AMD Never Settle Game Bundle & Catalyst 12.11 Driver Performance
Test System
Before we look at the numbers, let’s take a brief look at the test system that was used. All testing was done using a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit and benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running.
Drivers used for testing:
- Catalyst 12.9 Beta & Catalyst 12.11
- GeForce 306.97
Intel X79/LGA2011 Platform
The Intel X79 platform that we used to test the all of the video cards was running the ASUS P9X79 Deluxe motherboard with BIOS 0906 that came out on 12/22/2011. The Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1866MHz quad channel memory kit was set to 1866MHz with 1.5v and 9-10-9-27 1T memory timings. The OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD was run with firmware version 2.25.
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Component |
Brand/Model |
Live Pricing |
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Processor |
Intel Core i7-3960X |
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Motherboard |
ASUS P9X79 Deluxe
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Memory |
16GB Corsair 1866MHz
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Video Card |
Various |
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Solid-State Drive |
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB |
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Cooling |
Intel RTS2011LC |
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Power Supply |
Corsair AX1200 | ||||
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Operating System |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
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Video Cards Tested:
- SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7970 Vapor-X 3GB – 1050MHz Core / 1500MHz Memory
- ASUS GeForce GTX 680 TOP 3GB – 1137MHz Core / 1502MHz Memory
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 Vapor-X 3GB GPU-Z Information:
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 Vapor-X 3GB GPU-Z Idle Temp:
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