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PowerColor PCS HD7870 MYST Video Card Review - Tahiti LE

Manufacturer: PowerColor
Product: AX7870 2GBD5-2DHPPV3E
Date: Wed, Mar 20, 2013 - 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.

Video Cards & Drivers used for testing:

  • AMD Catalyst 13.3 Beta 3

Intel X79/LGA2011 Platform

AMD 7870 Test Setup

Test System Settings

The Intel X79 platform that we used to test the all of the video cards was running the ASUS P9X79 Deluxe motherboard with BIOS 0305 that came out on 12/25/2012. 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 2.25.

The Intel X79 Test Platform

 

Component

 

Brand/Model

 

Live Pricing

 

Processor

 

Intel Core i7-3960X

 

Motherboard

ASUS P9X79 Deluxe

 

Memory

16GB Corsair 1866MHz

 

Video Card

 

Various

 

Solid-State Drive

 

OCZ Vertex 3 240GB

 

Cooling

 

Intel RTS2011LC

 

Power Supply

Corsair AX1200

 

Operating System

 

Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

PowerColor PCS HD7870 MYST Video Card  GPU-Z Information:

PowerColor HD7870 GPUZ

PowerColor HD7870 GPUZ Idle


 

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Review Index
Page 1 - The PowerColor PCS HD7870 MYST - Tahiti LE
Page 2 - PowerColor 7870 Myst Retail Box and Bundle
Page 3 - Test System
Page 4 - Batman: Arkham City
Page 5 - Battlefield 3
Page 6 - Borderlands 2
Page 7 - Dirt: Showdown
Page 8 - Far Cry 3
Page 9 - Metro 2033
Page 10 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 11 - Tomb Raider
Page 12 - 3DMark 11
Page 13 - Power Consumption
Page 14 - Temperature & Noise Testing
Page 15 - Overclocking Tahiti LE
Page 16 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions