ASUS ROG Matrix HD7970 Platinum

PERFORMANCE

Test Setup

Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus V Formula
Memory: Kingston HyperX Predator DDR3-2400
Storage: Kingston HyperX SSD 120GB
PSU: Seasonic X-760W
Cooling: Corsair H100 (Max)
Case: CoolerMaster HAF922
Monitor: LG E2350V
VGA: ASUS HD7970 Matrix Platinum (MATRIX-HD7970-P-3GD5)

We would like to thank Kingston Technologies Inc. for providing our test equipment for this review.

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Capcom’s Resident Evil spin-off title Operation: Racoon City puts us in the boots of Umbrella’s Delta Team comprising of their top operatives who get caught into the company’s twisted scheme in covering up their insidious activities.

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Another MMO installation in the storied Final Fantasy franchise, Final Fantasy XIV isn’t really the most hotly anticipated game but we’ll include it here since it has a nice benchmarking tool.

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Sniper Elite V2 is a remake of the acclaimed original game from 2009 which puts the player in the shoes of a World War 2 sniper in the heart of Germany. With an updated game engine, the visuals are heavily improved. The game has a benchmark tool to assess how the game will perform on a preset scenario.

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Resident Evil 5 sends players to uncharted regions as famed S.T.A.R.S. agent Chris Redfield.

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Devil May Cry 4 show’s how Capcom still has love for PC gamers. Follow Nero and Dante as they hack, shoot and slash their way through countless enemies in style in this awesome fast-paced action game.

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Battlefield 3 is one of the hottest titles of 2011 and continues to prove itself a worthy game. Based on DICE’s Frostbite Engine 2, this game’s lush details and visuals are just stunning but can really stress any modern GPU.

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Unigine Heaven 3.0 is the latest iteration of the benchmarking utility for the Unigine engine. This benchmark stresses any GPU with options for DX9 to DX11 tests and boasts highly impressive tessellation scenes.

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At a glance: Simply put, the ASUS HD7970 Matrix Platinum comes full-force out of the box but overclocking the card makes it shine the brightest showing as a steady increase across the boards, even managing to surpass the GTX680 in some situations especially non-NVIDIA optimized games.