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VTX3D HD7870 Black Review (Tahiti LE)

Allan 'Zardon' Campbell December 12, 2012 Featured Tech Reviews, Graphics

To test power consumption today we are using a Keithley Integra unit and we measure power consumption from the VGA card inputs, not the system wide drain. We measure results while gaming in Crysis Warhead and record the results.

In such an energy aware climate, AMD are making a big deal out of their new ‘ZeroCore Power’ technology. Many solutions today use power gating, clock gating and memory compression to reduce idle power requirements, but ZeroCore power technology can completely power down the core GPU while the rest of the system remains active.

Power consumption is very reasonable considering the power on tap. When gaming the HD7870 Black consumes around 170 watts of power.

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8 comments

  1. Warren
    December 12, 2012 at 8:24 pm

    for F*(k sake, I got a 7870 for my downstairs pc. sighs……..

  2. Mannucuna
    December 12, 2012 at 9:05 pm

    My own HD7870 scores 2.1k less in 3dmark 11. yeah thats a nice upgrade for the same price as the last HD7870.

  3. Ian
    December 12, 2012 at 9:06 pm

    looks like a good card, I like the cooler design, its very neat. not like some of those HIS monsters which take up 1/3 extra space.

    all the free games with it is cool too.

  4. Barry M
    December 12, 2012 at 9:07 pm

    ordered one, cant wait 🙂

  5. Alex Sanchez
    December 14, 2012 at 10:46 pm

    Will this be available in the US soon and if yes, at what price can we expect this to launch at? I’m very interested in it.

  6. Zardon
    December 15, 2012 at 12:11 am

    Hi alex, i would say it will hit there, pricing should be similar… Worth checking newegg. Other partners will have them in the new year, so ive been told.

  7. Henry P
    December 15, 2012 at 7:48 pm

    Powercolor has this card now, it’s the mystery edition 7870pcs+. I’m wondering if any full cover waterblock would fit these cards?

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