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AMD Radeon HD 7950 is out, more affordable cards coming in Q1

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  1. Jos TechSpot Staff Posts: 1,668   +20

    As expected, AMD today officially announced worldwide availability of the Radeon HD 7950 graphics card for desktops. The card is based on the Pro derivative of the 28nm 'Tahiti' core…

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    Jos, Jan 31, 2012
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  2. Burty117 TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,903   +87

    Meh, Give it 3 months and Nvidia got theirs out i'm sure this will drop considerably in price ;) from what I read, it is an absolute beast overclocking and even BIOS flashing it to a 7970 seems to increase performance.
    Burty117, Jan 31, 2012
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  3. Guest

    Great performance, big price :(

    I think I will "suffer" a little more with my 5870 running almost everthing maxed out at 60 fps. It would be great to see all your games running insanely smooth with a 7950 all the time, but, to much money right now.
    Guest, Jan 31, 2012
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  4. princeton TechSpot Addict Posts: 1,715

    The BIOS flash just changes the clocks, it doesn't unlock any shaders or anything. Wouldn't it be better to just overclock and not have any risks of bricking the card?
    princeton, Jan 31, 2012
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  5. herpaderp TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 158

    I believe the order they were listed in is actually the other way around.
    herpaderp, Jan 31, 2012
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  6. venomblade Newcomer, in training Posts: 69

    Looks good. Beats a 3gb 580 for a lower price. Hopefully Nvidia will drop the 580's prices then.
    venomblade, Jan 31, 2012
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  7. EXCellR8 The Conservative Posts: 2,273

    i'll be in the market for a HD7970 when the prices fall this summer... these things are just too expensive right now!
    EXCellR8, Jan 31, 2012
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  8. Chazz TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 533   +35

    I'll also be in the market this year for a GPU..or two. I wanna see what Nvidia has to offer. I game at 2560x1600 and for some odd reason AMD has been doing very well at super high resolutions. We'll see how this round goes.
    Chazz, Jan 31, 2012
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  9. darkzelda Newcomer, in training Posts: 38

    This is the card I'm getting hopefully very soon.
    darkzelda, Jan 31, 2012
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  10. AmpFeare Newcomer, in training Posts: 26

    overclocking has many risks of bricking the card XD
    AmpFeare, Jan 31, 2012
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  11. Arris TechSpot Evangelist Posts: 4,305   +17

    Think I'll be sticking with my dual 5850s for a while yet.
    Arris, Feb 1, 2012
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  12. Relic TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,368   +11

    Benchmarks are looking pretty solid, hoping for a lower price though in the coming months.
    Relic, Feb 1, 2012
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