AMD Radeon HD 7970 Benchmark Thread. - Page 5

**Roadhog** · 01-31-12, 06:34 PM

So, got my waterblocks in, decided to test a 1200mhz overclock in a few benchmarks. 1200mhz is about a 30% overclock from 925mhz, so you would expect to see at least a 30% gain. Well, in BF3 I saw a massive 28% gain in average FPS, and 34% minimum fps gain.

3Dmark11
7970:
http://3dmark.com/3dm11/2521980
Graphics Score: 22780

7970 @ 1200mhz:
http://3dmark.com/3dm11/2663522
Graphics Score: 26662

7970 OC Advantage over 7970: 17%

Unigine Heaven
7970:
FPS: 75.7

7970 @ 1200mhz:
FPS: 92.4

7970 OC Advantage over 7970: 22%

Battlefield 3
7970:
Min: 90
Max: 146
Avg: 120

7970 @ 1200mhz:
Min: 121
Max: 185
Avg: 154

7970 OC Advantage over 7970: 28%

Serious Sam 3
7970:
Min: 89
Max: 503
Avg: 187

7970 @ 1250mhz:
Min: 89
Max: 579
Avg: 206

7970 OC Advantage over 7970: 10% (Likely CPU Bottleneck)

**Roadhog** · 02-01-12, 09:58 PM

Decided to test 1575mhz memory. Not much gain.

Battlefield 3

7970 @ 1200mhz:
Min: 121
Max: 185
Avg: 154

7970 @ 1200/1575mhz:
Min: 123
Max: 192
Avg: 160

Xion X2 · 02-02-12, 01:41 PM

Nice results! Killer system you have there.

Redeemed · 02-02-12, 02:25 PM

Ain't got nothin' 'gainst yer' netburst.

**fasedww** · 02-02-12, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roadhog

Decided to test 1575mhz memory. Not much gain.

Battlefield 3

7970 @ 1200mhz:
Min: 121
Max: 185
Avg: 154

7970 @ 1200/1575mhz:
Min: 123
Max: 192
Avg: 160

How do you overclock to 1200MHZ.

**Roadhog** · 02-02-12, 04:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fasedww

How do you overclock to 1200MHZ.

MSI afterburner...

**fasedww** · 02-02-12, 04:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roadhog

MSI afterburner...

Only goes to 1125Mhz.

Redeemed · 02-02-12, 04:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fasedww

Only goes to 1125Mhz.

I'm sure those 75Mhz make a world of difference.

**Roadhog** · 02-02-12, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fasedww

Only goes to 1125Mhz.

RTFM...

Open MSIAfterburner.cfg, find "UnofficialOverclockingMode", set to 2. Also, make sure you have beta 11.

http://downloads.guru3d.com/MSI-Afte...load-2842.html

**fasedww** · 02-02-12, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roadhog

RTFM...

Open MSIAfterburner.cfg, find "UnofficialOverclockingMode", set to 2. Also, make sure you have beta 11.

http://downloads.guru3d.com/MSI-Afte...load-2842.html

Set it to 2 than exit have to save says msiafterburner already exist want to replace it say yes acess denied.

**Roadhog** · 02-02-12, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fasedww

Set it to 2 than exit have to save says msiafterburner already exist want to replace it say yes acess denied.

Close the program first...

**fasedww** · 02-02-12, 05:52 PM

I did same thing can't save says msi afterburner already exist want to replace say yes get acess denied. what a pain.

01-31-12, 06:34 PM	#49
Roadhog Resident Alien Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,776	Re: AMD Radeon HD 7970 Benchmark Thread. So, got my waterblocks in, decided to test a 1200mhz overclock in a few benchmarks. 1200mhz is about a 30% overclock from 925mhz, so you would expect to see at least a 30% gain. Well, in BF3 I saw a massive 28% gain in average FPS, and 34% minimum fps gain. 3Dmark11 7970: http://3dmark.com/3dm11/2521980 Graphics Score: 22780 7970 @ 1200mhz: http://3dmark.com/3dm11/2663522 Graphics Score: 26662 7970 OC Advantage over 7970: 17% Unigine Heaven 7970: FPS: 75.7 7970 @ 1200mhz: FPS: 92.4 7970 OC Advantage over 7970: 22% Battlefield 3 7970: Min: 90 Max: 146 Avg: 120 7970 @ 1200mhz: Min: 121 Max: 185 Avg: 154 7970 OC Advantage over 7970: 28% Serious Sam 3 7970: Min: 89 Max: 503 Avg: 187 7970 @ 1250mhz: Min: 89 Max: 579 Avg: 206 7970 OC Advantage over 7970: 10% (Likely CPU Bottleneck)

02-01-12, 09:58 PM	#50
Roadhog Resident Alien Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,776	Re: AMD Radeon HD 7970 Benchmark Thread. Decided to test 1575mhz memory. Not much gain. Battlefield 3 7970 @ 1200mhz: Min: 121 Max: 185 Avg: 154 7970 @ 1200/1575mhz: Min: 123 Max: 192 Avg: 160

02-02-12, 01:41 PM	#51
Xion X2 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: U.S. Posts: 6,701	Re: AMD Radeon HD 7970 Benchmark Thread. Nice results! Killer system you have there. __________________ i7-2700k @ 5.0 GHz Nvidia GeForce 570 2.5GB Tri-SLI Asus P67 WS Revolution (Tri-SLI) OCZ Vertex SSD x 4 (Raid 5) G.Skill 8GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz PC Power & Cooling 950W PSU

02-02-12, 02:25 PM	#52
Redeemed Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 17,986	Re: AMD Radeon HD 7970 Benchmark Thread. Ain't got nothin' 'gainst yer' netburst.

02-02-12, 05:52 PM	#60
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