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AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB Video Card Review

Manufacturer: AMD
Product: Radeon HD 7970 3GB
Date: Wed, Dec 21, 2011 - 11:00 PM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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3DMark 11

Futuremark 3DMark 11 Benchmark

3DMark 11 is the latest version of the world’s most popular benchmark for measuring the 3D graphics performance of gaming PCs. 3DMark 11 uses a native DirectX 11 engine designed to make extensive use of all the new features in DirectX 11, including tessellation, compute shaders and multi-threading.

Futuremark 3DMark 11 Benchmark Settings

Since Futuremark has recently released 3DMark11 we decided to run the benchmark at both performance and extreme presets to see how our hardware will run.

3DMark11 Performance Benchmark Results:

Futuremark 3DMark 11 Benchmark Results

Futuremark 3DMark11 with the performance preset enabled shows the AMD Radeon HD 7970 leading the single gpu solutions by 756 points with a score of 8069 overall. Looking at the XFX Radeon HD 6970 which was able to score 5886 overall we can take note that the AMD Radeon HD 7970 is nearly 2200 points faster than the Radeon 6 series!

3DMark11 Extreme Benchmark Results:

Futuremark 3DMark 11 Benchmark Results

The Extreme preset in Futuremark 3DMark11 still gives the lead to the AMD Radeon HD 7970 with an overall score of 2752!

Next Page - Temperature & Noise Testing


Review Index
Page 1 - The Radeon HD 7900 Series Arrives
Page 2 - Graphics Core Next & More
Page 3 - The AMD Radeon HD 7970
Page 4 - The Test System
Page 5 - Batman: Arkham City
Page 6 - Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Page 7 - DiRT 3
Page 8 - H.A.W.X. 2
Page 9 - Just Cause 2
Page 10 - Metro 2033
Page 11 - 3DMark 11
Page 12 - Temperature & Noise Testing
Page 13 - Power Consumption & AMD ZeroCore
Page 14 - Overclocking The Radeon HD 7970
Page 15 - Overclocked Benchmark Results
Page 16 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions