AMD Radeon 7970 3GB GHz Edition Review

Written by Harry Butler

June 22, 2012 | 12:02

Tags: #gpu-boost #radeon

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Battlefield 3

Publisher: EA

From our Battlefield 3 review:

The infantry combat is responsive and engaging, the vehicles a grin-inducing joy ride. The fact that there are so many game types and that the maps reconfigure depending on player count means there’s a huge amount of variety in BF3’s online offering, and with more unlocks than you can shake a boom-stick at, it’ll take you ages before you’ve seen and done everything. Battle Log and Origin are awkward, but Battle Log is at least functional, making it easy to find servers with free slots or running your favourite maps.

In short, Battlefield 3’s multiplayer is a triumph, and while the single player campaign isn’t the most original, or entertaining shooter, it’s the online modes that will keep us playing for months to come.

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Battlefield 3

1,920 x 1,080, 4xAA, ultra detail settings, DirectX 11

  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 4GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB GHz Edition
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
    • 117
    • 141
    • 65
    • 79
    • 61
    • 77
    • 60
    • 72
    • 55
    • 68
    • 46
    • 58
    • 44
    • 54
    • 35
    • 44
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Battlefield 3

2,560 x 1,600, 4xAA, ultra detail settings, DirectX 11

  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 4GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB GHz Edition
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
    • 70
    • 83
    • 39
    • 47
    • 39
    • 46
    • 35
    • 42
    • 34
    • 41
    • 29
    • 36
    • 26
    • 32
    • 21
    • 26
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  • Average

Battlefield 3

5,760 x 1,080, 4xAA, ultra detail settings, DirectX 11

  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 690 4GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB GHz Edition
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7950 3GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB
    • 46
    • 55
    • 26
    • 34
    • 26
    • 31
    • 25
    • 33
    • 23
    • 29
    • 22
    • 29
    • 17
    • 22
    • 13
    • 18
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10
20
30
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  • Minimum
  • Average

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