very good looking driver graphics settings.
Assassin's Creed 3
Batman: Arkham City
Battlefield 3
Bioshock Infinite
Borderlands 2
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
Crysis
Crysis 3
Diablo III
Far Cry 3
F1 2012
Hitman: Absolution
Metro 2033
Sleeping Dogs
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm
The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
Tomb Raider
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
Power Consumption
Fan Noise
Performance Summary
Performance Summary 2
Performance per Watt
Performance per Dollar
Overclocking
Maximum Overclock Comparison
Max. GPU ClockMax. Memory Clock
HD 79901130 MHz | 1640 MHz |
ASUS ARES II1220 MHz | 1810 MHz |
ASUS HD 7970 Matrix1230 MHz | 1790 MHz |
Sapphire HD 7970 Toxic1275 MHz | 1885 MHz |
AMD HD 7970 GHz1185 MHz | 1635 MHz
|
Overclocked Performance
Voltage Tuning
Temperatures
GPU Temperature Comparison
IdleLoad
HD 799042°C / 42°C | 80°C / 76°C |
ASUS ARES II27°C / 27°C | 53°C / 50°C |
ASUS HD 7970 Matrix39°C | 70°C |
Sapphire HD 7970 Toxic36°C | 71°C |
AMD HD 7970 GHz40°C | 83°C |
NVIDIA GTX 69035°C | 81°C |
NVIDIA GTX Titan30°C | 81°C
|
Clock Profiles
Core
ClockMemory
ClockGPU Voltage
(measured)
Desktop300 MHz | 150 MHz | 0.85 V |
Multi-Monitor501 MHz | 1500 MHz | 0.95 V |
Blu-ray Playback501 MHz | 1500 MHz | 0.95 V |
3D Load1000 MHz | 1500 MHz | 1.20 V |
CCC Overdrive Limits
Core1100 MHz |
Memory1575 MHz |
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