Amd release a set of settings for its higher powered radeon graphics cards to let users get the most out of the recently released crysis 3 beta with their latest crysis 3 beta optimised drivers. Radeon hd 7950 1080p performance in crysis 3, tomb raider. Get faster performance in adobe creative suite 6, corel winzip and gimp with amd app acceleration on the amd radeon hd 7950. I spent way too much time researching between the hd 787079507970 and gtx 660 ti 670 and found this to be the best balance between price, oc ability, and base speed. The amd radeon hd 7950 is an extremely popular video card this year due to its price per performance ratio. I mostly play far cry 3, guild wars 2, crysis 3, and league of legends. Tr is the only game that makes my vrm temps scream in a small amount of time. In crysis 3 using old drivers and stock clock we get poor min 20 fps, avg 27, and max of 38 fps. Amd radeon hd 7950 w boost versus nvidia geforce gtx 760. Fold and mine faster than ever with amd app acceleration to speed up daily applications such as video rendering, web browsing and office applications. Radeon hd 7970 and hd 7950 in crossfire i know its not the norm, but priceperformance didnt make sense to me for a second 7970 whql driver.
A driver update to reduce radeon frame times the tech report. However, the actual shader performance of the hd 7950 is 1409 and the actual shader. Aug 16, 2012 amd radeon hd 7950 3gb with boost edition 925mhz gpu, 5ghz memory catalyst 12. Dec 10, 2016 crysis 3 7950 amdrelive recording just a test for a friend. Sapphire amdati hd 7950 3gb gddr5 with boost 3 gb gddr5. Amd radeon hd 7950 iceq 3gb edition best compatible.
One example is the xfx r7950 double dissipation video card, it features pcie 3. Skill ram corsair cx600 maybe this has something to do with my recent overclock. This comes with both crysis 3 and bioshock infinite as of now. New amd bundle includes crysis 3, bioshock infinite, tomb raider. Amd radeon hd 7950 best compatible radeon hd 7950 gpu. At 2560 this is a 20% performance lead, enough to push the 7950 above 30fps, while at 1920 its. The rsodbsod can still be worked around by using the afr friendly crossfire profile albeit with graphical anomalies on certain games such. At stock its a whitewash, but once the hd 7950 hits 1ghz, interesting. Two geforce gtx 660 tis in sli or radeon hd 7950s in crossfire are an even better bet. Battlefield 3 dx 11 the radeon hd 7970 ghz edition effectively ties the geforce gtx 680 at 1920x1080. Amd radeon hd 7950 compare nvidia geforce gtx 660 gpu.
The level of driver support available from the manufacturer is pretty good, which means new and recent games are being continually optimized. Both nvidia and amd have released these drivers being. Never settle reloaded redemption coupons for crysis 3 included in the amd radeon never settle. Crysis 3 gameplay ati radeon sapphire hd7950 vaporx 3gb. His radeon hd 7970 directx 11 h797f3g2m 3gb 384bit gddr5 pci. Very low fps on radeon r9 390 crysis general discussions. Its strongest feat is certainly the greatly reduced noise output when compared to the amd reference design, making this an excellent low noise high performance solution. So basically my driver or gfx crashes leaving this screen and stuttering sound in the beginning and after a few secs no sound with a restart required. The story in metro is much the same as it was in crysis, with the 7950 sailing past the gtx 580. Other features have remained the same, like 3 gb memory, improved power consumption and support for eyefinity. Crysis 3 gameplay amd ati radeon hd 7900 series pc hd.
Aug 17, 2012 it all depends on the game though, some games work better on amd hardware, others on nvidia, crysis 2 might be better on a overclocked 7950 as it just has too far a lead over the 660ti, but with bf3, a stock 660ti is right there with a 7970, so an overclocked 7950 would have no chance of catching an overclocked 660ti. Buy sapphire amdati hd 7950 3gb gddr5 with boost 3 gb gddr5 graphics card only for rs. Nvidia download drivers geforce r3 driver for crysis 3. I find tr and crysis 3 are the best ways to test if your overclock is stable. This only seems to happen under heavy load like battlefield 4 and diablo 3 ros. Nvidia geforcer gtx 580 evaluated using nvidia forceware 290. Amds first round of driver optimizations have given the 7900 a. Tagging uozone9 so you can see the crysis 3 cpu benchmarks since child was incorrect. Ati radeon 9800 pro radeon x800 pro for vista or greater. I upgraded from a 6870 which could play far cry 3 and lol on high settings. The radeon hd 7950 has 1024 mb more video memory than the geforce gtx 660, so is likely to be much better at displaying game textures at higher resolutions.
Crysis 3 is still experiencing low gpu utilization. However, the actual shader performance of the hd 7950 is. Today amd released their new radeon hd 7950, the second card to be based on amds gcn shader architecture. Amd and crytek energize the pc gaming industry with the. Amd drivers and support for radeon, radeon pro, firepro, apu. Resolution 1680x1050 very high settings fxaa fps with recording 30 fps without recording 40 60 story 24 years after the events of crysis 2, prophets personality and. Together on crysis 3, amd and crytek will help redefine the pc gaming industry.
