AMD 7970 specifications

[Caveman]

22 december the NDA will be lifted and reviewers already have recieved their 7970's
So i will try to keep this post up to date with latest information about the new cards.

The complete specs of the 7970 are:

32 Compute Units
2048 Stream Processors
3GB GDDR5
PCI-Express 3.0
8+6-pin
PCB designed for more than 300 watt, TDP 'takes low to mid 200s'
GPU clocked on 925MHz
GDDR5 clocked on 5500MHz
Memorybandwith 264GB/s
DL-DVI, HDMI, 2x mini-DP
Dual-BIOS
New fan design
Open second slot, 7-8 degrees cooler

Overklokresults internaly @ AMD:
1,2GHz GPU
6500MHz GDDR5 8) Â*8)

9th of januari 2012 the 7970 will hit the stores and the bad news is that nvidia is not releasing their top line of the 600 series in the end of 2012. This is not good for the prize.


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[Hidde]

http://nl.hardware.info/nieuws/25651/asus-radeon-hd-7970-in-de-pre-order

poof, €650!
Hey big spender!

It'll drop though, but still it's above my price range. As are all cards since I don't need another one ÂÂ*:)

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I'm happy with my 6950, I easily get 80fps with all settings ultra and not too much AF and MSAA. With MSAA 4X and AF16X and some settings high, some settings ultra, and HBAO, I get 45 fps on average.

[Caveman]

Well price @ launch will be arround €300 to €400.

Pre-order prices have been like this high and completly wrong for many times with these stores.

Most funny one with the launch of the FX they were so out of line that one of the stores ended up in court. :lol: ÂÂ*:lol:

[RPGforYOU]

I don't understand shit of it except its expensive but good? ;P

[Caveman]

22 december we will find out if it is really better ofcourse.
And like i sayd price will not be this high when they will be released.

[Caveman]

http://88.198.39.57/7970/7970club3d.png

http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/3069/72018098.jpg

[Caveman]

The must read review for 7979


http://techreport.com/articles.x/22192

[0daro0]

damm nice, but the price isnt that high i quess, or its not yet.

iam looking forward.

[Caveman]

7970 are already in webshops for €399,- so with a bit of luck the prices will dropping even lower when there is enaugh stock.

[Caveman]

And asus card unpacked

http://nikem-bg.net/laptop/45400.jpg

[0daro0]

That would be nice, iam trying to sell my case with everything in it.
then i wanna upgrade.

so hope some not smart someone gives allot for it XD

[Hidde]

http://tweakers.net/aanbod/388313/game-pc-te-koop-%28alleen-kast-+-inhoud%29.html ÂÂ*8) Take some (good) pictures and post them with the advertisement, attracts more viewers and possible buyers. Do clean the case though (if it's filled with dust).

[RPGforYOU]

http://tweakers.net/aanbod/388313/game-pc-te-koop-%28alleen-kast-+-inhoud%29.html Â*8) Take some (good) pictures and post them with the advertisement, attracts more viewers and possible buyers. Do clean the case though (if it's filled with dust).

+1 I sold my computer once withouth picture 0 response 0 bids for like 4 weeks.
But when I added 3 pictures of it on my desk! It had in 1 week more then 45 responses and 6 bids! ;P
(was sold as well in that week! ;D )

Adding your picture on the state it is now gives a more trustful look I guess ... ;P

[Caveman]

Agree on that, no pictures in your advertisement is a killer.
Just make a few good pictures from outside and indsie so you can see the system will absolutly help the sale.

[0daro0]

heya,
yeah iam working on that.
got 1 bid 250,00 but thats kinda low.

btw i saw that the graphic card starts arround 500 euro.

[FluggerNO]

Well the first card that I have seen with new cooling.
link (http://xfxforce.com/en-us/Products/Graphics-Cards/ATI/AMD-Radeon-HD-7000-Series/AMD-Radeon-HD-7970.aspx)

[Caveman]

Yes but i would not buy that one!!!

Stock cooler 7970
http://www.abload.de/img/1n3wyk.png

XFX cooler
http://www.abload.de/img/27t642.png

The PWN on that card is way to hot.
Better buy the Accelero cooler with a stock 7970 if you wanna better air cooler that is supposed to be 30 degrees cooler than stock.

http://hardwareviews.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Arctic_Accelero_Xtreme_7970_3.png

http://hardwareviews.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Arctic_Accelero_Xtreme_7970_1-600x300.png

[Hidde]

Strange, where did you find this? Tweakers gives the XFX a 5/5. This one on the pic might just be broken. I don't believe the stock cooler performs better than the XFX vapor chamber thing.

[Caveman]

Tweakers did not checked the temps by heatcamera but by simpely using software.
This is with both fans on full speed tested with i believe 5 cards. And xfx had just a little more than a week to design produce and ship this thing so i am pretty sure they will change their design.

Just a case of i wanna be the first with alternative cooling but not well played.

[Caveman]

Here you can see very clearly that the cooler only touches the GPU and where the backplate is open for airflow the heatsink is not open. So the whole back of the card is not cooled. Including the VRM's wich is kinda a big failure!! 8O Â*8O
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviewimages/xfx-radeon-hd-7970-black-edition/xfx-radeon-7970_cooler-off.jpg

[Hidde]

Yeah I read the topic at tweakers now, quite unacceptable, these 100+ degrees temps. I don't want my card to be boiling hot like that ... :)

[RPGforYOU]

550 euro for this gfx no ty ... :P