Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13Series + CrossFire Review
Category : AMD
Published by Christian Ney on 10.04.13
Club3D, VTX3D and PowerColor (TUL Corp. in fact) are the only brands who released a Radeon HD 7790 following AMD's reference design. Therefore we wanted to have a look at one of those cards and see if they made a good choice releasing the reference design while no other manufacturer did. Our sample comes from Club3D and features a little factory overclocking on the core (+30 MHz). It is also the cheapest Radeon HD 7790 on the market. For good?
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On the following pages we will show you the strenghts and weaknesses of the Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13Series.
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Technical Data / Specifications
You might be expecting this, with the Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13Series you get a reference card with a reference PCB, a reference cooler and a shy overclock on the GPU. The ASIC quality measured on our sample was 67.6 % which is low compared with other cards we had in hand that were around 73 %.
About ASIC quality:
Looking at the clock speeds we see that the GPU runs at 1'030 MHz. That's not much of a factory overclock over AMD's 1 GHz recommanded clock, if you take a look at other cards on the market you see that most have the GPU clocked at 1'075 MHz. But it's better than nothing especially from the cheapest card on the market. Like most of the other Radeon HD 7790 out there no factory overclocking has been made regarding the GDDR5 memory which stays clocked at 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz effective) following AMD's recommendations.
| nVidia GeForce | Radeon HD 7850 | Club3D Radeon HD 7790 | Radeon HD 7790 | Radeon HD 7770 |
| Chip | Pitcain Pro | Bonair | Bonair | Cape Verde |
| Process | 28 nm | 28 nm | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Transistors | 2.80 Billion | 2.08 billion | 2.08 Billion | 1.50 Billion |
| GPU clock | 860 MHz | 1'030 MHz | 1'000 MHz | 1'000 MHz |
| Memory | 2'048 MB GDDR5 | 1'024 MB GDDR5 | 1'024 MB GDDR5 | 1'024 MB GDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 1'200 MHz (4'800 MHz) | 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz) | 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz) | 1'125 MHz (4'500 MHz) |
| Memory interface | 256 Bit | 128 Bit | 128 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory bandwidth | 153'600 MB/s | 96'000 MB/s | 96'000 MB/s | 72'000 MB/s |
| TMUs | 64 | 56 | 56 | 40 |
| Shader Cores | 1024 | 896 | 896 | 640 |
| ROPs | 32 ROPs | 16 ROPs | 16 ROPs | 16 ROPs |
| Maximum board power | 150 Watt | 85 Watt | 85 Watt | 75 Watt |
| PCB Type | Reference Design | Reference Design | Reference Design | Reference Design |
| PCB size | long | short | PCIe16x | PCIe16x |
| Cooler | Reference Design | Reference Design | Reference Design | Reference Design |
| MSRP | $250 | $149 | $149 | $109 |
As said previously, this card from Club3D makes use of the reference PCB. Therefore you get an analogue power design with five phases, where the GPU gets four phases and the memory gets one phase.
The voltage regulation chip used for both GPU and memory is a NCP81022 from ON Semiconductor.
On the picture below you can see that the MOSFETs are cooled via a little aluminium heatsink. This one is not present on all cards from competitors.
It may looks strange but yes this is the so called reference cooler. It's been a while, that we've last seen a Zalman-like cooler on a graphics card. This one is being manufactured by NTK Technologies and features a copper base with aluminium fins and two 8mm heatpipes. The DC Brushless fan measures 65mm, is made by FirstDO and carry the part number FD7015H12S.
The memory chips used are made by Hynix and carry the model number H5GQ2H24AFR-R0C. They are specified to run at 1'500 MHz (6'000 MHz effective).
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Preview
Delivery
Bundled with the graphics card there is nothing but a quick installation guide. That said, keep in mind that it's the cheapest card on the market so we didn't expect the bundle to be rich. To get the latest drivers you will have to go to the product page on the manufacturer's website or directly via AMD's official website.
The card ships well bolstered with a bubble wrap (me gusta).
