Graphics Cards Guide
Test Setup & Custom Card Comparison
Test Setup
As usual, the following are the specs of our trusty graphics card test bed system:
- Intel Core i7-975 (3.33GHz)
- Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P motherboard
- 3 x 1GB DDR3-1333 G.Skill memory in triple channel mode
- Seagate 7200.10 200GB SATA hard drive
- Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
The list of benchmarks used:
- Futuremark 3DMark 11
- Unigine v2.1 "Heaven"
- Battlefield: Bad Company 2
- Far Cry 2
- Crysis Warhead
- Crysis 2
- Batman: Arkham City
- Dirt 3
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
For easy reference, here's a comparison of all the custom Radeon HD 7870 cards tested as well as the AMD reference card. All 7870s were tested using AMD Catalyst 12.3.
| Card | Core Clock Speed | Memory Clock Speed |
|---|---|---|
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB GDDR5 | 1000MHz | 4800MHz DDR |
| ASUS Radeon HD 7870 DirectCU2 TOP 2GB GDDR5 | 1100MHz | 5000MHz DDR |
| Gigabyte Radeon HD 7870 OC 2GB GDDR5 | 1100MHz | 4800MHz DDR |
| HIS Radeon HD 7870 IceQ Turbo 2GB GDDR5 | 1100MHz | 4800MHz DDR |
| MSI Radeon HD 7870 Hawk 2GB GDDR5 | 1100MHz | 4800MHz DDR |
| Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 OC 2GB GDDR5 | 1050MHz | 4800MHz DDR |
