Sapphire HD7970

[zpaf]

My new card is here.

AMD Radeon HD 7970 video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-970 Processor ,ASUSTeK Computer INC. Rampage III Extreme score: P9088 3DMarks

"None the less, 1125 MHz on the core and 6300 MHz on the memory without any voltage tweaking has to be a new milestone all by itself. The advantage without added voltage is that the temperatures do not change that much, the noise levels remain okay and the power draw really isn't bad either."
http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-7970-overclock-guide/18

Yes It's True.

So eyefinity is up n running.
First minidp to fulldp second minidp to dvi and the third output dvi to dvi and the 3xu2311 in portrait mode at 3240x1920 are ready.
The picture quality is better than 69xx series.
Fps is obviously less than my previous setup with 6970 crossfire
The card at 70c is louder than my 2xAsus DC II.
And of course the game is more smooth.

+ WorldRender.DxDeferredCsPathEnable 0

I think HD7970 likes a lot unigine.

Dirt3 and F1 2010 on eyefinity resolution 3240x1920 with ingame settings at max.
First with clocks at defaults.

and now maxed clocks from ccc 1125/1575

 

[zpaf]

it looks soooo big!!

How big is the card? Did you have to post here tho ha

It fills the size of my rampage III extreme mobo.

 

[zpaf]

Hi there

Superb results, can I hear your comments on noise please. As to my ears a single card is silent, you don't notice it at all in a typical office environment. How about yourself?

The noise levels is the only minus thing at the moment.
I had 2x6970 Asus DCU II with noise level less than this new.

 

[zpaf]

Lives outside the UK or its bought from a reviewer.

Greece here.
Both got the cards with phone order on 27/12
A friend of mine told me that his new HD7970 card is louder than GTX580.

 

[zpaf]

I take it's 579 euros?

Yeap.

 

[zpaf]

579Euros is crazy overpriced.

Yes I have to agree with you but with GTX580 at 500euro here in Greece the new king of single core gpu HD7970 costs a little bit more.

 

[zpaf]

Is the rather silly xfire different res situation still in place on these cards or have they found a way to allow different (horizontal) resolutions ?

I for example would like to use ;

1200x1600 (portrait) : 2560x1600 : 1200x1600 (portrait)

http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/AMD_HD_7970/3.html

 

[zpaf]

What score do you get in Unigine with tessellation optimizations disabled? (and what do you get with them enabled?).

I've heard that tessellation is improved over 6970 but still not that good at high levels compared to NVidia.

This is not just an improvement.
Here is a screenshot 3/2011 with my 2x6970CF.

and now

 

[zpaf]

It is good to see it neck 'n neck with 6970 crossfire . How are you liking the card so far or have you not had too much time to play other titles with it?.

Could you possibly do the Metro2033 TimeDemo if you have it please?.

Thank you for the information and that goes to Gibbo and Rich also .

This article on guru3d show more games.
Crysis 2 here shows how strong HD7970 it is.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-7970-overclock-guide/15

 

[zpaf]

HD7970 at 1920x1080 and clocks 1125/1575.

TESTA

TESTB

 

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[zpaf]

Happy new Year.

The first three runs with card at defaults and then at 1125/1575

 

[zpaf]

default

1125/1575

 

[zpaf]

I think we can see better numbers.
http://vr-zone.com/articles/amd-radeon-hd-7970-voltage-mod--1.26ghz-flying-on-air/14398.html

I am waiting for bios that unlocks ccc limits and core voltage.

 

[zpaf]

Here is the first unigine.

And here is with msi afterburner and default core voltage.

Tomorrow I will play with Asus bios that unlock core voltage.

 

[zpaf]

Sapphire flashed with asus bios and with gpu tweak the limits gone.

 

[zpaf]

Generic VGA video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-970 Processor ,ASUSTeK Computer INC. Rampage III Extreme score: P9901 3DMarks

 

[zpaf]

And something about eyefinity 2.0

Pls dont ask about driver just see.

 

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http://downloads.guru3d.com/MSI-Afterburner-2.2.0-Beta-10-download-2839.html

 

[zpaf]

So all now is to see when Sapphire releases Trixx. Would you say the MSI AB is better than the unlocking utility from Asus?

Althought the core voltage up to 1.3v there is no memory voltage.
With my card AB doesnt give me more clocks.
1203/1900 is the wall for this card even with 1.3v.