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Radeon HD 7950 Review Thread

please try not to start a flame war and stick to the reviews discussion. thanx ()🙂😀 would a mod please sticky this? (done -ViRGE)
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1862/1/ added 2/29
http://www.hardocp.com/news/2012/02/21/sapphire_radeon_hd_7950_oc added 2/21
http://www.guru3d.com/news/msi-radeon-hd-7950-twin-frozer-iii-review/ MSI twin frozer review added
http://www.anandtech.com/show/5476/amd-radeon-7950-review
http://hardocp.com/article/2012/01/30/amd_radeon_hd_7950_video_card_review
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...ssfire-graphics-card-review-introduction.html
http://www.guru3d.com/article/his-radeon-hd-7950-review/
http://www.guru3d.com/article/powercolor-radeon-hd-7950-pcs-review/
http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-7950-crossfire-review-2-and-3way/
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...radeon-hd-7950-review-tahiti-pro-arrives.html
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/xfx_sapphire_hd7950_3gb/
http://www.rage3d.com/reviews/video/amd_hd7950_launch_review/
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=867&Itemid=72
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/45...tion_double_dissipation_3gb_review/index.html
http://techreport.com/articles.x/22384
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7950/
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7950_CrossFire/
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/overkill_3d_-_hd7950_quadfire/1
http://www.motherboards.org/review/sapphire-amd-hd-7950-oc-video-card-review
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/AMD_HD_7950/
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...-black-edition-double-dissipation-review.html
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/AMD-Radeon-HD-7950-Tahiti-Pro-GPU-Review/
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1847/1/
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_7950_PCS_Plus/
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...dition-graphics-card-review-introduction.html
http://www.eteknix.com/reviews/grap...edition-overclocked-3gb-graphics-card-review/
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7950-overclock-crossfire-benchmark,3123.html
if you find any dead links please let me know and i will try and fix them

link for them on newegg http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...06662&isNodeId=1&Description=amd+7950&x=0&y=0
 
