AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB Review

Written by Harry Butler

December 22, 2011 | 08:19

Tags: #28nm #best-graphics-card #directx-11 #radeon #southern-islands #zerocore

Companies: #amd

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.


AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB Review AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB Battlefield 3 Performance
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Battlefield 3

1,920 x 1,080, 4xAA, maximum settings, DirectX 11

  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 590 3GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6990 4GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 1280MB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448
  • AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6950 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB
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Battlefield 3

2,560 x 1,600, 4xAA, maximum settings, DirectX 11

  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 590 3GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6990 4GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 1.5GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 1280MB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448
  • AMD Radeon HD 6970 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6950 2GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6950 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6870 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1GB
  • AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 1GB
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