Sapphire HD 7950 Dual-X with Boost

11196-19-20G

Graphics Processor

Tahiti

Cores

1792

TMUs

112

ROPs

Memory Size

3 GB

Memory Type

GDDR5

Bus Width

384 bit

GPU

Graphics Processor

GPU Name: Tahiti

GPU Variant: Tahiti PRO2
(215-0821282)

Architecture: GCN 1.0

Foundry: TSMC

Process Size: 28 nm

Transistors: 4,313 million

Density: 12.3M / mm²

Die Size: 352 mm²

Graphics Card

Release Date: ~~Jun 22nd, 2012~~
Dec 20th, 2012

Generation: Southern Islands
(HD 7900)

Predecessor: Northern Islands

Successor: Sea Islands

Production: End-of-life

Bus Interface: PCIe 3.0 x16

Clock Speeds

Base Clock: 850 MHz

Boost Clock: 925 MHz

Memory Clock: 1250 MHz
5 Gbps effective

Memory

Memory Size: 3 GB

Memory Type: GDDR5

Memory Bus: 384 bit

Bandwidth: 240.0 GB/s

Render Config

Shading Units: 1792

TMUs: 112

ROPs: 32

Compute Units: 28

L1 Cache: 16 KB (per CU)

L2 Cache: 768 KB

Theoretical Performance

Pixel Rate: 29.60 GPixel/s

Texture Rate: 103.6 GTexel/s

FP32 (float): 3.315 TFLOPS

FP64 (double): 828.8 GFLOPS (1:4)

Board Design

Slot Width: Dual-slot

Length: ~~275 mm~~
270 mm
~~10.8 inches~~
10.6 inches

TDP: 200 W

Suggested PSU: 550 W

Outputs: 1x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
2x DVI
1x HDMI 1.4a
1x DisplayPort 1.2

Power Connectors: 2x 6-pin

Board Number: 109-C38637-00

Graphics Features

DirectX: 12 (11_1)

OpenGL: 4.6

OpenCL: 2.1 (1.2)

Vulkan: 1.2.170

Shader Model: 6.5 (5.1)

Tahiti GPU Notes

Generation: Southern Islands
Desktop Variant: New Zealand / Malta
Graphics/Compute: GFX6 (gfx600)
Display Core Engine: 6.0
Unified Video Decoder: 3.2
Video Compression Engine: 1.0
CLRX: GCN 1.0

Exact Transistor Count: 4,312,711,873

Latest Drivers:
Windows XP / 8:
Catalyst Software Suite 14.4

Windows Vista :
Catalyst Software Suite 13.12

Windows 7:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1

Windows 8.1:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 16.12.2 / 17.1.2
64-bit: Radeon Software: Crimson ReLive Edition 17.4.4 / 17.7.1

Windows 10:
32-bit: Radeon Software: Adrenalin Edition 18.9.3
64-bit: AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 22.6.1

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HIS HD 7950 IceQ X2 Boost Clock	850 MHz	950 MHz	1250 MHz	311 mm/12.2 inches
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PowerColor HD 7950 Boost State V4	850 MHz	925 MHz	1250 MHz
PowerColor HD 7950 Boost State V5	850 MHz	925 MHz	1250 MHz	267 mm/10.5 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
PowerColor PCS+ HD 7950 Boost State V3	900 MHz	950 MHz	1250 MHz
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Sapphire HD 7950 FleX OC Boost	860 MHz	925 MHz	1250 MHz	290 mm/11.4 inches, 2x DVI 1x HDMI 2x mini-DisplayPort
Sapphire HD 7950 Vapor-X OC Boost	850 MHz	950 MHz	1250 MHz	2x DVI 1x HDMI 1x DisplayPort
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