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| Brand | Sapphire |
| Item Weight | 998 g |
| Product Dimensions | 40 x 25 x 6 cm |
| Item model number | 21197-00-40G |
| Processor Count | 1 |
| Hard Drive Size | 3072 MB |
| Graphics Chipset Brand | AMD |
| Graphics Card Description | ATI Radeon HD 7970 3GB GDDR5 |
| Wattage | 500 watts |
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| ASIN | B006TX48XC |
| Best Sellers Rank | 37,039 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 2 Kg |
| Date First Available | 9 Jan 2012 |
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The Sapphire HD 7970 is the first graphics card in the world to incorporate the latest generation of GPU’s from AMD built in a new 28nm process and featuring the new GCN optimised graphics processing architecture. The HD 7970 is the most powerful single chip GPU ever built. It has a new internal structure with 32 compute units and a total of 2048 Stream processors. It ships with a core clock speed of 925MHz, and AMD Powertune technology allows enthusiasts to increase performance by overclocking. A new 384-bit high speed memory interface with over 264GB/sec memory bandwidth connects to a large 3GB array of the latest DDR5 memory.
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Technology:GDDR5 SDRAM, Bus Width:384-bit, Size:3 GB, Effective Clock Speed:5.5 GHz, Software Included:Drivers & Utilities, Sapphire TriXX, AMD Catalyst Control Center, Package Type:Retail, Height:11.5 cm, Depth:27.5 cm, Width:3.6 cm, Cables Included:1 x DVI-VGA adapter ¦ 1 x HDMI-DVI adapter ¦ 1 x Mini DisplayPort-DisplayPort cable ¦ 1 x Mini DisplayPort-DVI adapter ¦ 1 x HDMI cable - 1.8 m, Included Accessories:CrossFire bridge, 4 pin to 6 pin power cable, 4 pin to 8 pin power cable, Supported Windows 7 Features:Windows Media Center, Compatible with Windows 7:"Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft's assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7., Peripheral / Interface Devices:CD-ROM, PCIe slot, 6-pin + 8-pin power connectors, Required Power Supply:500 W, Min RAM Size:1 GB
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Dad
TOP 500 REVIEWER
Amazing card for its price, it beats the 680 from NVIDIA anyday - both price and performance.
Able to use Sapphire's own Trixx to OC to 1200/1700 at 1.3 voltage, or 1125/1650 at default voltage. About 20-30% faster than my 5970, runs MUCH cooler, and has no microstuttering/x-fire driver issues to worry about. After being OC'ed, this card is approximately the performance of a 6990 and neck to neck with a 680 with 1 gig more ram to play with. AMD also has better multimonitor support and arguably better 2D picture quality.
Default voltage temps runs about 60 with load and 36 idle, 1.3 voltage runs about 70/45. However, even at 70% fan speed, it's only borderline bothersome and the fan speeds never gets to annoying levels at default voltage and automatic fan speeds.
Contrast to what some people say, the fan is pretty sturdy. It stays on the video card tightly and never wobbles or worries me. Overall, card has a high build quality feel to it.
Able to use Sapphire's own Trixx to OC to 1200/1700 at 1.3 voltage, or 1125/1650 at default voltage. About 20-30% faster than my 5970, runs MUCH cooler, and has no microstuttering/x-fire driver issues to worry about. After being OC'ed, this card is approximately the performance of a 6990 and neck to neck with a 680 with 1 gig more ram to play with. AMD also has better multimonitor support and arguably better 2D picture quality.
Default voltage temps runs about 60 with load and 36 idle, 1.3 voltage runs about 70/45. However, even at 70% fan speed, it's only borderline bothersome and the fan speeds never gets to annoying levels at default voltage and automatic fan speeds.
Contrast to what some people say, the fan is pretty sturdy. It stays on the video card tightly and never wobbles or worries me. Overall, card has a high build quality feel to it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By CEUOTC
Amazon Verified Purchase
Great bit of kit if a little overpriced on initial release, ideal for multimonitor set up and the 3GB of VRAM will keep this bad boy going for years to come. Get one now! (Fit's inside a Fractal Design Refine R3 no problems)The card is near silent in my case and cannot be heard over the case fans even when under load.
BF3/Skyrim/SwtoR all play at max.
BF3/Skyrim/SwtoR all play at max.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Col_A
Received the card the other day and have installed it. What a little beauty!
No issues straight out the box, and software is pretty good and self explanatory. May have to start playing with the OC software at some point, however that is what popped my old card :( but on the plus, reading the review on the Tech Radar site where they have played with the OC they managed to reach the limit of the GPU and memory clock speeds without going above the hardware capabilities and running the Windows Experience Index it is hitting the 7.9 anyway.
Only minor downfall with this is there is no back plate, so make sure you keep those wires and connectors tied back!
No issues straight out the box, and software is pretty good and self explanatory. May have to start playing with the OC software at some point, however that is what popped my old card :( but on the plus, reading the review on the Tech Radar site where they have played with the OC they managed to reach the limit of the GPU and memory clock speeds without going above the hardware capabilities and running the Windows Experience Index it is hitting the 7.9 anyway.
Only minor downfall with this is there is no back plate, so make sure you keep those wires and connectors tied back!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome as described.
loved it .. playing my game in ultra settings and it dosent even feel stressed awesome ..:))) recommended to all
Published 3 months ago by george
5.0 out of 5 stars
The best card you can buy at the moment
I had 2 6970's running xfire before I bought this beauty. I was not happy with the performance of xfire, so I bought a single card. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mr. A. Jones
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