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Test Setup
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3DMark 11 Performance
| Graphics Cards | Score | Graphics Score |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 9'836 | 10'020 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 8'673 | 8'663 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 7'604 | 7'210 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 6'854 | 6'624 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 6'276 | 5'776 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 5'902 | 5'443 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 5'831 | 5'523 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 5'818 | 5'360 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 5'797 | 5'341 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 4'802 | 4'492 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 4'888 | 4'435 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 4'723 | 4'307 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 4'521 | 4'107 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 3'995 | 3'592 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 3'767 | 3'368 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 3'646 | 3'265 |
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3DMark - Fire Strike Performance
| Graphics Cards | Score | Graphics Score |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 4'619 | 5'676 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 5'139 | 5'583 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 4'991 | 5'389 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 4'408 | 4'695 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 4'168 | 4'439 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 3'805 | 4'407 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 3'699 | 4'071 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 3'658 | 3'942 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 3'606 | 3'882 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 3'266 | 3'336 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 3'015 | 3'120 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 2'923 | 3'056 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 2'474 | 2'828 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 2'734 | 2'775 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 2'475 | 2'559 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 2'278 | 2'417 |
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3DMark - Fire Strike Extreme
| Graphics Cards | Score | Graphics Score |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 2'535 | 2'601 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 2'441 | 2'500 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 2'166 | 2'185 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 2'038 | 2'056 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 1'863 | 1'868 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 1'360 | 1'506 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 1'418 | 1'503 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 1'411 | 1'495 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 1'199 | 1'127 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 1'071 | 1'055 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 1'067 | 1'027 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 846 | 910 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 925 | 874 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 698 | 631 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 878 | 815 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 550 | 488 |
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Unigine Heaven 4.0 Extreme Preset
| Graphics Cards | Graphics Score | FPS |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 1'127 | 44.7 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 1'006 | 39.9 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 872 | 34.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 826 | 32.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 794 | 31.5 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 707 | 28.1 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 683 | 27.1 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 627 | 24.9 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 576 | 22.9 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 567 | 22.5 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 527 | 20.9 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 505 | 20.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 500 | 19.9 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 468 | 18.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 421 | 16.7 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 394 | 15.6 |
| More is better | ||
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BattleField 3
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 4xMSAA, Ultra, SSAO | Average FPS |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 73.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 59.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 55.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 52.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 45.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 44.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 40.2 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 36.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 36.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 33.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 32.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 31.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 30.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 27.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 27.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 24.6 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, 2xMSAA, High, SSAO | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 89.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 80.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 74.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 65.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 64.2 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 56.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 54.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 54.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 47.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 46.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 44.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 43.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 39.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 37.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 36.8 |
| More is better |
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Borderlands 2
| High Preset, 1980x1080, FXAA, no PhsyX, High | Average FPS |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 107.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 100.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 88.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 79.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 76.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 74.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 66.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 66.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 59.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 57.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 55.2 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 55.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 54.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 54.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 51.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 47.6 |
| More is better |
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Bioshock Infinite
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Crysis 3
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xMSAA, Very High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 18.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 16.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 14.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 13.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 12.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 11.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 10.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 10.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 9.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 9.0 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 7.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 7.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 7.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 7.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 6.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 5.8 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, 2xMSAA, Medium | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 61.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 54.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 52.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 49.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 48.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 45.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 39.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 37.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 36.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 35.6 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 34.1 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 33.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 33.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 31.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 30.0 |
| More is better |
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Call of Duty Black Ops 2
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xMSAA, High | Average FPS |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 89.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 88.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 76.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 73.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 67.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 65.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 63.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 63.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 57.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 54.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 53.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 49.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 47.2 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 46.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 45.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 41.0 |
| More is better |
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DIRT Showdown - Benchmark
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xMSAA, Ultra | Average FPS |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 83.84 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 63.58 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 55.23 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 50.74 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 46.67 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 45.71 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 44.53 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 41.28 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 37.13 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 35.56 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 32.03 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 30.21 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 29.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 28.88 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 24.73 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 24.25 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, 2xMSAA, High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 137.02 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 131.89 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 131.25 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 125.23 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 124.13 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 124.09 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 115.50 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 112.58 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 111.18 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 104.13 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 98.80 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 95.85 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 94.15 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 85.29 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 83.32 |
