Reviewers Liked
- Quicker than reference, Extremely quiet in use, Good looking design
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Pricey for a Radeon HD 7870, Temps higher than anticipated, Increased power consumption
XFX Radeon HD 7870 Black Edition 2GB GDDR5 PCIe
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Review: XFX R7870 Black Edition Overclockedby Parm Mann on 30 March 2012, 16:00 Tags: XFX, AMD Quick Link: HEXUS.net/qabelf Add to My Vault: The GeForce GTX 680 and Radeon HD 7970 are the headline acts in PC graphics right now, but while they're...
By Kitguru.net
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For the last week we have been busy testing a plethora of new 7 series graphics cards from various AMD partners. Today we are looking at the latest card to be released from XFX, the HD7870 Black Edition which features a custom metal cooler, twin...
By HardwareHeaven
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Looking first to the build quality and design of these two cards it is clear that both Sapphire and XFX have improved on the reference design cards that AMD first launched. In each case we have custom PCB's with much improved dual fan coolers and...
By LanOC Reviews
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and FVSo we set out to find out if the R7870 Black Edition OC from XFX would hit the “sweet spot” both in performance and in price for a price conscious gamer looking for the best price/performance while still being able to play any game on...
By Overclockers Club
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In the end I have to say that I was very impressed with both XFX cards. However, I was more impressed with how close the XFX Double Dissipation HD 7850 was able to perform to the HD 7870. Considering the XFX Double Dissipation HD 7850 comes in at...
By Neoseeker
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When AMD dropped the HD 7800 series on us we were more than impressed with the performance, features and power consumption levels. Both the cards in the series rivalled the previous generation's high-end models, all while having better...
By Les Numériques
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Il n'y a pas grand-chose à redire sur cette carte qui se démarque de bien belle manière du modèle de référence. Les performances augmentent et le système de dissipation agit de manière efficace et silencieuse....
By pc-magazin.de
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Wer knapp 230 Euro investiert, erwartet viel und wird von der R7870 Black Edition nicht...
By HardTecs4U
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Die XFX Radeon HD 7870 Black Edition hatte im heutigen Test einige Überraschungen für uns parat. Bei der Performance hat eine Radeon HD 7870 bislang schon unter Beweis gestellt, dass man es mit einem sehr flotten 3D-Pixel-Beschleuniger zu tun...
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