22
ASUS HD 7970 Matrix Platinum 3 GB Review
Packaging & Contents »Introduction
AMD's HD 7970 and its more powerful brother HD 7970 GHz Edition have been on the market for a while now. MSI has also launched their HD 7970 Lightning in June. Now ASUS has released the HD 7970 Matrix - a card that will directly compete with MSI's HD 7970 Lightning.
ASUS has increased clock speeds to 1100 MHz. That is 50 MHz more than the GHz Edition and higher than any other HD 7970 card, including the MSI Lightning. Memory clock is, with 1650 MHz, also higher than any other AMD card.
The card comes with a powerful triple slot cooling solution and adds many features for hardcore overclockers like support for VGA Hotwire, voltage control, and three buttons for direct GPU voltage control. We also find voltage measuring points and a Turbo-fan button to set fan speed to 100% on the card.
Price-wise, the HD 7970 Matrix comes at $480, which is quite a price increase given AMD's recent price drops for the HD 7970.
| GeForce GTX 660 | Radeon HD 7870 | GeForce GTX 580 | GeForce GTX 660 Ti | Radeon HD 7950 | GeForce GTX 670 | Radeon HD 7970 | HD 7970 GHz Ed. | ASUS HD 7970 Matrix | GeForce GTX 680 | Radeon HD 6990 | GeForce GTX 590 | GeForce GTX 690 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shader Units | 960 | 1280 | 512 | 1344 | 1792 | 1344 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 1536 | 2x 1536 | 2x 512 | 2x 1536 |
| ROPs | 24 | 32 | 48 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 2x 32 | 2x 48 | 2x 32 |
| Graphics Processor | GK106 | Pitcairn | GF110 | GK104 | Tahiti | GK104 | Tahiti | Tahiti | Tahiti | GK104 | 2x Cayman | 2x GF110 | 2x GK104 |
| Transistors | 2540M | 2800M | 3000M | 3500M | 4310M | 3500M | 4310M | 4310M | 4310M | 3500M | 2x 2640M | 2x 3000M | 2x 3500M |
| Memory Size | 2048 MB | 2048 MB | 1536 MB | 2048 MB | 3072 MB | 2048 MB | 3072 MB | 3072 MB | 3072 MB | 2048 MB | 2x 2048 MB | 2x 1536 MB | 2x 2048 MB |
| Memory Bus Width | 192 bit | 256 bit | 384 bit | 192 bit | 384 bit | 256 bit | 384 bit | 384 bit | 384 bit | 256 bit | 2x 256 bit | 2x 384 bit | 2x 256 bit |
| Core Clock | 980 MHz+ | 1000 MHz | 772 MHz | 915 MHz+ | 800 MHz | 915 MHz+ | 925 MHz | 1050 MHz | 1100 MHz | 1006 MHz+ | 830 MHz | 607 MHz | 915 MHz+ |
| Memory Clock | 1502 MHz | 1200 MHz | 1002 MHz | 1502 MHz | 1250 MHz | 1502 MHz | 1375 MHz | 1500 MHz | 1650 MHz | 1502 MHz | 1250 MHz | 855 MHz | 1502 MHz |
| Price | $230 | $240 | $430 | $300 | $300 | $380 | $390 | $420 | $480 | $480 | $700 | $750 | $1000 |
Dec 23rd, 2024 08:51 EST
change timezone
Latest GPU Drivers
New Forum Posts
- What DLSS/FSR Upscaling Mode do you use? (40)
- Asus 870 TUF, BIOS not UEFI File (2)
- Random 2D artifacting in applications (4)
- Ryzen Owners Zen Garden (7598)
- Free Games Thread (4296)
- DTS DCH Driver for Realtek HDA [DTS:X APO4 + DTS Interactive] (2078)
- Unlock the shaders - AMD Radeon RX 560D (332)
- Gigabyte's X3D Turbo Mode - quick and dirty test (24)
- Where I can buy the Samsung 35E 18650 3500mAh 8A -Protected Button Top Batteries. (11)
- White SATA dvd-rom : did they even exist? (10)
Popular Reviews
- Arrow Lake Retested with Latest 24H2 Updates and 0x114 Microcode
- Team Group T-FORCE Dark AirFlow I SSD Cooler Review
- Intel Arc B580 Review - Excellent Value
- DUNU DK3001BD In-Ear Monitors Review - Brain Dance Time!
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Review - The Best Gaming Processor
- Montech MKey PRO Wireless Mechanical Keyboard Review
- ASRock Arc B580 Steel Legend Review
- Dangbei Atom ALPD Laser Projector Review
- FiiO BTR17 Portable Bluetooth DAC and Headphones Amplifier Review
- Upcoming Hardware Launches 2024 (Updated Nov 2024)
Controversial News Posts
- Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger Retires, Company Appoints two Interim co-CEOs (217)
- AMD Radeon RX 8800 XT RDNA 4 Enters Mass-production This Month: Rumor (215)
- 32 GB NVIDIA RTX 5090 To Lead the Charge As 5060 Ti Gets 16 GB Upgrade and 5060 Still Stuck With Last-Gen VRAM Spec (167)
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Leak Tips More VRAM, Cores, and Power Draw (160)
- AMD Radeon RX 8800 XT Reportedly Features 220 W TDP, RDNA 4 Efficiency (123)
- NVIDIA Blackwell RTX and AI Features Leaked by Inno3D (90)
- Intel 18A Process Node Clocks an Abysmal 10% Yield: Report (90)
- Microsoft Loosens Windows 11 Install Requirements, TPM 2.0 Not Needed Anymore (83)