HD 7970 Market Segment Analysis GeForce
GTX 670Radeon
HD 7970GeForce
GTX 680HD 7970
GHz Ed.MSI HD 7970
LightningGigabyte HD
7970 SuperOCSapphire HD
7970 ToxicASUS HD
7970 MatrixHIS HD 7970
X TurboGeForce
GTX 690
Shader Units1344 | 2048 | 1536 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2x 1536 |
ROPs32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 2x 32 |
Graphics ProcessorGK104 | Tahiti | GK104 | Tahiti | Tahiti | Tahiti | Tahiti | Tahiti | Tahiti | 2x GK104 |
Transistors3500M | 4310M | 3500M | 4310M | 4310M | 4310M | 4310M | 4310M | 4310M | 2x 3500M |
Memory Size2048 MB | 3072 MB | 2048 MB | 3072 MB | 3072 MB | 3072 MB | 3072 MB | 3072 MB | 3072 MB | 2x 2048 MB |
Memory Bus Width256 bit | 384 bit | 256 bit | 384 bit | 384 bit | 384 bit | 384 bit | 384 bit | 384 bit | 2x 256 bit |
Core Clock915 MHz+ | 925 MHz | 1006 MHz+ | 1050 MHz | 1070 MHz | 1080 MHz | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz | 1180 MHz | 915 MHz+ |
Memory Clock1502 MHz | 1375 MHz | 1502 MHz | 1500 MHz | 1400 MHz | 1375 MHz | 1500 MHz | 1650 MHz | 1500 MHz | 1502 MHz |
Price$380 | $390 | $480 | $400 | $500 | $500 | $600 | $500 | $600 | $1000 |
포장
내용
You will receive:
- Graphics card
- Driver CD + Documentation
- DVI adapter
- CrossFire Bridge
- Active single-link mini-DP to DVI adapter
- "Weight Lifter" to support the card in the case
The Card
A Closer Look
Test System
Test System - VGA Rev. 24
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: 306.23 WHQL ATI: Catalyst 12.8 WHQL ATI HD 7000: Catalyst 12.11 Beta |
Display:LG Flatron W3000H 30" 2560x1600 3x Hanns.G HL225DBB 21.5" 1920x1080
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- 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 resolution:- 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.
Alan Wake
Batman: Arkham City
Battlefield 3
Borderlands 2
Crysis
Crysis 2
Diablo III
Dragon Age II
F1 2012
Max Payne 3
Metro 2033
Sleeping Dogs
Sniper Elite V2
STALKER: Call of Pripyat
StarCraft II
Total War: Shogun 2
The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim
World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria
3DMark 11
Unigine Heaven 2.0
Power Consumption
Fan Noise
Performance Summary
Performance per Watt
Performance per Dollar
Overclocking
Maximum Overclock Comparison
Max. GPU ClockMax. Memory Clock
HIS HD 7970 X Turbo1265 MHz | 1735 MHz |
ASUS HD 7970 Matrix1230 MHz | 1790 MHz |
Sapphire HD 7970 Toxic1170 MHz | 1870 MHz |
Gigabyte HD 7970 SOC1155 MHz | 1905 MHz |
MSI HD 7970 Lightning1210 MHz | 1850 MHz |
AMD HD 7970 GHz1185 MHz | 1635 MHz
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Overclocked Performance
Temperatures
GPU Temperature Comparison
IdleLoad
HIS HD 7970 X Turbo34°C | 68°C |
ASUS HD 7970 Matrix39°C | 70°C |
Sapphire HD 7970 Toxic36°C | 71°C |
Gigabyte HD 7970 SOC46°C | 85°C |
MSI HD 7970 Lightning39°C | 76°C |
AMD HD 7970 GHz40°C | 83°C
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Clock Profiles
Core
ClockMemory
ClockGPU Voltage
(measured)
Desktop300 MHz | 150 MHz | 0.98 V |
Multi-Monitor500 MHz | 1500 MHz | 1.00 V |
Blu-ray Playback501 MHz | 1500 MHz | 0.99 V |
3D Load1180 MHz | 1500 MHz | 1.05 V |
CCC Overdrive Limits
Core1500 MHz |
Memory2000 MHz |
Value and Conclusion

- The HIS HD 7970 X Turbo retails for $600.
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- Large overclock out of the box
- Good GPU overclocking potential
- Four DisplayPort outputs
- Low temperatures
- Support for software voltage control
- Full-size HDMI output
- Dual-link DVI possible by button-press
- Voltage measurement points
- Support for PCI-Express 3.0 and DirectX 11.1
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- High price
- High idle noise
- Memory not overclocked
- Noise under load could be lower
- Labels for voltage measurement points barely visible
- CCC Overdrive limits too low
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