What is the difference between Sapphire 7950 *FLEX OC* Boost and *VAPOR X* Boost

[Axonn]

SO far, I see that the clock speed of Flex OC is 860 to 925, but the VaporX is 950.

Then how come the Flex OC is more expensive?

The Flex OC with Boost:
http://www.proshop.se/Grafikkort/Sa...risjakt&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=pricesite

The Vapor X with Boost:
http://www.proshop.se/Grafikkort/Sapphire-VAPOR-X-HD-7950-OC-with-Boost-grafikko-2380193.html

 

[3DVagabond]

With Sapphire's Flex cards you don't need to use display port for Eyefinity.

In the above diagram you see 6 possible Eyefinity setups. With the Vapor-X only the bottom 2 setups will work. You can use an active DP adapter to connect to the display port if your monitor(s) don't have native DP. With the Flex card you can use any of the 6 setups. Depending on your monitors you might still need adapters, but they can be of the cheaper passive types and you don't need to use a displayport out from the card.

The Vapor-X has a better cooler and beefed up PCB components. It does use ~2.3 slots. So, you might run into spacing problems on your mobo. Especially if you run Crossfire.

So, basically, If you aren't running Eyefinity you don't really get any benefit from the Flex cards. Your money is probably better spent on the Vapor-X

 

[raghu78]

the main advantage of the flex cards from sapphire is they support triple monitor without the need for minidisplayport to DVI adapter. you can connect 2 monitors to DVI and 1 monitor to HDMI.

http://www.sapphiretech.com/Flex/FleX_Eng_apply.html

the vapor-x cannot do that. you have to connect third monitor to minidisplayport using minidp to dvi adapter.

if you don't want the Flex feature get the Sapphire HD 7950 vapor-x or sapphire HD 7950 boost (without flex).

http://www.proshop.se/Grafikkort/Sapphire-VAPOR-X-HD-7950-OC-with-Boost-grafikko-2380193.html

http://www.proshop.se/Grafikkort/Sapphire-RADEON-HD-7950-with-Boost-grafikkort--2378347.html

 

[Axonn]

Great answers guys, both of ya. Thank you! I ordered the Vapor X.