| More is better |
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Far Cry 3
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xMSAA, Ultra | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 28.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 24.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 23.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 21.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 21.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 20.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 19.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 16.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 16.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 16.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 15.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 14.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 12.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 11.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 8.6 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 8.4 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, 2xMSAA, High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 79.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 65.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 64.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 58.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 54.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 53.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 50.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 47.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 46.0 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 42.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 41.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 41.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 40.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 37.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 34.8 |
| More is better |
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Max Payne 3
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xMSAA, Very High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 29.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 29.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 27.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 26.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 25.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 24.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 22.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 22.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 22.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 20.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 18.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 17.2 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 16.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 16.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 16.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 15.4 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, 2xMSAA, High | Average FPS |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 94.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 92.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 84.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 82.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 79.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 72.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 67.6 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 64.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 63.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 63.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 63.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 54.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 53.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 53.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 49.4 |
| More is better |
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Sleeping Dogs - Benchmark
| High Preset, 1980x1080, Extreme, High-Res Textures | Average FPS |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 44.9 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 37.5 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 33.9 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 29.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 27.7 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 27.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 25.7 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 24.3 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 23.0 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 22.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 22.5 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 22.3 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 19.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 18.5 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 18.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 15.1 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 84.7 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 76.7 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 67.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 61.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 60.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 57.1 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 56.8 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 52.1 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 51.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 49.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 47.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 47.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 43.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 40.7 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 37.7 |
| More is better |
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
| High Preset, 1980x1080, 8xAA, Ultra | Average FPS |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 111.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 87.8 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 86.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 75.4 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 70.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 71.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 66.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 58.8 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 57.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 57.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 56.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 52.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 48.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 48.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 45.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 44.0 |
| More is better |
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The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition
| High Preset, 1980x1080, Ultra | Average FPS |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 31.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 26.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 25.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 22.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 22.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 21.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 20.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 19.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 18.2 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 18.0 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 18.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 17.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 17.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 15.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 13.2 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 13.0 |
| More is better |
| Medium Preset, 1680x1050, High | Average FPS |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 88.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 86.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 79.0 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 70.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 69.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 60.6 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 60.2 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 59.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 59.6 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 57.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 56.2 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 54.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 46.8 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 46.4 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 44.0 |
| More is better |
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Power Consumption
| Power Consumption Idle* | Watts |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C (non ref design) | 70 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 68 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 61 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 60 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 (non ref design) | 59 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 59 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti (non ref design) | 59 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 (non ref design) | 56 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 (non ref design) | 54 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 (non ref design) | 53 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 51 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 51 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 51 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 51 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti (non ref design) | 50 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 (non ref design) | 50 |
| *Entire system | Less is better |
| Power Consumption Load (FurMark)* | Watts |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C (non ref design) | 250 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 247 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 (non ref design) | 199 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti (non ref design) | 195 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 193 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 184 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 (non ref design) | 178 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 175 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 (non ref design) | 173 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 172 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 170 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 (non ref design) | 166 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 (non ref design) | 161 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti (non ref design) | 130 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 105 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 103 |
| *Entire system | Less is better |
| Difference Idle/Load | Watts |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C (non ref design) | 180 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 179 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 (non ref design) | 145 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti (non ref design) | 136 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 134 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 133 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 (non ref design) | 125 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 121 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 (non ref design) | 117 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 (non ref design) | 116 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 115 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 109 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 (non ref design) | 102 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti (non ref design) | 80 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 54 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 52 |
| More is better |
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Fan Speed / Noise Level
Fan Speed
Noise Level
For the noise level results, we measured the noise level using a decibel meter (Voltcraft SL-200) located at 1 meter away from the graphics card.
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Idle / FurMark / BF3
Idle Temperature
Idle, temperature is taken after 15 minutes @ 30 %, 50 % and 100 % fan speed.
Room Temperature: 25°C
Temperature under Furmark
For FurMark, temperature is taken after 15 minutes of GPU Burn test @ 30 %, 50 % and 100 % fan speed.