Amd radeontm hd 7950 evaluated using press driver version 8. The day the gtx 760 was released you could find board. Tr is the only game that makes my vrm temps scream in. Sep 25, 2012 i spent way too much time researching between the hd 7870 7950 7970 and gtx 660 ti 670 and found this to be the best balance between price, oc ability, and base speed. I wanted to show current owners and future owners what their cards may be capable of in crysis 3,tomb raider and metro ll. Crysis 3 graphics card list meets system requirements for crysis 3. Crysis 3 vga graphics benchmark performance test vga. Nvidia or amd graphics driver update impact on gaming performance. To test the cards we used the crysis 2 benchmark courtesy of adrenaline with both the 1. The radeon r9 280 3gb is, by and large, a 2012era radeon hd 7950 that goes by a different name.
Reloaded bundle are provided by resellers when customers purchase amd radeon hd 7900 series graphics cards, and can be redeemed on the amd redemption. Radeon hd 7950 windforce 3 in detail like its snappier sibling, the radeon hd 7950 measures a typical length for todays highend graphics cards at 27cm 10. The latest drivers will be used, and every card will be paired with an intel core. Crysis 3 gameplay ati radeon sapphire hd7950 vaporx 3gb darnight43.
Settings were manually placed to ultra, dx11 and tessellation enabled with the central park map being run 3 times per resolution benchmark test. Radeon hd 7950 1080p performance in crysis 3, tomb. Crysis 3, crossfire hd 79707950 performance hardforum. Driver cd with sapphire trixx overclocking utility.
At 2560x1600, it edges ahead, succumbing only to nvidias geforce gtx 690. I am making it public for anyone interested in what a 7950 can do in terms of recording. Benchmarking setup powercolor, sapphire, xfx hd 7950. Guild wars 2 medhigh shadows and shaders on low with no post processing. I was using an sapphire vapor cool hd 6870 and loved it. It all depends on the game though, some games work better on amd hardware, others on nvidia, crysis 2 might be better on a overclocked 7950 as it just has too far a lead over the 660ti, but with bf3, a stock 660ti is right there with a 7970, so an overclocked 7950 would have no chance of catching an overclocked 660ti. Gigabyte radeon hd 7950 directx 11 gvr795wf33gd 3gb 384. Download and run directly onto the system you want to update. Crysis 3 melts your machine, but low settings are still beautiful. With crysis 3, crytek has gone back to trying to kill computers and still holds most punishing shooter title in our benchmark suite. Out of the 7950 i was deciding between this gigabyte amd radeon hd 7950 and the sapphire vapor cool hd 7950.
Our launch coverage of the radeon hd 7950 continues with a threeway roundup of cards from powercolor, sapphire and xfx. Amd drivers and support for radeon, radeon pro, firepro. Recorded some gameplay of the crysis 3 multiplayer beta using amds newly released catalyst. Mar 20, 2014 the radeon r9 280 3gb is, by and large, a 2012era radeon hd 7950 that goes by a different name. I did a series of benchmarks with my 7950 at different core and. I used to be able to run crysis 3 at 4050fps or so maxed and i. Amd release recommended settings for crysis 3 beta with. Gigabyte gvr795wf33gd amd radeon hd 7950 3gb gddr5. Does updating graphics card drivers improves performance. For use with systems running microsoft windows 7 or 10 and equipped with amd radeon discrete desktop graphics, mobile graphics, or amd processors with radeon graphics. It seems like the nonti gtx 660 or the hd 7950 are about as low as. Although its been over a year since amd launched the radeon hd 7970, we are just getting an official dualgpu version. Radeon hd 7950 with boost vs geforce gtx 660 ti guru3d.
Amd radeon hd 7950 iceq 3gb edition best compatible radeon. Amd radeon hd 7950 3gb with boost edition 925mhz gpu, 5ghz memory catalyst 12. With the latest drivers addressing the microstutter issues i havent noticed it. Amd radeon hd 7950 sapphire 3gb boost edition compare nvidia. Gigabyte gvr795wf33gd amd radeon hd 7950 3gb gddr5 dvii. Compared to its bigger brother, the hd 7970, the card comes with less shaders and reduced clock speeds. Jan 31, 2012 the story in metro is much the same as it was in crysis, with the 7950 sailing past the gtx 580. The his radeon hd 7970 also ships with amd eyefinity 2. The radeon hd 7950 sapphire 3gb boost edition has 1792 shader processing units and the geforce gtx 580 has 512.
The radeon hd 7950 iceq 3gb edition is clocked at 800 mhz. With an effective spu count of 1219, the amd radeon hd 7950 processes shading and special graphical effects with no trouble at all. Can the vintage radeon hd 7950 at stock frequencies run crysis 3 at the kind of quality level wed reserve for gpu tech. For radeon graphics and processors with radeon graphics only. Crysis 3 boasts of highresolution textures, dx11 support and plenty of. Absolution pc game, accessed through the steam and ea origin online gaming platforms, when you buy an amd radeon hd 7970, amd radeon hd 7950 or amd radeon hd 7970. Gigabyte radeon hd 7950 directx 11 gvr795wf33gd 3gb 384bit. Get key codes for free downloads of crysis 3 pc game, bioshock infinite pc game, tomb raider pc game, farcry 3 pc game, sleeping dogs pc game, and hitman. Amd radeon hd 7950 sapphire 3gb boost edition compare. Jan 31, 2012 the minimum framerates in crysis are also looking good on the 7950, with the 7950 turning in a 1022% better minimum framerate than the gtx 580 depending on whether were talking about 1920 or 2560. Having preordered tomb raider beforehand, picking up an hd 7950 was a nobrainer as crysis 3 and bioshock infinite would have fell in my lap anyways.