Club 3D HD7850 Royal Queen Review
Introduction and Technical Specifications
Published: 17th October 2012 | Source: Club 3D | Price: |
Introduction
One of the biggest pushes being made by the two big corporations, AMD and Intel, is the inclusion of Integrated Graphics Processing Units on their CPUs. We've looked at both available options in the past and found them to be okay, if not a replacement for a dedicated GPU.
nVidia have gone the expensive route, with even the GTX660Ti being £200. The cheapest AMD offering we've looked at so far was the HD7770 which struggled to be better than an integrated solution. Of course there are many people who want to do more than Peggle or Farmville, but still haven't got a lot of money to spend.
So if you're after a graphics card capable of playing some decent titles as well as the casual games, yet doesn't break the bank in either cost or power draw terms, is the Club 3D HD7850 Royal Queen the card for you?
Technical Specifications
There are three models to the Club 3D Poker Series, Queen, King and Ace. They are all identical except for the clock speed which ranges from 860MHz on the Queen to 1000MHz on the Ace. Although the Ace also has two fans to help keep things cool. But we're dealing with the Royal Queen today, the base model that comes as part of the Poker Series.
Model
Product Name: Radeon HD 7850 Royal Queen
Interface
Bus Interface: PCI Express 3.0
Chipset
GPU Chipset: Pitcairn Pro
GPU Clock: 860 MHz
Stream Processors: 1024
Multi-GPU
Multi-GPU: Dual CrossFire Ready
Memory
Memory Size: 1024MB
Memory Interface: 256 BIT
Memory Type: GDDR5
Memory Clock: 4800 MHz
Cooling
Cooling Type: Active Fansink, CoolStream High Performance Cooling Technology
TDP
Idle: 15W
Idle ZCP mode enabled: 3W
Maximum load: 130W
3D API
DirectX version: 11.1
OpenGL version: 4.2
OpenCL version: 1.2
Dimensions
Slot Width: 2 Slots
Profile: Standard profile
Card Size: 198*107*36 mm
Weight
Card Weight: 482 grams
Output Configuration
DVI: 1x Dual Link DVI-I
VGA: via Dongle
HDMI: 1x version 1.4a
DisplayPort: 1x 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 DP 1.2: 4096x2160
Maximum Outputs Simultaneously: 3
In the package
Club 3D Radeon HD 7850 Royal Queen graphics card
Club 3D CrossFireX bridge interconnect cable
Club 3D Doorknob hanger
Driver & E-Manual CD
Quick install guide
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