Radeon HD 7970 GHz MSI Lightning BE 3GB Edition Can Run PC Game System Requirements

FPS System Benchmark

85 FPS

High

Game

Grand Theft Auto V

AMD PC game performance check Radeon HD 7970 GHz MSI Lightning BE 3GB Edition

GPU

Architecture

GCN 1.0 Tahiti XT2

Process

28nm

TMUs

128

Texture Rate

147 GTexel/s

ROPs

Pixel Rate

37 GPixel/s

Shader
Processing Units

2048

Driver Support

Release Price

Compatibility

Direct X

DX 12.0

Shader

5.0

Open GL

4.4

Resolution (WxH)

4096x2160

Notebook GPU

SLI/Crossfire

Yes the Radeon HD 7970 GHz MSI Lightning BE 3GB Edition graphics card can run in parallel to other GPUs using Nvidia SLI or AMD Crossfire technology

Dedicated

Integrated

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

DVI Connection

HDMI Connection

DisplayPort Connection

Clock Speeds

Core Speed

1070 MHz

Boost Clock

1150 MHz

Power

Max Power

300 Watts

PSU

550 Watt & 46 Amps

Power Connector

1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin

Recommended Hardware

Best CPU Match

Core i7-3770K 4-Core 3.5GHz

Best RAM Match

8 GB

Best Resolution

1920 x 1080

GPU Upgrade

Radeon R9 290X

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Resolution Performance
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10	10	8.9	6.8	5.2

Radeon HD 7970 GHz MSI Lightning BE 3GB Edition Game Requirement Analysis

Overview
Radeon HD 7970 GHz MSI Lightning BE 3GB Edition is a Special Edition of AMD's High-End Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition, created by MSI.

Overclock: Central Unit
The Central Unit is now of 1070MHz, instead of 1000MHz, while the Boost Achieves 1150MHz, instead of 1050MHz.

Overclock: Memory Clock
None.

Frame Buffer
Untouched.

Cooling Solution
MSI’s Twin Frozr V Thermal Designs are equipped with Zero Frozr technology which was first introduced by MSI back in 2008. Zero Frozr technology eliminates fan noise in low-load situations by stopping the fans when they are not needed. Compared to other graphics cards, there is no continuous hum of airflow to tell you there's a powerful graphics card in your gaming rig.

Performance
Benchmarks Indicate a 6% Performance Boost over the Reference Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition.

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Compared to your Rig

CPU

Core i7-3770 4-Core 3.4GHz

GFX

GeForce GTX 660 Ti WindForce 2X OC Edition

RAM

8GB DDR3 1600MHz

RES

1920 x 1080
width x height

Phone

Apple iPhone SE 64GB

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Release period
05-Mar-2013

Avg. User Score GD Rating

0.0

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Radeon HD 7970 GHz MSI Lightning BE 3GB Edition Performance

Radeon HD 7970 GHz MSI Lightning BE 3GB Edition vs Avg. AAA Game System Requirements

Avg. AAA Recommended Requirements

CPU

FX-9370

Graphics Card

Radeon RX 470 4GB

RAM

11GB

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Radeon HD 7970 GHz MSI Lightning BE 3GB Edition Extras

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