Temperatures
Temperatures in idle and load are great.
GPU Temperature Comparison |
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| Idle | Load |
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Sapphire HD 7950 Flex | 38°C | 67°C |
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PowerColor HD 7950 PCS+ | 37°C | 70°C |
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MSI HD 7950 Twin Frozr III | 32°C | 59°C |
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AMD HD 7970 | 43°C | 75°C |
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Important: GPU temperature will vary depending on clocks, voltage,
cooler design and production variances. This table just serves to provide
a list of typical temperatures for similar cards, reached during TPU review.
Clock Profiles
Modern graphics cards have several clock profiles that are selected to balance power draw and performance requirements.
The following table lists the clock settings for important performance scenarios and the GPU voltage that we measured. We measure on the pins of a coil or capacitor near the GPU voltage regulator.
| Core Clock | Memory Clock | GPU Voltage (measured) |
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Desktop | 300 MHz | 150 MHz | 0.85 V |
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Multi-Monitor | 500 MHz | 1250 MHz | 0.96 V |
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Blu-ray Playback | 500 MHz | 1250 MHz | 0.96 V |
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3D Load | 860 MHz | 1250 MHz | 1.03 V |
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CCC Overdrive Limits |
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Core | 1100 MHz |
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Memory | 1575 MHz |
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