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Sapphire Launches Radeon HD 7870 and 7850
The new SAPPHIRE HD 7800 series of graphics cards is based on the third family of GPU’s from AMD built in its new 28nm process and featuring the highly acclaimed GCN graphics processing architecture. The new HD 7870 and HD 7850 GPUs have an optimised internal structure sharing many of the features of the high [...]
AMD, PowerColor, MSI, HIS, ASUS Radeon HD 7770 Review @ techPowerUP
Launched amongst much fanfare earlier this year, It’s now time for AMD’s Graphics CoreNext architecture to get down to serious business: driving a mainstream GPU that offers killer value at price-points which most people will end up buying. AMD today launched the Radeon HD 7700 series, based on its spanking new silicon codenamed “Cape Verde”. [...]
Sapphire Launches its Radeon HD 7700 Series Lineup
Sapphire kicked off its Radeon HD 7700 series lineup with a trio of graphics cards, the HD 7700 OC, the Radeon HD 7700 (stock frequencies), and a Radeon HD 7750. All three are based on Sapphire’s custom designs. The Radeon HD 7770 cards use a custom-design fan-heatsink with an AMD reference-design PCB that’s colored Sapphire’s [...]
NVIDIA GeForce Kepler Packs Radically Different Number Crunching Machinery
NVIDIA is bound to kickstart its competitive graphics processor lineup to AMD’s Southern Islands Radeon HD 7000 series with GeForce Kepler 104 (GK104). We are learning through reliable sources that NVIDIA will implement a radically different design (by NVIDIA’s standards anyway) for its CUDA core machinery, while retaining the basic hierarchy of components in its [...]
Gigabyte Intros Radeon HD 7950 WindForce 3
Gigabyte flagged off its Radeon HD 7950 lineup with a custom-design graphics card. Carrying the model number GV-R795WF3-3GD, the card makes use of Gigabyte’s custom-design WindForce 3 cooling solution strapped on to a more familiar-looking AMD reference design PCB that’s colored blue. The WindForce 3 cooler consists of a complex aluminum fin array that draws [...]
Sapphire Launches its Radeon HD 7950
Sapphire today launched its Radeon HD 7950 lineup, consisting of two models, the base-model single-fan, and a dual-fan OC model. The base-model sticks to AMD reference clock speeds of 800 MHz core with 1250 MHz (5.00 GHz GDDR5 effective) memory, while the OC model features clock speeds of 900 MHz core and 1250 MHz (5.00 [...]
AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB Review @ techPowerUP
The cash-cow of AMD’s 28 nanometer “Tahiti” silicon is finally here, as the company launched its new Radeon HD 7950 graphics card. The HD 7950 is an important model for AMD, as it allows more people access to the new Graphics CoreNext architecture as a result of its lower price. The new SKU was originally [...]
ASUS Launches Three Radeons HD 7950
ASUS kicked off its Radeon HD 7950 graphics card lineup with three models, the HD7950-3GD5 which sticks to the cost-effective AMD reference design; the HD7950-DC2-3GD5, which is a DirectCu II model that sticks to AMD reference clock-speeds; and the HD7950-DC2T-3GD5, which is a DirectCu II TOP model, which features factory-overclocked speeds of 900 MHz core [...]
Swiftech Readies Full-Coverage Water Block for Radeon HD 7970
Swiftech is almost ready with a high-end, full-coverage water block for AMD Radeon HD 7970 graphics card, which its makers are touting as being a “real” full coverage block, as it’s not only making contacts with all critical hot components of the card, but also physically covering the entire area of the PCB, including its [...]
Radeon HD 7950 Listed in Europe, XFX and Gigabyte Radeon HD 7950 Pictured
Only a few days left to Radeon HD 7950 release date. Multiple online stores are already preparing for orders by listing new AMD card. Gigabyte Radeon HD7950 3GB DDR5/384bit DVI/HDMI/mDP PCI-Express (GV-R795W3-3GD) Core Clock 900 MHz Memory Clock 5000 MHz AMD Radeon HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 DVI-I HDMI Mini DisplayPort, PCI-E Retail Core Clock 800 [...]
