Club 3D 7950 Royal King Review
Introduction and Technical Specifications
Published: 20th November 2012 | Source: Club 3D | Price: |
Introduction
We have the potential for a perfect storm here. Back when the HD79x0 cards were released we discovered that although the HD7970 was the powerhouse we expected it to be, the HD7950 was actually the sensible choice. At stock it was average but it took to the overclock so well it was easily a match for the HD7970 without the hefty price-tag. So the chip beating at the heart of the Club3D Royal King is one we already like a lot.
Club3D themselves came from out of the blue to amaze us with the HD7850 Royal Queen. Of course we were aware of them but it had been so long since we'd reviewed one of their cards that the Royal Queen stunned us with how well it performed, especially being able to be overclocked within an inch of its life.
So that takes us to today's review. We have a company who've recently left us wide-eyed with the quality of their Poker range of cards, bringing us one based upon one of the best overclocking GPUs around.
Is the Club3D HD7950 Royal King a cool as you like BB King or a Stephen King horror show?
Technical Specifications
The Royal King HD7950 comes with a decent overclock when compared to the reference HD7950, but nothing particularly amazing out of the box. Otherwise it's a spitting image of the Royal Queen we reviewed recently, with the Coolstream cooler on an otherwise standard board.
Model
Product Name: Radeon HD 7950 RoyalKing
Product Series: Radeon HD 7000
Interface
Bus Interface: PCI Express 3.0
Chipset
GPU Chipset: Tahiti Pro2
GPU Clock: 880 MHz
GPU Boost clock: 930 MHz
Stream Processors: 1792
Multi-GPU
Multi-GPU: Quad CrossFire Ready
Memory
Memory Size: 3072MB
Memory Interface: 384BIT
Memory Type: GDDR5
Memory Clock: 5000 MHz
Cooling
Cooling Type: Active, CoolStream High Performance Cooling Technology
TDP
Idle: 15W
Idle ZCP mode enabled: 3W
Maximum load: 200W
3D API
DirectX version: 11.1
OpenGL version: 4.2
OpenCL version: 1.2
Dimensions
Slot Width: 2 Slots
Profile: Standard profile
Card Size: 268 x 122 x 36 mm
Weight
Card Weight: 672 grams
Output Configuration
DVI: 1x Dual-Link DVI-I, 1x Single-Link DVI-D
VGA: via Dongle
HDMI: 1x version 1.4a
Mini DisplayPort: 2x version 1.2
HDCP ready: YES
RAMDAC: 400MHz
Maximum Resolution analog: 2048x1536 (via Dual-Link DVI to VGA adapter)
Maximum Resolution Single-Link DVI: 1920x1200
Maximum Resolution Dual-Link DVI: 2560x1600
Maximum Resolution HDMI 1.4a: 4096x3112
Maximum Resolution Mini DP 1.2: 4096x2160
Maximum Outputs Simultaneously: 4
In the package
Club 3D Radeon HD 7950 RoyalKing graphics card
Club 3D CrossFireX bridge interconnect cable
Club 3D knob hanger
Driver & E-Manual CD
Quick install guide
Most Recent Comments
Would like to see how the 7970 performs.
Maybe they Could Also start doing green,blue and brown pcb´s for each model, so everyone can be happy with the best color scheme possible on the rig!
You said everything!! A very well deserved gold award! but it does look like something i may consider in the future, great review!airdeano
Both AMD and Nvidea's recent driver updates have shown big improvements in performance.
That does not diminish the results, this thing overclocks like mad.
If this is not just a winner of the silicon lottery, this card is on my shortlist for my next upgrade.
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Originally Posted by DutchMojo
I have been reading that the latest drivers have been a significant upgrade, could this have given an altered picture of the match up with the 680?
Both AMD and Nvidea's recent driver updates have shown big improvements in performance. That does not diminish the results, this thing overclocks like mad. If this is not just a winner of the silicon lottery, this card is on my shortlist for my next upgrade. |
Most 7950s are capable of hitting 1200 though, but this one does seem like a good option, apart from the red PCB
This is a reference pcb isn't it? I don't understand how it could produce such powerful results?
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Originally Posted by Master&Puppet
Yea both my 7950s clock roughly 1 for 1 too (1160 @ 1.2v) so that's not a big deal although TTL's sample looks like a good clocker but there are still some weird results going on...
This is a reference pcb isn't it? I don't understand how it could produce such powerful results? |
Ive said before the ref pcb is more than capable of maxing cores out on air. Most of the mega dandy super dooper overclocking cards are adding things on that are not really needed for 99% of users that will use them on air or water.
This card proves that with a good core on the card the ref design is epic. AMD really did do a cracking job straight out the box on these.
But i would love to se the 7970 ace version's review. If you can get that tomWhen its time to upgrade your reviews have always helped thanks!
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Now on another note... When I get this card I will OC straight away. Whats the max voltage/Temps you can put though these cards? I never before did an overclock on a GPU.
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Originally Posted by flv1333
I Just needed to sign up to this site and thank you for the great review. This review just made me buy one XD
When its time to upgrade your reviews have always helped thanks! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Now on another note... When I get this card I will OC straight away. Whats the max voltage/Temps you can put though these cards? I never before did an overclock on a GPU. |
Welcome and enjoy the stay!
Idle power consumption: 15Watt?
My 8800 GTS 320MB has 50watt when iddle.
Was trying to make my mind up on a Vapour-x / PowerColor PCS+ and ended up with the Royal King.
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Originally Posted by Hunk41
This or the XFX 7950 DD?
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Why not look at our XFX 7950 review.......
I will be going with the Royal King since it overclocks like a beast (i hope mine will) and the red pcb looks good to me
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Originally Posted by Hunk41
I wasn't thinking when i posted it...
I will be going with the Royal King since it overclocks like a beast (i hope mine will) and the red pcb looks good to me |
If you do buy it then I'd suggest that you don't get too excited about the overclocking potential (this is not guaranteed on any card) and you'll probably want to consider playing with the fan profile in MSI AB.
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