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  1. http://techreport.com/articles.x/22192
  2. http://vr-zone.com/articles/amd-radeon-hd-7970-tri-fire-results/14406.html (Trifire)
  3. http://www.hardware.fr/articles/848-1/amd-radeon-hd-7970-crossfirex-test-28nm-gcn.html (French)
  4. http://www.hardware.fr/focus/58/radeon-hd-7970-crossfirex-perfs-bi-tri-gpu.html (French - trifire)
  5. http://www.ixbt.com/video3/tahiti-part1.shtml (Russian)
  6. http://www.ixbt.com/video3/i3d-quality-1112.shtml (Russian - IQ)
  7. http://www.ixbt.com/video3/i1211-video.shtml (Russian)
  8. http://hardocp.com/article/2011/12/21/amd_radeon_hd_7970_video_card_review/1
  9. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7970/
  10. http://www.4gamer.net/games/135/G013536/20111226081/ (Japanese)
  11. http://www.anandtech.com/show/5261/amd-radeon-hd-7970-review
  12. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...iews/49646-amd-radeon-hd-7970-3gb-review.html
  13. http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/amd_hd7970_3gb_tahiti_review,1.html
  14. http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...d-7970-graphics-card-review-introduction.html
  15. http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/33031-amd-radeon-hd-7970-3gb/
  16. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7970_CPU_Scaling/ (CPU Scaling)
  17. http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-7970-cpu-scaling-performance-review/ (CPU Scaling)
  18. http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1805/
  19. http://topic.inpai.com.cn/201201061816/ (Chinese)
  20. http://vga.zol.com.cn/topic/2686413.html (Chinese)
  21. http://en.expreview.com/2012/01/15/what-cpu-does-radeon-hd-7970-need/20370.html (Chinese - CPU Scaling)
  22. http://en.expreview.com/2012/01/14/amd-radeon-hd-7970-crossfire-test/20356.html (Crossfire)
  23. http://lab501.ro/placi-video/amd-radeon-hd-7970-partea-ii-–-performanta (Romanian)
  24. http://lab501.ro/placi-video/asus-radeon-hd-7970-partea-iii-–-overclocking (Romanian - overclocking)
  25. http://muropaketti.com/artikkelit/naytonohjaimet/amd-radeon-hd-7970-tahiti-xt (Finnish)
  26. http://www.guru3d.com/article/amd-radeon-hd-7970-review/
  27. http://www.madshrimps.be/articles/article/1000250/#axzz1izxddzd9
  28. http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Radeon-HD-7970-3GB-Graphics-Card-Review-Tahiti-28nm/
  29. http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/2012/test-powercolor-hd-7970-crossfire/ (German - Crossfire)
  30. http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/2011/test-amd-radeon-hd-7970/ (German)
  31. http://www.planet3dnow.de/cgi-bin/newspub/viewnews.cgi?id=1324537822 (German)
  32. http://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.ph...afikkarten/20793-test-amd-radeon-hd-7970.html (German)
  33. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/AMD-Radeon-HD-7970-Video-Card-Review/1458
  34. http://www.tested.com/news/tested-amd-radeon-hd-7970-video-card-benchmarks/3328/
  35. http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,8...111-PCI-Express-30-und-28nm/Grafikkarte/Test/ (German)
  36. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/[primary-term]/xfx_radeon_hd_7970_black_edition_review
  37. http://ht4u.net/reviews/2011/amd_radeon_hd_7900_southern_island_test/index1.php (German)
  38. http://nl.hardware.info/reviews/2472/amd-radeon-hd-7970-review (Dutch)
  39. http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2011/12/22/amd-radeon-hd-7970-3gb-review/1
  40. http://hothardware.com/Reviews/AMD-Radeon-HD-7970-28nm-Tahiti-GPU-Review/?page=1
  41. http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc...phics-cards/amd-radeon-hd-7970-1049734/review
  42. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/fe..._7970_43_billion_transistors_pure_performance
  43. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397914,00.asp
  44. http://www.ultimatehardware.net/amd/sapphire_radeon_hd_7970.htm
  45. http://www.overclockers.com/amd-radeon-hd-7970-graphics-card-review/
  46. http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...rossfire-performance-review-introduction.html (Crossfire)
  47. http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...-vs-radeon-6970-overclocked-introduction.html (Overclocking)
  48. http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-7970-overclock-guide/ (Overclocking)
  49. http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/amd-hd7970-graphics-card-review/
  50. http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/graphics-cards/1289251/amd-radeon-hd-7970
  51. http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/AMD_HD_7970/
  52. http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/graphics-cards/371893/amd-radeon-hd-7970
  53. http://www.eteknix.com/reviews/graphics/amd-radeon-hd-7970-3gb-graphics-card-review/
  54. http://www.techspot.com/review/481-amd-radeon-7970/
  55. http://www.legionhardware.com/articles_pages/amd_radeon_hd_7970,1.html
  56. http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-7970-crossfire-review/ (Crossfire)
  57. http://www.tomshw.it/cont/articolo/...e-funzioni-in-anticipo-sui-tempi/35098/1.html (Italian)
  58. http://www.tweakpc.de/hardware/tests/grafikkarten/xfx_amd_radeon_hd_7970_black_edition/s01.php (German)
  59. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/HD_7970_CrossFire/ (Asus Crossfire)
  60. http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/01/09/amd_radeon_hd_7970_overclocking_performance_review (Overclocking analysis)
