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Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 OC 3GB Video Card Review

Manufacturer: Sapphire
Product: Radeon HD 7970 OC 3GB
Date: Thu, Jun 28, 2012 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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DiRT 3

Dirt 3 PC Game

Dirt 3 (stylized DiRT 3) is a rallying video game and the third in the Dirt series of the Colin McRae Rally series, developed and published by Codemasters. However, the "Colin McRae" tag has been completely removed from this iteration. The game was released in Europe and North America on the 24 May 2011.

Dirt 3 Game Settings

Dirt 3 Game Settings

Dirt3 uses Ego 2.0 Game Technology Engine (more commonly referred to as Ego Engine or EGO, stylised ego), which is a video game engine developed by Codemasters. Ego is a modified version of the Neon game engine that was used in Colin McRae: Dirt and was developed by Codemasters and Sony Computer Entertainment using Sony Computer Entertainment's PhyreEngine cross-platform graphics engine. The Ego engine was developed to render more detailed damage and physics as well as render large-scale environments.

Dirt 3 PC Game Benchmark Results

Benchmark Results: In Dirt 3 the performance of of the SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7970 OC was greater than that of the GeForce GTX 680!

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Review Index
Page 1 - SAPPHIRE HD 7970 OC 3GB
Page 2 - Retail Box & Bundle
Page 3 - The Test System
Page 4 - Batman: Arkham City
Page 5 - Battlefield 3
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 - Unigine Heaven 3.0
Page 13 - Power Consumption
Page 14 - Temperature & Noise Testing
Page 15 - Overclocking The 7970 OC - How Far Will It Go?
Page 16 - Final Thoughts & Conclusions