Radeon HD 7970 over 1 gigahertz – more models from partner manufacturers

AMD’s launch of the Radeon HD 7970 was followed in the usual way by a number of graphics cards from partner manufacturers, but almost exclusively reference models with new stickers. Before the end of the month, however, there may be a change in that matter.

Within two to three weeks, Asus, MSI and Gigabyte, among others, are expected to present new models with custom coolers, from DirectCU II to Twinfrozr and Windforce. In addition, a large proportion of these will be overclocked to GPU frequencies of 1 GHz or more – a noticeable increase from the reference design’s 925 MHz.

Those who are not keen on pocketing up to SEK 5,000 on a new graphics card can look forward to the slimmed-down model Radeon HD 7950 “Tahiti Pro”, which will be launched at the turn of the month January-February. In this case, a pure reference design is lacking and the partner manufacturers are free to put their own stamp on the graphics cards.

After the Radeon HD 7950, it’s time for the 7800 series, or more precisely the graphics processor Pitcairn and Radeon HD 7870 and 7850. According to planning, the launch will take place in March, but there are many indications that the new middle classes may appear earlier than that, possibly a bit in. in February.