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[ssk_the_gr8]

^^good increase man

 

[Skud]

This image says it all (the card is a 7970):-

*www.ocaholic.ch/xoops/html/modules/xcgal/albums/userpics/ID904/PerfIndex.png


Source

 

[ssk_the_gr8]

amazing software work by AMD

 

[Skud]

ocaholic - Windows 8 vs 7 - Gaming Performance Radeon HD 7970 - Grafikkarten - Reviews

Overall Windows 8 leaves us with mixed feelings when it comes to gaming performance. Should you be asking yourself why there is such huge differences between Windows 7 and Windows 8, especially when it comes to older games, we have to say that this definitely is a legit question. We have to say it's definitely not normal. When there was the step from Windows Vista to Windows 7 there were no measurable differences between those two operating systems. So Microsoft ... what have you done?

 

[Skud]

Users purchasing 7870 cards, particularly Sapphire branded one may tread with caution:-

Black screens and Radeon HD7870: a solution ? - BeHardware

 

[Skud]

Another crippled card coming out of AMD stable:-

AMD "Tahiti LE" Brand Named Radeon HD 7890 | techPowerUp

 

[Skud]

Interesting review of cards from both the camps with latest beta drivers:-

HARDOCP - Introduction - Fall 2012 GPU and Driver Comparison Roundup

Gist is: 7970 is well ahead of the 680, 670 slightly ahead of 7950, and between 660Ti and 7870, it's a tie.

 

[rock2702]

I m satisfied getting the 7970 gpu over 680.Was able to overclock it from 925/1375 to 1200/1600 by slight overvolt.

 

[Skud]

You should be, with newer drivers, there's no doubt now which one to buy. And cheaper too.

 

[rock2702]

Thanks Skud. Btw m planning to step up from a 1440*900 monitor to a 2560*1440 res monitor.Will the 7970 serve me well at that res at high settings?

 

[MegaMind]

Thanks Skud. Btw m planning to step up from a 1440*900 monitor to a 2560*1440 res monitor.Will the 7970 serve me well at that res at high settings?

Yes 7970 is powerful enough for 2560*1440...

 

[Skud]

@rock2702: you are gonna love it. go for it. If possible get a 120MHz one, and play with VSync on to prevent screen tearing issues.

 

[Techguy]

@ Nvidia Tesla K20 and Tesla K20X along with AMD FirePro S10000 announced....

 

[vickybat]

NVIDIA Launches Tesla K20 & K20X: GK110 Arrives At Last

Kepler's first attempt at compute. 18688 K20's also power the titan supercomputer at Oak Ridge national laboratory.
This is the commercial launch along with a K20X part having even more no. of sp's. Reading the review now.

 

[Myth]

More beta drivers from nvidia
NVIDIA DRIVERS 310.64BETA

I guess they are (still)trying to match the amd betas

 

[mandarpalshikar]

Tahiti LE card now on market - PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 Myst

Review: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 Myst - Graphics - HEXUS.net

 

[Myth]

Tahiti LE card now on market - PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 Myst

Review: PowerColor Radeon HD 7870 Myst - Graphics - HEXUS.net

Thats more like a lower version of 7950 built to compete with the 660ti. Check that memory clock !!

 

[Skud]

Bad naming scheme, with lots of bad names too (Myst/Joker).

 

[Skud]

Now this:-

AMD Rebrands Radeon HD 7000 Series GPUs to HD 8000 for OEMs | techPowerUp

 

[amjath]

^what is the use of rebranding? to confuse us