Test System Specs & 3Dmark Vantage
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Core i7 Test System Specs - Intel Core i7 965 Extreme Edition (Overclocked @ 3.70GHz) - x3 2GB G.Skill DDR3 PC3-12800 (CAS 9-9-9-24) - Asus P6T Deluxe (Intel X58) - OCZ GameXStream (700 watt) - Seagate 500GB 7200-RPM (Serial ATA300) - ATI Radeon HD 5970 (2GB) - HIS Radeon HD 5870 (1GB) - HIS Radeon HD 5850 (1GB) - HIS Radeon HD 5770 (1GB) - VisionTek Radeon HD 4870 X2 (2GB) - Asus Radeon HD 4890 (1GB) - Palit Radeon HD 4870 (1GB) - Asus GeForce GTX 295 (1792MB) - Asus GeForce GTX 285 (1GB) - Asus GeForce GTX 275 (896MB) - Palit GeForce GTX 260 (896MB) Software - Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit) - Nvidia Forceware 191.03 - ATI Catalyst 9.10 |
Already the Radeon HD 5970 is starting to look impressive. With a 3Dmark score of 9238pts at 2560x1600, it has not only set a new record for single PCB graphics cards, but also managed to outperform both the GeForce GTX 295 and Radeon HD 5870 by comfortable margins of 37% and 48% respectively.
Furthermore the previous generation AMD flagship card, the Radeon HD 4870 X2, was blown away by a 62% margin. We're eager to see how this numbers translate into real-world gaming performance.