wraggster
July 31st, 2012, 11:32
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/07/sapphire7970ge-3.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/31/sapphire-ghz-edition-radeon-hd-7970/)The GHz Edition was supposed to deliver a significant mid-cycle performance bump (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/22/amd-radeon-hd-7970-ghz-edition-review-roundup/) to AMD's flagship 7970, without any attendant rise in cost. Instead, according to AnandTech, it looks like third-party vendors are looking to exploit the GE has a chance to max out every other spec in addition to the updated silicon and then charge a premium. Sapphire's new Toxic card is a case in point -- a 6GB double-helping of VRAM and a "Lethal" BIOS mode that takes base clock up to 1150MHz and memory clock to 6.4GHz (compared to 6GHz on the stock card). Those who can splutter up $699 will surely love it, but it's no substitute for the $499 upgrade that AMD originally intended (http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/16/amd-radeon-hd-price-drops/).
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/31/sapphire-ghz-edition-radeon-hd-7970/
http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/31/sapphire-ghz-edition-radeon-hd-7970/