  61. http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphi...-7970-3GB-Black-Edition-and-CrossFire-Results (XFX semi-custom Crossfire)
  62. http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...ssfire-graphics-card-review-introduction.html (PowerColor Trifire)
  63. http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...ssfire-graphics-card-review-introduction.html (Sapphire Trifire)
  64. http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...d-7970-graphics-card-review-introduction.html (HIS)
  65. http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/45..._dissipation_3gb_video_card_review/index.html (XFX semi-custom)
  66. http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/sapphire_hd7970_3gb/ (Sapphire)
  67. http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/33249-sapphire-hd-7970-three-screen-eyefinity/ (Sapphire)
  68. http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/33545-xfx-radeon-hd-7970-double-dissipation-edition/ (XFX semi-custom)
  69. http://www.anandtech.com/show/5314/...-double-dissipation-the-first-semicustom-7970 (XFX semi-custom)
  70. http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/01/09/gigabyte_radeon_hd_7970_oc_exclusive_first_look (Gigabyte)
  71. http://www.hardware.fr/focus/59/xfx-radeon-hd-7970-overclocking.html (French - XFX semi-custom)
  72. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...phire-radeon-hd-6970-2gb-dual-fan-review.html (Sapphire semi-custom)
  73. http://www.kitguru.net/components/g...7970-double-dissipation-graphics-card-review/ (XFX semi-custom)
  74. http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/his-hd7970-crossfire-review/ (HIS Crossfire)
  75. http://www.kitguru.net/components/g...black-x79n-motherboard-and-hd7970-gpu-review/ (Sapphire)
  76. http://www.technic3d.com/review/grafikkarten/1344-sapphire-radeon-hd-7970-im-test/1.htm (Sapphire)
  77. http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=858&Itemid=72 (XFX semi-custom)
  78. http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...-vs-radeon-6970-overclocked-introduction.html (XFX semi-custom)
  79. http://www.overclockers.com/hd-7970-graphics-card-review/ (HIS)
  80. http://computershopper.com/components/reviews/amd-radeon-hd-7970
  81. http://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.ph...adeon-hd-7970-double-dissipation-edition.html (German - XFX semi-custom)
  82. http://www.tweakpc.de/hardware/tests/grafikkarten/xfx_amd_radeon_hd_7970_black_edition/s01.php (German - XFX semi-custom)
  83. http://vr-zone.com/articles/amd-rad...tenders-from-asus-sapphire-and-xfx/14473.html (Asus, Sapphire, XFX)
  84. http://www.motherboards.org/review/...-edition-double-dissipation-video-card-review (XFX semi-custom)
  85. http://www.motherboards.org/review/sapphire-hd-radeon-7970-video-card-review (Sapphire)
  86. http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/vtx3d_hd7970_pcie2_vs_pcie3_review/1 (VTX3D)
  87. http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/powercolor_hd7970_overclocking_eyefinity_review/1 (PowerColor)
  88. http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/his_hd7970_crossfire_eyefinity_review/1 (HIS Crossfire)
  89. http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/hd7970_quadfire_eyefinity_review/1 (Quad Crossfire)
  90. http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...rst-look-performance-quad-graphics-cards.html (Sapphire Quad Crossfire)
  91. http://nl.hardware.info/reviews/2506/amd-radeon-hd-7970-quad-crossfirex-eyefinity-review (Dutch - Quad Crossfire)
  92. http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/33697-gigabyte-radeon-hd-7970-oc-gv-r797oc-3gd/ (Gigabyte semi-custom)
  93. http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4512/his_hd_7970_3gb_overclocked_video_card_review/index.html (HIS OC)
  94. http://widescreengamingforum.com/article/amd-radeon-7970-review
  95. http://www.maximumpc.com/article/[primary-term]/xfx_radeon_hd_7970_black_edition_review (XFX semi-custom)
  96. http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/4...gb_video_cards_in_3_way_crossfirex/index.html (Sapphire Trifire)
  97. http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1834/1/ (Asus Crossfire)
  98. http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/01/25/asus_radeon_hd_7970_video_card_review/ (Asus)
  99. http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/4...gb_video_cards_in_3_way_crossfirex/index.html (Sapphire Trifire)
  100. http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/asus-hd7970-tri-crossfire-review/ (Asus Trifire)
  101. http://tbreak.com/tech/2012/01/asus-hd-7970-review/ (Asus)
  102. http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/4...deo_cards_in_crossfire_overclocked/index.html (Sapphire Crossfire OC)
  103. http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/01/24/xfx_r7970_black_edition_video_card_review (XFX semi-custom)
  104. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/HD_7970_CrossFire/ (Asus Crossfire)
  105. http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/xfx_hd7970_black_edition/16.htm (XFX semi-custom)
  106. http://www.anandtech.com/show/5458/the-radeon-hd-7970-reprise-pcie-bandwidth-overclocking-and-msaa/1 (PCIx3, OC, AA)
  107. http://www.4gamer.net/games/135/G013536/20120126082/ (Japanese - Crossfire & Trifire)
  108. http://www.lesnumeriques.com/carte-graphique/generic-amd-radeon-hd-7970-3-go-p12460/test.html
  109. http://www.clubic.com/carte-graphiq...0/article-466356-1-radeon-hd-7970-tahiti.html


