Product positioning the amd radeon hd 7970 is a unique card from a marketpositioning standpoint. Wouldnt you know it, they match the specifications listed. Theres a few radeon global settings you could change maybe kingfish will. Leaked bios easily turns radeon hd 7970 into ghz edition.
Amds radeon hd 7970 graphics processor the tech report. Asus delivers the hd 7970 directcu ii, the coolest and quietest hd 7970 graphics card. The radeon hd 7970 outruns the gtx 580 and is nearly 50% faster than the cypressbased radeon hd 5870. Radeon hd 8550m series gpu, amd radeon hd 7990, amd radeon hd 7970 ghz edition, amd radeon. It runs 20% cooler and 14db quieter than reference thanks to the directcu ii thermal design, using six allcopper pipes and an oversized heatsink. Improved default clock reading for amd hd 7970 and fusion. Nvidia has a dual gpu video card but then amd has hd 7750, hd 7770, hd 7850, hd 7870, hd 7950, hd 7970 available in quantity, note gtx 670 is a. Luxmark is a raytraced rendering test that uses opencl to harness any compatible processor. Page 2 radeon hd 7970 overclock guide starting an overclock voltage tweak by hilbert hagedoorn on. Obtaining graphics drivers using the amd driver autodetect tool. Asus radeon hd 7970 3gb graphics card launches republic. Msi radeon hd 7970 lightning 3gb 1075 mhz core 1400mhz memory. Gpuz is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and gpu. Amd radeon hd 7970m no display, cant revert to older.
Built on the 28 nm process, and based on the tahiti graphics processor, in its tahiti xt variant, the card supports directx 12. Win 10 performance optionstweaks try newer hotfix driver16. The hd 7970m was able to achieve about 5600 points at 1280 x 720 pixels compared to the 3200 points from the hd 6990m. The radeon hd 7970 was a highend graphics card by amd, launched in december 2011. Recently amd announced that they reclaimed the speed crown for the worlds fastest singlegpu graphics card with the radeon hd 7970 ghz edition. The end result is the radeon hd 7970 ghz edition, an update to the original with a faster gpu, higherclocked memory, and a new powertune with boost feature that dynamically adjusts the gpu. The gpu is operating at a frequency of 925 mhz, memory is running at 75 mhz. Asus amd radeon hd 7970 graphics card 3gb, gddr5, hdmi, dvii, pciexpress 3.
In this case we used the radeon hd 7970 ghz edition 3gb card and the nvidia geforce gtx 680 2gb the top single gpu options from each vendor. It features 480 spus as well as 60 texture address units and 40 rops. Asus radeon hd 7970 directx 11 hd7970dc2t3gd5 3gb 384. Release date dec 22nd, 2011 jan 9th, 2012 generation southern islands hd 7900 production endoflife bus interface pcie 3. Asus launches the radeon hd 7970 and hd 7950 directcu ii.
Sapphire radeon hd 7970 oc 3gb mhz core 1500mhz memory. Theyd probably get hot again by undercutting nvidia. Amd radeon hd 7970 ghz edition specs techpowerup gpu. Asus amd radeon hd 7970 graphics card 3gb, gddr5, hdmi. Sapphire hd 7970 dualx specs techpowerup gpu database. Hi everyone, this is my first post and hope someone can help. Nvidia 780ti card and nvidia drivers, and seated the hd7970 in the primary pcie slot. Hello w1zzard, this doesnt work on my asus hd7970 dcuii. I have looked through multiple forums and websites to explore the problem. Embedded with gpuz to access accurate graphics card information, the card also contains a live update driver and bios benefiting users with the ability to keep their card in the best condition. Buying an hd 7970 card makes you eligible for radeon gold award where you get 3 games free.
Radeon additional settings has been retired and its previously supported controls for switchable graphics, color depth and pixel format have all been moved into radeon settings. Make sure to check gpuz tool for your asic rating to best select which rom to use. I have as part of my system an asus crosshair formulav z motherboard and a single asus hd 7970 platinum graphics card. Seriously though, this card is a flagship hd 7970, but is still an hd 7970.
