Radeon hd 7970 ghz edition yesterday, a gpu industry has warmly welcomed a refreshed tahiti xt2 chip with radeon hd 7970 ghz edition launch. Celebrating tahitis half birthday last month, amd relaunched its radeon hd 7970 with a factoryoverclocked ghz edition offering that increased the reference designs core clock speed from. Ghz edition has it offer a huge oc potential with a convincing iturbo software and a dualbios onboard. Ghz edition offers a really nice performanceprice ratio and is the best 7970 ghz we have tested so far. Xfxs radeon hd 7970 black edition double dissipation. The new card boasts clock speeds of 1050 mhz gpu and 1500 mhz memory. Hd 7970 ghz edition overclock settings hello, welcome to asus republic of gamers official forum.
Jun 22, 2012 the amd radeon hd 7970 ghz edition is the texan companys counteroffer to gamers in light of the slight lead nvidia managed with the gtx 680. Release notes radeon software crimson relive edition 17. Now lets see how it goes when it comes to overclocking. Jun 22, 2012 the end result is the radeon hd 7970 ghz edition, an update to the original with a faster gpu, higherclocked memory, and a new powertune with boost feature that dynamically adjusts the gpu. Today amd launches the hd 7970 ghz edition, in a move to take away the performance crown from nvidia. The msi r7970 2pmd3gd5oc graphics card was built on the latest amd 28nm radeon hd7970 gpu with evolutionary new gcn graphic core next architecture and pci express gen 3 support. Amd radeon hd 7970 ghz edition overclocking roundup. Amd radeon hd 7970 ghz edition how does it stack up in. It is called radeon hd 7970 ghz edition and just like the name implies, it runs at mhz, or simply put, 1 ghz. Wccf amds fine wine in action radeon hd 7970 more than. For matrix hd 7970 ghz edition, the exclusive gpu tweak utility has been revamped, making better use of the cards power through the worlds first quadfocus overclocking tool. Sep 27, 2017 amd radeon hd 7970 ghz edition how does it stack up in 2017. Amd radeon hd 7970 ghz edition specs techpowerup gpu.
The ambitious radeon hd 2900 xt 1gb gddr4 duration. Gigabyte radeon hd 7970 wf 3x ghz edition 3 gb gddr5 pciexpress 3. Theyd probably get hot again by undercutting nvidia. Last thursday the radeon hd 7970 launched, the product is creating a lot of buzz alright. The amd radeon hd 7970 ghz edition has a standard mhz core clock speed and then can.
Amd radeon hd 7970 ghz edition previous drivers amd. Radeon hd 7970 into ghz edition by bios anandtech forums. Jul 10, 2012 amd had three months of puffing their chest with the 7970, then the gtx680 came and took the wind out of their sails talking in metaphors today, i guess. The announcement bred a certain suspicion, which we have today confirmed. Pricewise the card is on the same level as the gtx 680, but is that enough to defeat nvidias single gpu flagship. Jun 22, 2012 the hd 7970 ghz edition still uses the exact same tahiti xt gpu based around 128 simd engines of 14 stream processors each, for a total of 2,048 stream processors and the same 384bit memory bus. This should help get both additional and cleaner power to.
Celebrating tahitis half birthday last month, amd relaunched its radeon hd 7970 with a factoryoverclockedghz edition offering that increased the reference designs core clock speed from 925mhz to 1ghz with the intention of claiming the company now offered the worlds fastest gpu. Amd has pulled back the curtain on the radeon hd 7970 ghz edition, a 28nm graphics card based on its southern island family of gpus. Sep 28, 2012 for matrix hd 7970 ghz edition, the exclusive gpu tweak utility has been revamped, making better use of the cards power through the worlds first quadfocus overclocking tool. Amd had three months of puffing their chest with the 7970, then the gtx680 came and took the wind out of their sails talking in metaphors today, i guess. Asus rog matrix hd 7970 ghz edition graphics card launched. The amd radeon hd 7970 ghz edition runs faster than the original version and has a new feature called boost. With its friendly software interface, gpu tweak enables deep gpu, video memory, voltage, and fan speed adjustments. In our opinion, you reach the best results at 1150 mhz using amds own tools. The msi hd 7970 tfiii oc boost edition overclocked ok on the core, but quite well on the memory. Amd radeon hd 7970 ghz edition amd shipped its original radeon hd 7970 in december 2011, and for a brief period, this 4.
The radeon hd 7970 ghz edition was a highend graphics card by amd, launched in june 2012. The hd 7970 ghz edition still uses the exact same tahiti xt gpu based around 128 simd engines of 14 stream processors each, for a total of 2,048 stream processors and the same 384bit memory bus. Overclocking amd has changed the way its card is overclocked with the hd 7970 3gb ghz edition. For those that have the fortitude and wantneed, you can rest easy knowing there is another bios to fall back on. The end result is the radeon hd 7970 ghz edition, an update to the original with a faster gpu, higherclocked memory, and a new powertune with boost feature that dynamically adjusts the gpu. Jun 22, 2012 overclocking amd has changed the way its card is overclocked with the hd 7970 3gb ghz edition. Amd radeon hd 7970 ghz edition unveiled, goes toe to toe. Amd radeon hd 7970 ghz edition 3gb video card overclocked page 1 weve already seen the new ghz edition radeon hd 7970 at stock speeds. Gpus radeon technology group, rx polaris, rx vega, rx navi, radeon pro, adrenalin drivers. Jun 22, 2012 amd radeon hd 7970 ghz edition amd shipped its original radeon hd 7970 in december 2011, and for a brief period, this 4. As the bedd uses an amd pcb it should be possible to use compatible voltage tweaking software to push it. Supposedly, card was to offer better overclocking potential, through better stability at higher voltages and therefore, allowing to set increased clocks.
Msi radeon hd 7970 directx 11 r79702pmd3gd5oc 3gb 384bit. Many were hoping for a new gpu revision and some specialwonder pcb, but. Leaked bios easily turns radeon hd 7970 into ghz edition. One of the differences between this hd 7970 iceq x 2 ghz edition and the reference models, outside of the x 2 cooler we will see this a bit later, is the addition of another power phase. Radeon additional settings has been retired and its previously supported controls for switchable graphics, color depth and pixel format have all been moved into radeon settings.
The product is called ghz edition though even a little more. Please note you may have to register before you can post. Users assume all risks and liabilities that may arise out of overclocking amd processors, including, without limitation, failure of or damage to hardware, reduced system performance andor data loss, corruption. Asus rog matrix hd 7970 ghz platinum edition graphics card. An overclocking forum devoted to maximizing the performance of graphics cards, cpus, motherboards, ram and everything else found inside your computer case. Celebrating tahitis half birthday last month, amd relaunched its radeon hd 7970 with a factoryoverclocked ghz edition offering that. Amd radeon hd 7970 ghz edition 3gb video card overclocked. With full 3d stereoscopic decode you can enjoy it all in 3d. Hd 7970 ghz edition overclock settings republic of gamers. Newcomer amd radeon hd 7970 ghz edition has new special faking feature. Overclockers will find a nice product in this radeon hd 7970 iceq x. The radeon hd 7970 ghz edition, for example, is 124% faster than the geforce gtx 680 and 75% faster than the geforce gtx 780 ti.
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