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AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz HIS IceQ 3GB Edition

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This graphics card offers upper mid level gaming performance. The Radeon HD 7970 GHz HIS IceQ 3GB Edition GPU could struggle if it was to try and run the most demanding games available today, but it meets a lot of game system requirements found in today’s games.

Radeon HD 7970 GHz HIS IceQ 3GB Edition is capable of DirectX 11 gaming requirements.

This low performing GPU is unable to play any of the most demanding games available today.

How many years will the Radeon HD 7970 GHz HIS IceQ 3GB Edition graphics card play newly released games and how long until you should consider upgrading the Radeon HD 7970 GHz HIS IceQ 3GB Edition in your PC? You should definitely consider replacing this Radeon HD 7970 GHz HIS IceQ 3GB Edition graphics card, if it is still in your gaming PC.

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86 FPS
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The Radeon HD 7970 GHz HIS IceQ 3GB Edition is released on the 01 Aug 2012
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Architecture
GCN 1.0 Tahiti XT2
Process
28nm
TMUs
128
Texture Rate
134 GTexel/s
ROPs
32
Pixel Rate
34 GPixel/s
Shader
Processing Units
2048
Driver Support
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Release Price
Compatibility
Direct X
DX 12.0
Shader
5.0
Open GL
4.4
Resolution (WxH)
4096x2160
Notebook GPU
SLI/Crossfire
Dedicated
Integrated
Memory
Memory
3072 MB
Memory Speed
1500 MHz
Memory Bus
384 Bit
Memory Type
GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth
288GB/sec
L2 Cache
768KB
Display Connectors
VGA Connection
0
DVI Connection
1
HDMI Connection
1
DisplayPort Connection
Clock Speeds
Core Speed
1000 MHz
Boost Clock
1050 MHz
Power
Max Power
None
PSU
500 Watt
Power Connector
None
Recommended Hardware
Best CPU Match
Core i7-3770K 4-Core 3.5GHz
Best RAM Match
8 GB
Best Resolution
1920 x 1080
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Radeon R9 290X
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Radeon HD 7970 GHz HIS IceQ 3GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Radeon HD 7970 GHz HIS IceQ 3GB Edition is a special edition of Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition.
The new features include a new cooling system called IceQ which is 15dB quieter than the reference cooler, according to HIS.
There is no overclocking out of the box and so the performance is on level with the reference card.


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Would a 600 watt cosair psu be good for this and the amd fx 8350??

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Yes it will suffice for your setup. Corsair generally sells solid units (SeaSonic).

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Thanks for the quick reply =)

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