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XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Core Edition Video Card Review
| Manufacturer: | XFX |
| Product: | FX-785A-ZNFC |
| Date: | Wed, Oct 03, 2012 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Nathan Kirsch - |
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Test System
Before we look at the numbers, let's take a brief look at the test
system that was used. All testing was done using a fresh install of Windows
7 Ultimate 64-bit and benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no
other software programs running.
Drivers used for testing:
- Catalyst 12.9 Beta - AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition & XFX Radeon HD 7850 1GB Core
- GeForce 306.23 - GeForce GT 640, GTX 660 & GeForce GTX 660 Ti
Intel X79/LGA2011 Platform
The Intel X79 platform that we used to test the all of the video cards was running the ASUS P9X79 Deluxe motherboard with BIOS 0906 that came out on 12/22/2011. The Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1866MHz quad channel memory kit was set to 1866MHz with 1.5v and 9-10-9-27 1T memory timings. The OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD was run with firmware version 2.22.
| The Intel X79 Test Platform | |||||
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Component |
Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
Intel Core i7-3960X |
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Motherboard |
ASUS P9X79 Deluxe
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Memory |
16GB Corsair 1866MHz |
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Video Card |
Various |
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Solid-State Drive |
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB |
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Cooling |
Intel RTS2011LC |
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Power Supply |
Corsair AX1200 |
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Operating System |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
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Video Cards Tested:
- AMD Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB - 1000MHz Core / 1200MHz Memory
- XFX Radeon HD 7850 Core Edition 1GB - 860MHz Core / 1200MHz Memory
- Zotac GeForce GT 640 Zone Edition 2GB - 902MHz Core / 1782MHz Memory
- EVGA GeForce GTX 660 2GB - 1046MHz Core / 1502MHz Memory
- MSI GeForce GTX 660 2GB - 1033MHz Core / 1502MHz Memory
- EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti SC 2GB - 980MHz Core / 1502MHz Memory
XFX Radeon HD 7850 Core Edition 1GB GPU-Z Information:
XFX Radeon HD 7850 Core Edition 1GB GPU-Z Idle Temp:
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| Review Index |
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Page 1 - XFX Radeon HD 7850 Core Edition Review
Page 2 - Retail Box & Bundle Page 3 - Test System Page 4 - Batman: Arkham City Page 5 - Battlefield 3 Page 6 - Dirt: Showdown Page 7 - Metro 2033 Page 8 - Sleeping Dogs Page 9 - 3DMark 11 Page 10 - Power Consumption Page 11 - Temperature & Noise Testing Page 12 - Radeon HD 7850 1GB Overclocking Page 13 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions |
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