KitGuru KitGuru.net – Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards
For our review today we are using the ForceWare 327.23 and Catalyst 13.10 Beta Drivers. These drivers have the latest fixes and performance enhancements.
We are using one of our brand new test rigs supplied by PCSPECIALIST and built to our specifications. If you want to read more about this, or are interested in buying the same Kitguru Test Rig, check out our article with links on this page.
Comparison cards:
AMD HD7850 (860mhz core / 1,200mhz memory)
ASUS GTX760 Mini (1,006mhz core / 1,502mhz memory)
Palit GTX760 JetStream (1,072mhz core / 1,550mhz memory)
Sapphire HD7950 (925 mhz core / 1,250mhz memory)
VTX3D HD7870 Tahiti LE (975 mhz core / 1,500mhz memory)
Software:
Windows 7 Enterprise 64 bit
Unigine Heaven Benchmark
Unigine Valley Benchmark
3DMark Vantage
3DMark 11
3DMark
Fraps Professional
Steam Client
FurMark
Games:
Sleeping Dogs
Total War: Rome 2
Dirt Showdown
Tomb Raider
Metro Last Light
GRID 2
Alien V Predator
Splinter Cell Blacklist
All the latest BIOS updates and drivers are used during testing. We perform generally under real world conditions, meaning KitGuru tests games across five closely matched runs and then average out the results to get an accurate median figure. If we use scripted benchmarks, they are mentioned on the relevant page.
My mate bought a HD7990 VTX3D Card and its been great, good company by the looks of it. Their pricing normally seems great, but its way out on that HD7850, I see some HD7870’s for less than £150!
I like that HD7850, but its too much cash, they should be £130 now.