ATI Radeon HD 7770 vs Sapphire Radeon HD 7770 OC

axon1988

axon1988

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So here's the deal, both got released today. It's still a 128bit architecture, which isn't that nice. I thought we'd be making 256bit our standard memory bandwith and not 128bit. Still, there are some nice surprises to the overclocked Sapphire edition. In some cases it out performs a ATI Radeon HD 6850. Which is pretty decent.

And it leaves the Nvida GT 550TI (?) lagging behind.

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Here's the Sapphire's review: http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/35221-sapphire-radeon-hd-7770-oc/

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Here's the stock (Powercolor model)7770's review: http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/graphics/35233-powercolor-radeon-hd-7770-amd-radeon-hd-7750/


Something to keep in mind is that this card has a really nice chip in it, and with better drivers I'm sure you'll get a boost in performance. And there might even be better OC versions coming out soon, XFX anyone?

Thoughts?
 
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As budget cards they are great. You can easily save up for a second card and SLi them.

I had great service from my 2 x 5770 HD Cards.
 
I've seen some of the crossfire reviews and I have to say the cards perform well in CF, on par with a single GTX580.
I was expecting a bit more though, if the cards come in at around R1200-R1500 I reckon it'll be worth it. If not I would avoid them for a bit and see what the 7870 brings to the table.
 
The Joker said:
I've seen some of the crossfire reviews and I have to say the cards perform well in CF, on par with a single GTX580.
I was expecting a bit more though, if the cards come in at around R1200-R1500 I reckon it'll be worth it. If not I would avoid them for a bit and see what the 7870 brings to the table.
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Agreed, it just gets me that they are still 128bit. They could have at least gone for 192bit or something. That little bit more bandwidth helps.

Any news on the 7790? I can't find anything...
 
So slightly faster than a 5770/6770 but still slower than the 6850. I'll keep waiting for the 7850/7870 series.
 
Isengard said:
So slightly faster than a 5770/6770 but still slower than the 6850. I'll keep waiting for the 7850/7870 series.
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This, I won't be able to afford the 7870 though but maybe the 7850. 7770 doesn't seem worth upgrading to from a 5770.
 
I think it depends on the price... What if the card costs R1200 new for a OC version? I would buy 2 then... but hten I'd need a new motherboard. Anybody selling a 775 Crossfire MB? :p
 
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