XFX Radeon HD 7870 2GB GDDR5 Video Card Review

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Manufacturer:	XFX
Product:	FX-787A-CDBC
Date:	Sat, Aug 11, 2012 - 12:00 AM
Written By:	Mike Lewis -
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Intel Core i5 2500k Test System

Before I jump into the games we tested, let’s go over what we are using in our test system. Our tests were done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 and our benchmarks were performed with no other background software running.

Our AMD Graphics cards were tested using Catalyst 12.6 beta drivers and our Nvidia cards are tested using GeForce 301.24 WHQL drivers.

The Intel P67 platform that we used in our testing is an Asus P67 Sabertooth, running on BIOS 2302. Our Corsair Vengeance 1600MHz memory kit is set at 1600MHz with timings of 8-8-8-24 1T using 1.5v. Our Crucial C300 64GB SSD is running on firmware version 0007.

Intel Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Pricing
Processor	Intel Core i5-2500K	Click Here
Motherboard	ASUS Sabertooth P67	Click Here
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600MHz	Click Here
Video Card	EVGA GeForce GTX 470	Click Here
Storage Drive	OCZ Agility 3 120GB SSD	Click Here
Power Supply	BFG Technologies EX-1000	Click Here
Chassis	Cooler Master HAF 932	Click Here
Operating System	Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit)	Click Here

Graphics Cards Tested:

EVGA GTX 470 1280mb – 608MHz/1215MHz/1675MHz
Asus Radeon 6950 2GB – 800MHz/1250MHz
XFX Radeon 7850 Black Edition – 975MHz/1250MHz
XFX Radeon 7870 Black Edition - 1050MHz/1250MHz

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Review Index

Page 1 - XFX Radeon 7870 Black Edition
Page 2 - Retail box and accessories
Page 3 - Intel Core i5 2500k Test System
Page 4 - Battlefield 3
Page 5 - Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Page 6 - Dirt Showdown
Page 7 - Just Cause 2
Page 8 - Metro 2033
Page 9 - 3DMark 11
Page 10 - Unigen Heaven 3.0
Page 11 - Power Consumption and Temperature Testing
Page 12 - Overclocking the XFX 7870 Black Edition
Page 13 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions

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