AMD Radeon HD 7950 (Tahiti Pro)

  1. http://www.anandtech.com/show/5476/amd-radeon-7950-review (Sapphire OC & XFX BEDD)
  2. http://techreport.com/articles.x/22384
  3. http://www.hardware.fr/articles/852-1/amd-radeon-hd-7950-test.html (French)
  4. http://ht4u.net/reviews/2012/amd_radeon_hd_7950_test/ (German)
  5. http://ht4u.net/reviews/2012/sapphire_radeon_hd_7950_oc_test/ (German - Sapphire OC)
  6. http://ht4u.net/reviews/2012/powercolor_radeon_hd_7950_pcs_plus_test/ (German - PowerColor PCS+)
  7. http://www.kitguru.net/components/g...ire-hd7950-overlock-edition-crossfire-review/ (Sapphire OC Crossfire)
  8. http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/xfx-hd7950-black-edition-overlocked-review/ (XFX BEDD)
  9. http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/zardon/his-hd7950-review/ (HIS)
  10. http://vr-zone.com/articles/sapphir...tion-review-gcn-for-a-better-price/14657.html (Sapphire OC)
  11. http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/01/30/amd_radeon_hd_7950_video_card_review
  12. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7950/
  13. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Powercolor/HD_7950_PCS_Plus/ (PowerColor PCS+)
  14. http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/AMD/HD_7950_CrossFire/ (Crossfire)
  15. http://www.eteknix.com/reviews/grap...edition-overclocked-3gb-graphics-card-review/ (XFX BEDD)
  16. http://www.guru3d.com/article/his-radeon-hd-7950-review/ (HIS)
  17. http://www.guru3d.com/article/powercolor-radeon-hd-7950-pcs-review/ (PowerColor PCS+)
  18. http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-hd-7950-crossfire-review-2-and-3way/ (Crossfire & Trifire)
  19. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/AMD-Radeon-HD-7950-Video-Card-Review/1479
  20. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...radeon-hd-7950-review-tahiti-pro-arrives.html
  21. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...1112-sapphire-hd-7950-dual-fan-oc-review.html (Sapphire OC)
  22. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...-black-edition-double-dissipation-review.html (XFX BEDD)
  23. http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...tx-580-oc-vs-6970-oc-review-introduction.html
  24. http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...dition-graphics-card-review-introduction.html (XFX BEDD)
  25. http://www.hardwareheaven.com/revie...ssfire-graphics-card-review-introduction.html (HIS Crossfire)
  26. http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/video-cards/16602-sapphire-radeon-hd-7950-oc-review (Sapphire OC)
  27. http://hothardware.com/Reviews/AMD-Radeon-HD-7950-Tahiti-Pro-GPU-Review/
  28. http://lanoc.org/review/video-cards/5667-xfx-r7950-dd-black-edition-overclocked (XFX BEDD)
  29. http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1847/1/ (XFX BEDD)
  30. http://www.motherboards.org/review/xfx-hd-7950-black-edition-featuring-double-dissipation-review (XFX BEDD)
  31. http://www.motherboards.org/review/sapphire-amd-hd-7950-video-card-review (Sapphire OC)
  32. http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/AMD_HD_7950/
  33. http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Roundups/PowerColor_Sapphire_XFX_HD_7950/ (PowerColor PCS+, Sapphire OC & XFX BEDD)
  34. http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/his_hd7950_review/1 (HIS)
  35. http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/overkill_3d_-_hd7950_quadfire/1 (Quad Crossfire)
  36. http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/sapphire_hd7950_overclock_edition_review/1 (Sapphire OC)
  37. http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/gpu_displays/xfx_r7950_black_edition_review/1 (XFX BEDD)
  38. http://www.overclockers.com/powercolor-7950-pcs-gpu-review/ (PowerColor PCS+)
  39. http://www.rage3d.com/reviews/video/amd_hd7950_launch_review/
  40. http://www.pureoverclock.com/article1430.html (Sapphire OC)
  41. http://tbreak.com/tech/2012/01/amd-hd-7950-review/
  42. http://www.4gamer.net/games/135/G013536/20120129001/ (Japanese - Sapphire OC)
  43. http://www.4gamer.net/games/135/G013536/20120131080/ (Japanese - Crossfire)
  44. http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/34497-amd-radeon-hd-7950-graphics-processor/
  45. http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graph...ack-edition-double-dissipation-graphics-card/ (XFX BEDD)
  46. http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/34545-sapphire-radeon-hd-7950-oc-crossfire/ (Sapphire OC Crossfire)
  47. http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/amd_hd_7950_tahiti_pro_review,1.html
  48. http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/powercolor_pcs_hd_7950_review,1.html (PowerColor PCS+)
  49. http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/xfx_dd_r7950_review,1.html (XFX BEDD)
  50. http://lab501.ro/placi-video/amd-radeon-hd-7950-review (Italian - Sapphire OC)
  51. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-7950-overclock-crossfire-benchmark,3123.html (XFX BEDD Crossfire)
  52. http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/2012/test-amd-radeon-hd-7950-crossfire/ (German - Sapphire OC Crossfire)
  53. http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/2012/test-powercolor-hd-7970-crossfire/ (German - PowerColor Crossfire)
  54. http://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.ph...afikkarten/21212-test-amd-radeon-hd-7950.html (German)
  55. http://www.hardwareluxx.de/index.ph...etail-modelle-der-radeon-hd-7950-im-test.html (German - Asus DCU-II, Sapphire OC, XFX BEDD)
  56. http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,8...11-PCI-Express-30-und-28-nm/Grafikkarte/Test/ (German)
  57. http://nl.hardware.info/reviews/2528/amd-radeon-hd-7950-review---inclusief-triple-crossfirex! (German - Asus DCU-II, Sapphire OC - Crossfire & Trifire)
  58. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2399570,00.asp
  59. http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc...phics-cards/amd-radeon-hd-7950-1058628/review
  60. http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2012/01/31/amd-radeon-hd-7950-3gb-review/1
  61. http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/graphics-cards/1289965/amd-radeon-hd-7950
  62. http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=867&Itemid=72 (XFX BEDD)
  63. http://www.tweakpc.de/hardware/tests/grafikkarten/amd_radeon_hd_7950/s01.php (German - XFX BEDD)
  64. http://widescreengamingforum.com/article/amd-radeon-hd-7950-review
  65. http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/45...tion_double_dissipation_3gb_review/index.html (XFX BEDD)
  66. http://www.atomicmpc.com.au/Review/288650,asus-hd-7950-direct-cu-ii-vs-xfx-r7950-black-edition.aspx (Asus DCU-II & XFX BEDD)
  67. http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Graphics-Cards/AMD-Radeon-HD-7950-3GB-Graphics-Card-Review
  68. http://www.modders-inc.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=372 (Sapphire OC)
  69. http://www.clubic.com/carte-graphiq.../article-473250-1-amd-radeon-hd-7950-xfx.html
 