XFX to Discontinue Double Lifetime Warranty for New Radeon Cards
According to HardwareCanucks XFX is to discontinue double lifetime warranty for new Radeon cards. techPowerUP:With the introduction of its Radeon HD 7970 graphics cards, XFX silently discontinued its famous “double-lifetime” product warranty policy, which made XFX graphics cards a worthy buy for overclockers. This warranty policy also added to the resale value of these cards. [...]
AMD Radeon HD7000M Series to be Released in Q2
Earlier this week, AMD has officially released first graphics card from Radeon HD 7000 Series. Radeon HD 7970 was actually released in late December, but it is available just know for every enthusiast. Is is the fastest single core graphics card, with a huge overclocking potential, so it will find many owners. AMD has not [...]
PowerColor HD 7970 Vortex Pictured
PowerColor is designing a non-reference Radeon HD 7970 graphics card, complete with its own PCB and cooler designs. For the cooler, PowerColor is designing an updated version of its Vortex II cooler featured on some of its older high-end graphics cards based on Radeon HD 6900 series GPUs. The cooler design is your typical aluminum [...]
Gigabyte Releases Radeon HD 7970
Gigabyte hopped into the Radeon HD 7970 launch bandwagon with a base-model graphics card, the GV-R797D5-3GD-B. The custom-design GV-R797OC-3GD isn’t launched so far, doesn’t feature on the company website, and will probably join its ranks a little later, since it appeared to be using a custom-design PCB, something no card launched so far has. The [...]
ASUS Releases Radeon HD 7970 3GB
ASUS-branded reference design graphics cards are often looked forward to by enthusiasts because they feature minimalist AIB-branding stickers. ASUS’ Radeon HD 7970 3 GB graphics card launched today (model: HD7970-3GD5) is no exception to that, except it features a red-colored PCB. It otherwise sticks to AMD-reference PCB and cooler design, as well as AMD reference [...]
ASUS Radeon HD 7970 CrossFire Review @ techPowerUP
AMD’s Radeon HD 7970 was successfully launched on December 22 last year as the fastest single GPU graphics card in the world. Until today only reviews of AMD cards were allowed, so today we bring you a review of the ASUS Radeon HD 7970 in multi GPU CrossFire mode. Instead of just placing a simple [...]
Radeon HD 7970 Overclocked to 1.70 GHz Core, 8.00 GHz Memory
So you thought the 1.26 GHz core – 6.30 GHz memory feat was quite something, considering that Sapphire already has a card in the works that does 1.33 GHz core 5.73 GHz memory out of the box? Wait till you see the numbers an overclocker for the MyDrivers community achieved. With the right voltage assistance, [...]
EKWB Readies Radeon HD 7970 Water Block
Another European company, EK Water Blocks (EKWB), is ready with its full-coverage water block for AMD’s Radeon HD 7970 graphics card, the EK-FC7970. Unlike Aqua Computer’s AquagrATIx 7900, the EK-FC7970 isn’t launched, the company isn’t taking orders yet, but it posted a teaser picture on its Facebook page. The picture reveals the block to use [...]
Sapphire Readies Radeon HD 7970 with 1335 MHz GPU Clock and 6GB Memory
Sapphire is preparing new Radeon HD 7970 graphics cards. There are many variations with overclocked core and memory clocks. Some of them feature 6GB of memory. techPowerUP: It looks like AMD’s claims of HD 7970′s extreme overclocking capabilities weren’t the usual PR hoopla. A confidential company document revealing the non-reference models Sapphire has in the [...]
MSI and HIS Radeon HD 7970 Pictured and Tested in 3way CrossFireX
Until now, any site that has reviewed the Radeon HD 7970 has done so, using the sample AMD provided. There are very few CrossFire reviews out there, because it’s simply too hard to get more than one AMD sample. 3-way and 4-way CrossFire reviews could be even rare, if such reviews even exist to begin [...]





















