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Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 3GB Vapor-X Video Card Review
| Manufacturer: | Sapphire |
| Product: | 100351VXSR |
| Date: | Thu, Oct 18, 2012 - 11:00 PM |
| Written By: | Nathan Kirsch - |
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Battlefield 3
Battlefield 3 (BF3) is a first-person shooter video game developed by EA Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released in North America on October 25, 2011 and in Europe on October 28, 2011. It does not support versions of Windows prior to Windows Vista as the game only supports DirectX 10 and 11. It is a direct sequel to 2005's Battlefield 2, and the eleventh installment in the Battlefield franchise. The game sold 5 million copies in its first week of release and the PC download is exclusive to EA's Origin platform, through which PC users also authenticate when connecting to the game.
Battlefield 3 debuts the new Frostbite 2 engine. This updated Frostbite engine can realistically portray the destruction of buildings and scenery to a greater extent than previous versions. Unlike previous iterations, the new version can also support dense urban areas. Battlefield 3 uses a new type of character animation technology called ANT. ANT technology is used in EA Sports games, such as FIFA, but for Battlefield 3 is adapted to create a more realistic soldier, with the ability to transition into cover and turn the head before the body.
This game looks great and we tested with the highest settings possible. This means we used 'ultra' settings and really punished the cards being tested. We ran FRAPS for two minutes on the single player map called 'Rock and a Hard Place' for benchmarking.
Benchmark Results: The Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 Vapor-X was beat by the ASUS GeForce GTX 680 TOP edition card at both 2560x1600 and 1920x1080 resolutions in Battlefield 3!
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Page 2 - Retail Box & Bundle Page 3 - Test System Page 4 - Batman: Arkham City Page 5 - Battlefield 3 Page 6 - Borderlands 2 Page 7 - Dirt: Showdown Page 8 - Metro 2033 Page 9 - Sleeping Dogs Page 10 - 3DMark 11 Page 11 - Power Consumption Page 12 - Temperature & Noise Testing Page 13 - Sapphire 7970 Vapor-X Overclocking Page 14 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions |
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