I read a few reviews showing the 7950 falling behind the gtx580 in some titles like BF3 and in some titles flying pass the 580,have current drivers done anything new to the results?
 
i think it is more due to price than interest. i went with second 6950 for crossfire instead of getting one of these because of the price of them.
 
i think it is more due to price than interest. i went with second 6950 for crossfire instead of getting one of these because of the price of them.

Indeed. My suspicion is that anyone who had an interest in this card already had a $150-300 card that could be crossfired to provide equal or greater performance for less, or would just jump up to the 7970. I don't view $450 and $550 as distinct graphics cards markets.
 
i think it is more due to price than interest. i went with second 6950 for crossfire instead of getting one of these because of the price of them.

Yeah. For the first time in a while, it is MUCH cheaper to add a 2nd card of the previous gen rather than go with the new single solution.

$450-500 for the 7950

OR

$200-225 for a 2nd 6950

The 2nd option is faster and cheaper. For folks who don't care about cost, they already bought 1, 2, or 3 of the 7970s...
 
I wonder if there is a breakdown of sales of the 7950 anywhere, it seems they really missed their mark with this pricing. I wonder if sales reflect that...
 
I wonder if there is a breakdown of sales of the 7950 anywhere, it seems they really missed their mark with this pricing. I wonder if sales reflect that...

One proxy for this would be the total number of user reviews for all models sold on Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6767 600286739&IsNodeId=1&name=Radeon HD 7950

The total comes to 38.

Compare that to the 207 reviews for all 7970 models: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6767 600286740&IsNodeId=1&name=Radeon HD 7970

I'd say the 7950 is selling below expectations.
 
One proxy for this would be the total number of user reviews for all models sold on Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6767 600286739&IsNodeId=1&name=Radeon HD 7950

The total comes to 38.

Compare that to the 207 reviews for all 7970 models: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...6767 600286740&IsNodeId=1&name=Radeon HD 7970

I'd say the 7950 is selling below expectations.

I wonder if they will get the message and lower the price or if the cost of wafers prevents that from being an option
 
Thanks for the list, OP.

I've been wondering if I should replace my MSI HD6970 with the Sapphire HD7950, solely on the ground of the latter being cooler. My system is unhappy with the amount of heat being dumped into it by the factory-overclocked HD6970. The price is of course still a little too high for my budget but it could be worth not ripping my hair out every time the system hard-crashes from a hotspot somewhere. 🙁
 
Thanks for the list, OP.

I've been wondering if I should replace my MSI HD6970 with the Sapphire HD7950, solely on the ground of the latter being cooler. My system is unhappy with the amount of heat being dumped into it by the factory-overclocked HD6970. The price is of course still a little too high for my budget but it could be worth not ripping my hair out every time the system hard-crashes from a hotspot somewhere. 🙁

If you want to upgrade based solely on heat production like you said, wait for 7800 😉
 
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