We stopped the test when the GPU temperature hit 90°C.
Room Temperature: 25°C
Temperature and fan speed under BattleField 3
For BattleField 3, temperature and fan speed values taken, are the highest achieved after 1 hour gaming @ auto fan speed speed.
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Performance/Watt
| Graphics Cards | Performance Index | Power C. (Watts)* | Performance/Watt*10 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 59.95 | 172 | 3.49 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 31.04 | 103 | 3.01 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 31.55 | 105 | 3.00 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 (non ref design) | 48.53 | 178 | 2.73 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti (non ref design) | 52.95 | 195 | 2.72 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 (non ref design) | 44.81 | 173 | 2.59 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 (non ref design) | 40.62 | 166 | 2.45 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti (non ref design) | 28.23 | 130 | 2.17 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost | 39.16 | 184 | 2.13 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 35.40 | 193 | 1.83 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 31.34 | 175 | 1.79 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 29.35 | 170 | 1.73 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 (non ref design) | 26.06 | 161 | 1.62 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C (non ref design) | 40.08 | 250 | 1.60 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 32.48 | 247 | 1.32 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 (non ref design) | 25.70 | 199 | 1.29 |
| *Entire system | More is better | Less is better | More is better |
The "Performance Index" value is calculated as the sum of all benchmarks results divided by the amount of games (3DMark and Ungine not included into the calculation).
Performance/Price
| Graphics Cards | Performance Index | Price (€) | Performance/€*10 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7870 | 48.53 | 156.66 | 3.10 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 | 44.81 | 159.00 | 2.82 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti 448C | 40.08 | 142.49 | 2.81 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6850 | 26.06 | 93.43 | 2.79 |
| AMD Radeon HD 6870 | 31.34 | 112.33 | 2.79 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti | 28.23 | 103.38 | 2.73 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB | 40.62 | 151.91 | 2.67 |
| Club3D Radeon HD 7790 '13 Series | 31.55 | 120.00 | 2.63 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 | 31.04 | 120.00 | 2.63 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2GB | 39.16 | 149.00 | 2.63 |
| AMD Radeon HD 7790 CrossFire | 59.95 | 240.00 | 2.50 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 660 Ti | 52.95 | 234.30 | 2.26 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5870 | 35.40 | 161.03 | 2.20 |
| AMD Radeon HD 5850 | 29.35 | 141.68 | 2.07 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 460 | 25.70 | 106.66 | 2.41 |
| nVidia GeForce GTX 470 | 32.48 | 198.28 | 1.64 |
| More is better | Less is better | More is better |
For the price we took the lowest price available on geizhals.eu, on the day the review has been published.
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Conclusion
| General | + | - | |
This Radeon HD 7790 '13Series from Club3D has definitely been able to convince us. Of course it's not the fastest HD 7790 on the market but I think it's one of the most interesting. First of all it's noiseless in idle and also while gaming. We were really surprised to see this tiny cooler hold well against FurMark with the fan at 30 % and stay quiet dead when gaming BattleField 3. Second it's the cheapest HD 7790 around and one is going to choose an HD 7790 because of a limited budget so this makes sense. Last but not least with AMD's Never Settle Reloaded you get BioShock Infinite for free with the purchase of this card. |
- Price - Noiseless in both 2D & 3D - Bioshock Infinite FREE | - Bundle | |
| Performance | + | - | |
Performance of this product in particular has
nothing special, the additional 30 MHz on the core gives only 1.5 %
additional performance on average. But the HD 7790 in general benefits
of the best Performance/Watt ratio and a good Performance/Price ratio. |
- Performance/Watt - Power Consumption in idle - Power Consumption under load |
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| Recommendation | + | - | |
| If you are looking for an AMD Radeon HD 7790 then you should really consider this offer from Club3D as Most Wanted #1. The HD 7790 '13Series has everything you are looking for: Noiseless cooler and best price. | - Mid-Range Gaming | ||
| We gave the Radeon HD 7790 '13Series from Club3D the perfect award of 5 out of 5 stars. | |||
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Author: Christian Ney c.ney@ocaholic.ch