** Single, Dual & Triple Card 7970 - BATTLEFIELD 3 - HIGH RESOLUTION BENCHMARKS **

[ben90]

Will people really spend a grand on gfx cards alone to get decent fps in a single game?

 

[555BUK]

More time between rendering for each card you add can sometimes give you better scaling if there is a bottleneck somewhere holding up the GPU.

On GRID i had 10fps 30fps 80fps on some settings at 2560x1600 going from 1-3 cards 3870.

I am not questioning your (or Gibbo's) numbers, but something is definately not right with these sort of results. I cannot see why 3 cards would scale significantly better than 2 cards unless there is some kind of descrepancy or bug.

1 card = 33fps (100%).
2 cards = 63fps (191%)
3 cards = 104fpd (317%)

 

[Wizzfizz]

Will people really spend a grand on gfx cards alone to get decent fps in a single game?

Yes.

 

[555BUK]

Will people really spend a grand on gfx cards alone to get decent fps in a single game?

Would you buy a Ferrari if you could afford one? Most people buy the best they can afford, but Ferrari's are too much for my budget.

 

[dwskillz]

certainly wouldnt spend a grand.

 

[Final8y]

I am not questioning your (or Gibbo's) numbers, but something is definately not right with these sort of results. I cannot see why 3 cards would scale significantly better than 2 cards unless there is some kind of descrepancy or bug.

1 card = 33fps (100%).
2 cards = 63fps (191%)
3 cards = 104fpd (317%)

And i gave you an example of exactly that in a past game where adding a second card started to overcome a bottleneck in my example that does not mean that it will always be the case and that it may take 3 cards to start to overcome it.

Its very likely just the fact that its a multiplayer run that skewed it.

 

[madtoady]

580 3GB edition comparison coming tomorrow

I'm so looking forward to that.

 

[ben90]

Would you buy a Ferrari if you could afford one? Most people buy the best they can afford, but Ferrari's are too much for my budget.

Most of the time I buy for my needs rather than wants, so personally, probably not

 

[555BUK]

And i gave you an example of exactly that in a past game where adding a second card started to overcome a bottleneck in my example that does not mean that it will always be the case and that it may take 3 cards to start to overcome it.

Its very likely just the fact that its a multiplayer run that skewed it.

.and I still maintain that something is wrong (whether it be game, driver, or hardware design). Infact, I have checked many crossfire and SLI reviews within the past 30 mins, and cannot find a single one that shows such a trend. I guess we can agree to disagree.

 

[nocturnal1974]

System was quiet using a single card and fairly quiet using two cards but very loud with three cards.
being used to water-cooled graphics cards, I was shocked at how quiet the stock cooler is. I really like the way that the idle cards turn off when on desktop too.
That, is smart.

You mean the fan stops turning in 2D mode? I hope this happens on the 7850 when it comes out!

I like my silence!

 

[BS Dave]

@rjkoneill

not sure if serious...

you read the part of the title that said "HIGH RESOLUTION BENCHMARKS" in big bold capital letters, right?

absolutely serious, no-one would buy a single 7970 to play at 1600p on ultra with a with an average fps of 33, and even at 1080p it's only 43

What if i wanted a card that would average over 60 fps at 1680? (Which i do) That's not an unreasonable request is it?

 

[Final8y]

.and I still maintain that something is wrong (whether it be game, driver, or hardware design). Infact, I have checked many crossfire and SLI reviews within the past 30 mins, and cannot find a single one that shows such a trend. I guess we can agree to disagree.

You wont find that trend because its extremely rare and i have only had it happen in that one game and you will be hard pushed to find anyone with exact setups.

 

[V F]

Would you buy a Ferrari if you could afford one? Most people buy the best they can afford, but Ferrari's are too much for my budget.

Ferrari's don't get ditched after a few years treating it as end of life and it works out of the box. ¬_¬

 

[555BUK]

It can also be argued that Ferrari drivers are more likely to crash than AMD drivers, but most of us are more likely to experience the latter.

 

[MANFACE]

Thanks for the time and effort rjkoneill.

 

[torN]

 

[glenimp617]

@rjkoneill



absolutely serious, no-one would buy a single 7970 to play at 1600p on ultra with a with an average fps of 33, and even at 1080p it's only 43

What if i wanted a card that would average over 60 fps at 1680? (Which i do) That's not an unreasonable request is it?

with poorly coded console ports? most unreasonable

 

[rjk]

only gone and done some testing with a pair of 580s haven't I!

 

[nalla]

nice benchies, thanks for taking the time to do them, dosent look like an upgrade for me though, as i get 60fps in bf3 with my 2x 480gtx's at 2560 x 1600 wich is roughly the same as 2 7970's give or take a few fps.

 

[jaggarudus]

tbh the results for a single and dual card are dissapointing i expected more performance