Manufacturer: Price: $ 450/$430 US Author: Steve Date: 11/06/2012

[ Overclocking Performance ]

Using the HIS iTurbo software it is possible to overclock both the HIS 7970 IceQ X² GHz Edition and 7950 IceQ X² Boost Clock with ease. Along with its various overclocking orientated options the iTurbo software also provides the user with a great deal of information about their graphics card as well as the ability to monitor and control the fan speed. When overclocking the HIS 7970 IceQ X² GHz Edition we were able to push the core frequency from 1000MHz right up to 1250MHz, while the memory also reached 1600MHz (6.4GHz DDR). The HIS 7950 IceQ X² Boost Clock was also an impressive overclocker reaching 1190MHz from 850MHz. Overclocking these HIS graphics cards paid off as both the 7970 IceQ X² GHz Edition and 7950 IceQ X² Boost Clock are now the fastest single-GPU graphics cards in Crysis 2 at 1290x1200. The HIS 7970 IceQ X² GHz Edition averaged 51fps with our overclock, making it 6% faster, while the 7950 IceQ X² Boost Clock became 16% faster. Again we saw huge performance gains when overclocking these HIS graphics cards using the iTurbo software. This time when testing with Deus Ex: Human Revolution the HIS 7970 IceQ X² GHz Edition became 8% faster hitting 118fps, while the 7950 IceQ X² Boost Clock managed 110fps making it 20% faster! The HIS 7970 IceQ X² GHz Edition became 16% faster at 1920x1200 in Max Payne 3 once overclocked, allowing it to average 86fps. The 7950 IceQ X² Boost Clock on the other hand became a whopping 21% faster once overclocked.

<- Previous Page Table of Contents Introduction HIS 7970 IceQ X² GHz Edition HIS 7950 IceQ X² Boost Clock Test System Specs & 3Dmark 11 Benchmarks: Aliens vs. Predator, Alan Wake Benchmarks: Battlefield 3, Borderlands 2 Benchmarks: Crysis 2, Dragon Age II Benchmarks: Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Dirt 3 Benchmarks: Hard Reset, Just Cause 2 Benchmarks: Max Payne 3, Sleeping Dogs Benchmarks: The Elder Scrolls V, The Witcher 2 Power Consumption & Temperatures >>> Overclocking Performance <<< Conclusion Next Page ->

Alk	Posted on: 11/07/2012 08:34 PM That gaming bundle is amazing. Wish I didn't buy mine a few months ago now!

Epsss

Posted on: 11/12/2012 02:25 AM Sick looking graphics card. Love how its only a dual slot rather than a triple.

SonDa5

Posted on: 01/23/2013 12:24 PM The photos of the PCB don't match up. Some of them show power connector with 6+8 and others show 8+8. Confusing with the photos. I don't know what the PCB really looks like.

Alk	Posted on: 01/27/2013 08:53 PM You do realize that there are two graphics cards being reviewed here? As the review states the 7970 has the 8+8 connectors and the 7950 has the 6+8, how hard is that?