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The XFX HD7750 Black Edition Overclocked box is stylish, like all XFX packaging. An image of the actual card would be beneficial however, especially as the board design is very attractive.
The XFX bundle is a little disappointing, especially for a Black Edition card. There are no adapters or Crossfire bridge, just a plethora of information on other products, a sign to hang over a door handle, and a little metal Black Edition badge.
The XFX HD7750 Black Edition Overclocked is built on a black PCB with the twin fan cooler taking centerstage from the front view. The ‘XFX R7750' branding is visible from a top down viewpoint as shown above.
The card takes power from a single 6 pin PCIE connector.
The output array comprises two DVI ports, a full sized HDMI connector and a full sized DisplayPort. it is Eyefinity capable, although it would be underpowered for gaming across three screens.
The XFX HD7750 Black Edition is Crossfire capable in a two way configuration.
The cooler is a straightforward design with the dual fans above, forcing cool air over the full width. XFX are using Elpida branded GDDR5 memory for this card.
As discussed earlier in the review, the new reference AMD HD7750 graphics card is clocked at 900mhz, so we were expecting this Black Edition to be clocked at 950mhz-1GHZ … after all it says ‘overclocked' on the front of the box.
Sadly, as the GPU screenshot highlights – it is clocked at identical speeds.
We therefore assumed that this card was based on the last generation of HD7750 clock speeds, but SCAN are taking pre-orders for this solution at £83.98 inc vat. Why would XFX be releasing a new HD7750 Black Edition ‘overclocked' at the same speeds as the latest AMD HD7750 reference card?
The card has 16 ROPs, 512 shaders and the 1GB of reference clocked (4.5Gbps effective) GDDR5 memory is connected via a 128 bit interface.
Wow, that Sapphire card is really good. I had imagined I would get a prodigy case later this year and get a small video card for it ,just for video acceleration and image quality.
This looks the card to get.
I admit, you got me there.
i was expecting the HIS or XFX to win this, but you focused on EXACTLY the right points. power consumption, noise, size, lack of power connector etc.
Great job from sapphire, exactly what i need for my system, im using onboard and it sucks so badly for HD video. people dont understand the IQ differences between Intel on a CPU and a dedicated AMD card like this. its night and day. especially for colours and noise reduction options in the panel.
A HD7770 or GTX460 is more than enough, even today, for 1080p gaming. people get a false idea that a 7970 or 690 is ‘needed’. those are three screen solutions now. save the money, pick up one of these cards, classic little cost effective beasts.
Not sure im a big fan of these cards, but the sapphire model makes sense. im still wanting the 660, just trying to make sure I dont cripple myself for next month as I need to eat too.
Some good overclocks, but I agree, why did they reduce the shaders from 800? typical fing stupid AMD at times. they could be doing so much better if they had people making decisions who understood the gamers.
I like the HIS card best im afraid, if they hit £99.99 count me in for my second system.
These aren’t good enough for 1080p gaming, I want 60 fps, sorry. but good pricing now for people without the cash for a £200 card,. thats the sweet spot.
Am I missing something?
They are releasing ‘new’ 7750’s at 900mhz+? havent they been out for months already? you guys reviewed many.
bonkers AMD move. just drop the price, dont re-release them with bios updates. seems XFX were left out of the loop. Nice black reference edition :p
I bought a Sapphire flex 6770 flex from the last generation and its still good. I dont use AA and I have my system into a 37 inch tv. runs well.
Dont get sucked into the hype of needing 120fps for gaming, its bollocks.