Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB GDDR5 Overclocked Version DX11.1 Video Card Review - Testing Methods

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Testing Methods

To benchmark the video card, we will use our suite of popular games and a synthetic benchmark created by FutureMark. For testing purposes, all scores will be posted on a graphical chart and all benchmarks will be on their own individual pages to eliminate confusion, except for PhysX and 3D Vision. Graphs will measure Frames per Second (FPS) except for 3DMark 11, which will reflect an overall score, and a resolution of 1920 x 1080 will be used.

Test System(s):

System

  • Processor: AMD FX-8120
  • Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX
  • CPU Heatsink: Thermaltake Jing
  • Memory: 2x2GB Patriot Sector 5 1600MHz
  • Video Cards: Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 OC Version (8.921 RC11), NVIDIA GTX 570 (285.62)
  • Hard Drive: 640GB WD Caviar SE16, WD Raptor 74GB
  • Power Supply: NZXT HALE82 750W
  • Media: LG Blu-Ray
  • Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

 

Gaming Benchmarks and Tessellation

Synthetic

Direct X 11

  • 3DMark 11
  • Unigine 2.5 (DirectX 11)
  • Stone Giant
  • Battlefield 3
  • Batman Arkham City
  • Lost Planet 2
  • H.A.W.X. 2
  • Alice Madness Returns
  • DiRT 3
  • Total War: Shogun 2

Direct X 9 and 10

 

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops
  • Mafia II
  • Duke Nukem Forever

 

 

Resolutions:

  • 1920 x 1080

 

Temperatures:

All temperatures taken with GPU-Z and will be read in Celsius.

 

Power Consumption:

Power consumption will be taken using an electronic energy meter and read in watts.

 

 

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