AMD Radeon HD 7950 review. Specs and Benchmarks

A detailed review of the video card AMD Radeon HD 7950. Ranked 205 in CpusData's performance ranking.

Manufacturer AMD, year of manufacture 2012, process technology 28 nm, power consumption 200 Watt (TDP).

The graphics card runs at a clock frequency of , capable of overclocking up to 1250 MHz. On board is 3 GB of memory with a clock rate of 1250 MHz and a bandwidth of 240 GB/s.

Below is some key information about the technologies used, interfaces, motherboard compatibility and test results in popular games. This data will help you decide which graphics card to choose. You can also compare your AMD Radeon HD 7950 graphics card online with other models on our site.

5.0 Out of 1 CpusData Score

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General info

The main nomenclature characteristics of the video card AMD Radeon HD 7950, for general information about it.

Place in performance rating:		264
Value for money (0-100):		13.94
Architecture:		GCN 1.0
Code name:		Tahiti
Type:		Desktop
Release date:		31 January 2012 (9 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP):		$449
Price now:		$591 (1.3x MSRP)
Design:		reference
Value for money:		3.46
GPU code name:		Tahiti
Market segment:		Desktop

Technical specs

Characteristics that directly affect the performance of the video card AMD Radeon HD 7950. Smaller process technology, higher clock frequencies, more threads and transistors are signs of a modern graphics card.

Pipelines:		1792
Boost Clock:		1250 MHz
Transistor count:		4,313 million
Manufacturing process technology:		28 nm
Power consumption (TDP):		200 Watt
Texture fill rate:		89.60
Floating-point performance:		2,867 gflops
Compute units:		28
Pipelines / CUDA cores:		1792
Boost clock speed:		1250 MHz
Number of transistors:		4,313 million
Thermal design power (TDP):		300 Watt

Compatibility, dimensions and requirements

Additional technical information, does not greatly affect the performance rating.

Interface:		PCIe 3.0 x16
Length:		267 mm
Supplementary power connectors:		2x 6-pin
Bus support:		PCIe 3.0 x16

Memory

Video card memory is used to store calculations. Modern software and 3D games require higher memory capacity and speed. The higher these parameters, the higher the performance of the chip AMD Radeon HD 7950.

Memory type:		GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount:		3 GB
Memory bus width:		384 Bit
Memory clock speed:		1250 MHz
Memory bandwidth:		240 GB/s

Video outputs and ports

Information about video card interfaces, ports, shape factor and size.

Display Connectors:		1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPort
Eyefinity:		1
Number of Eyefinity displays:		6
HDMI:		+
DisplayPort support:		-

Technologies

Additional technologies that the vendor integrates into its devices. They do not directly affect the performance, but can have a nice addition to the graphics card functionality both in games and at work.

AppAcceleration:		+
CrossFire:		1
FreeSync:		1
HD3D:		-
PowerTune:		+
TrueAudio:		-
ZeroCore:		+
Enduro:		-

API support

Supported by the video card AMD Radeon HD 7950 API. The higher the version, the better performance in games.

DirectX:		DirectX® 11
OpenGL:		4.6
Shader Model:		5.1
OpenCL:		1.2
Mantle:		-

Overall gaming performance

The tests show the FPS results with different screen resolutions according to the recommendations of the game developer. Benchmark AMD Radeon HD 7950 may differ from the actual data, depending on the environment (motherboard or processor).

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Gears Tactics (2020)

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Doom Eternal (2020)

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Legend
5	Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
	May Stutter – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards stutter, the game is likely to show a low frame rate. There will be some lags.
30	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 25 frames per second (fps)
40	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 35 frames per second (fps)
60	Fluent – According to the results of benchmarks the game should run at 58 frames per second (fps)
	May Run Fluently – Insufficient data. Similar graphics cards show a smooth frame rate, comfortable for the game.
?	Uncertain – Graphics cards testing has shown that a slower card can provide a high and stable frame rate for the same operation.
	Uncertain – The work of the video card in the game is still being studied. Interpolation among analogs is not possible.
The value depicts the average frame rate. Hovering over the value, you can get individual results.

AMD Radeon HD 7950 in Benchmarks

The performance of the graphics card AMD Radeon HD 7950 is presented in popular modern benchmarks. Testing at maximum loads gives us an idea of the real power of the graphics processor and allows us to compare the model with other popular graphics cards. You can find benchmark descriptions and results on their pages.