Just as with the hd 7970 x turbo, gpuz lists the boost clock as the default clock, which is fine by me as it runs that constantly anyway. Dissapointing bench results and frame rate, considering i stretched to get a top card i was dissapointing with it being outperformed by reference 7970s it only benched 7500 in 3dmark11 when reference pulls 8000, dont know if i just recieved a faulty chip. Amd had three months of puffing their chest with the 7970, then the gtx680 came and took the wind out of their sails talking in metaphors today, i guess. Radeon hd 7970 into ghz edition by bios anandtech forums. Sapphire hd 7970 toxic 6 gb specs techpowerup gpu database.
Hey guys, i have a reference amd hd 7950, from what i have researched the hd 7950 has. The gddr5 ram runs at a speed of 950 mhz on this particular card. After watching its radeon hd 7970 get outperformed first by nvidias geforce gtx 680, and then its 670, amd is striking back with higher clocks and a new driver that hits the afterburners in. The radeon hd 7970 x2 was an enthusiastclass graphics card by amd, launched in august 2012. Radeon hd 7970 overclock guide starting an overclock. The best source for tech and gaming news, hardware. Amd radeon hd 7970 x2 specs techpowerup gpu database.
Plus, the combination of vga hotwire hardware overvolting and gpu tweak software tuning makes t asus delivers the hd 7970 directcu ii, the coolest and quietest hd 7970 graphics card. The single fan on the 7970 ref can spin at upto 4000rpm. After radeon hd 2900 series, and the completion of atis merger with amd, the company took up a unique model of product development that ensured it could have competitive products out in the market targeting every segment, while not having to spend much on making large gpus. With clocks like these on stock voltages and cooling, youll wonder how much higher it can go when software or hardware voltage modifications. The radeon hd 7970 ghz edition was a highend graphics card by amd, launched in june 2012. The main issue is that it seems impossible to get the graphics card to run to where it should in regards to the pcie lane width settings. Release notes radeon software crimson relive edition 17.
It should just install the graphics driver and any related software. Fixed apic counter broken message on amd fusion graphics. Dont expect miracles in the performance category over its notsolittle brother. Improved default clock reading for amd hd 7970 and fusion added support for amd firepro v7900, hd 6930, hd 7690m, hd 6410d fixed intel sandy bridge igp to be directx 10. So have a peek at the asus radeon hd 7970 matrix platinum, a product with very nice game performance, a. The announcement bred a certain suspicion, which we have today confirmed. Borderlands 2 physx performance and physx comparison gtx. The radeon hd 7970s good result is improved upon with the ghz edition card in luxmark 2. Gpu tweak codeveloped with the most authoritative gpuz to provide the most accurate information. See if your hd 7970 is being recognized in device manager. The default increase in speed indicates the proprietary asus hd 7970 directcu ii top designs amenability to overclocking and performance pushing, making better use of the 384bit memory. The gtx 680m gpu score of 6000 points is even slightly better.
Geforce gtx 570 vs radeon hd 7970 hardware compare. The only software i have found that shows me 2 different temps is the latest. I should have run gpuz on each card to see for sure, but havent yet. Added option to show sensor reading in gpuz title click the arrow next to the sensor name. Geforce gtx 1080 ti is the fastest gaming gpu that delivers 35% faster performance than the geforce gtx 1080. The asus hd 7970 ships with the exclusive gpu tweak utility for real time and intuitive tuning and overclocking. Gpuz test build vrm temperature monitoring on hd 7970. Access full software functionality directly ingame, providing a fantastic gaming experience. To harness the power of hd7900 gpus, asus gpu tweak utility not only allows you to optimize clock speeds, voltages and fan speeds on up to four graphics cards independently or simultaneously, you can also select between gpu tweaks standard or advanced modes depending on your level of experience. The sapphire hd 7970 ghz edition 3gb gddr5 vaporx comes with sapphres vaporx custom cooler, a cooler that not only looks nice but works very well at. Asus rog matrix hd 7970 specs techpowerup gpu database. Lets welcome the newest kid on the block, the radeon hd 7970, part of amds spanking new southern islands gpu family.
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