AMD’s 7000 series is made up of 3 segments. Starting with the flagship 7900 which are the high-end cards. Then we have the 7700 series which has budget gamers in mind. Finally we have the 7800 series which sits right in the middle to hit the sweet spot between cost and performance. The 7800 series has 2 cards the 7850 and the 7870, today we are taking a look at the 7850. Not just any 7850 though, the 7850 Overclocked Edition from Sapphire. This card really makes the sweet spot even sweeter with a factory overclock moving the core up to 920MHz and the memory up to 1250MHz. Sapphire has also added their popular Dual-X cooler for better cooling performance. Read on to see what this card is all about.
Special thanks to Sapphire for providing us with the Radeon HD 7850 OC Edition 2GB Video Card to review.
Specifications
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Specification |
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Output |
1 x Dual-Link DVI 1 x HDMI (with 3D) 2 x Mini-DisplayPort DisplayPort 1.2 |
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GPU |
920 MHz Core Clock 28 nm Chip 1024 x Stream Processors |
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Memory |
2048 MB Size 256 -bit GDDR5 5000 MHz Effective |
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Dimension |
210(L)x105(W)x35(H) mm Size. |
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Software |
Driver CD |
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Accessory |
CrossFire™ Bridge Interconnect Cable Mini-DP to DP Cable 6 PIN to 4 PIN Power Cable HDMI to SL-DVI Adapter(Full Retail SKU only) HDMI 1.4a high speed 1.8 meter cable(Full Retail SKU only) |
Packaging
To show you exactly how the Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 OC Edition comes, what all it comes with and a brief overview check out our video below.
This was actually the first 7850 I was able to find for sale on newegg when the 7850s and 7870s launched. I’ve been quite happy with my purchase since I bought it.
Well check your “prose” $10 cheaper?? How does it compare in price to the 6850, rough bang per buck. Also how big a power supply and how many watts per frag