Sapphire Unveils Two Speedy HD 7950 Models

Two Stunning Models for Choice of Performance

Sapphire has now added two new graphic card models based on the Radeon HD 7950 from AMD. The new Sapphire HD 7950 models are only the second family of graphics cards to incorporate the latest generation of GPUs from AMD built in a new 28nm process and featuring the new GCN optimized graphics processing architecture. The HD 7950 GPU has a new internal structure with 1792 stream processors and a 384-bit high speed memory interface with over 264Gb/s memory bandwidth.

The standard Sapphire HD 7950 ships with a core clock speed of 810MHz, slightly higher than the reference design, and a dual slot, single fan cooler. At the same time SAPPHIRE is introducing a high performance model, the Sapphire HD 7950 OC Edition, which is factory overclocked to 900MHz and features Sapphire’s new dual-extractor technology - Dual-X - a highly-efficient multi-heatpipe cooler with dual fans, providing quiet and very cool operation during normal operating conditions and superb cooling performance even under extreme load. Both models have a large 3GB array of the latest DDR5 memory with effective clocks of 5Gb/s.

For enthusiasts wishing to maximize performance, a new version of the Sapphire overclocking tool, TriXX supporting this latest generation of technology is available free to download from the SAPPHIRE website. TriXX allows tuning of GPU voltage as well as core and memory clocks, whilst continuously displaying temperature. Manual control of fan speed is supported, as well as user-created fan profiles and the ability to save up to four different performance settings. Both the Sapphire HD 7950 models have a dual BIOS, allowing for further experimentation by the enthusiast. On the OC edition, the second BIOS is pre-programmed to allow a higher maximum overclock and more aggressive fan profile.

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