Question:
Is the AMD Radeon HD 7950 a good card?
Raul
2012-12-28 13:19:25 UTC
So, here's the deal. I'm buying a new PC tomorrow.
It includes an Intel Core i7 3770K along with 16GB of RAM.
The graphics card is the Radeon HD 7950.

I know this an awesome card, but I am considering replacing it for a GTX 660 Ti?
Can the 7950 play all games like: Battlefield 3, Far Cry 3, GTA IV, or Black Ops II on max settings?
If it can handle these games on max settings, and have anything from 55+ FPS, I'll be really happy.

Let me know if this is a top quality card, that will be 100% perfect for gaming.
The second thing is, I will be doing quite harsh video editing, including rendering 15 minute videos. Doing 3D compositing, rendering, building in After Effects, and Cinema 4D, as I create Visual Effects. I also do hard end photo editing with Photoshop and Lightroom. The CPU and RAM are good for this, but does the card also back them up and give good qualities in this section... Editing?

Thank you so much! Let me know your thought on the 7950 and comparisons with other cards, most commonly the GTX 660 Ti, or the 670.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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Four answers:
C-Man
2012-12-28 14:00:09 UTC
Hmmm... it's a good card, yes.



It can play those games on max settings at 1080p, yes.



However I lean towards the GTX 660 Ti for the hardware-level PhysX support, plus Nvidia's drivers are better coded- fewer bugs. Nvidia cards are generally better for editing/rendering because there's more widespread support for Nvidia's CUDA than AMD's Stream. Note that for video encoding it doesn't matter much, since Intel's Quick Sync with the integrated GPU in your Core i7 3770K beats any standalone card from Nvidia or AMD. If you have a Z77 or H77 motherboard, the Intel GPU should automatically be used for such tasks.



http://www.anandtech.com/show/5771/the-intel-ivy-bridge-core-i7-3770k-review/21



In terms of gaming performance they're very close overall- the HD 7950 and GTX 660 Ti trade off the fps lead depending upon the specific game title.



Here are results with AMD's latest 12.11 driver release, which improves performance over earlier versions. In Skyrim, Metro 2033, Batman Arkham City, F1 2012 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R the Radeon HD 7950 is faster. But in Battlefield 3, Diablo III, Borderlands 2, Max Payne 3 WoW and Total War:Shogun 2, the GTX 660 Ti is faster.



http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/Catalyst_12.11_Performance/5.html
Insane_mad_maniak
2012-12-28 13:23:52 UTC
7950 seems to perform better in game than the 660Ti.



http://techreport.com/review/23981/radeon-hd-7950-vs-geforce-gtx-660-ti-revisited/3



the 660 ti would be better for video editing as it has Cuda technology to help with this.



7950 is more than enough to play games on full settings (minus AA settings) and is a better price.
2014-09-16 06:07:47 UTC
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gardenhire
2016-10-19 12:49:31 UTC
the only reason i could see that being available is by technique of the drivers for the 7950. AMD has extremely of a historic previous with destructive drivers each so often EDIT: Lol. properly for sure you do no longer want or want 2 7950s. it somewhat is purely ridiculous overkill for Minecraft. One is genuinely. That person purely has no thought what he's speaking approximately. you do no longer want sixteen GB of RAM the two. and additionally you do no longer could desire to spend something on an costly sound card until you're hooking up extreme end audio equipment. Motherboards at present have mind-blowing audio and additionally you will see 0 distinction in sound high quality. purchase what you like and don't waste money Hell, purely drop the sound card, 8 GB of RAM and get an Nvidia 680 GTX and additionally you will no longer could difficulty approximately something


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