Introduction

Today AMD launched their new HD 7950, which aims at being a high-end graphics card due to its pricing, which is comparative to NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 580 with its current market pricing. AMD is aiming at higher energy efficiency compared to its market rival product, and a scope for aggressive cost-cutting, if competition from future NVIDIA product so dictate. In essence, HD 7950 will serve as a fulcrum for both today's high-end price-point, and tomorrow's gamer sweet-spot, again, depending on its competitive environment. This is what makes it an important model for AMD.

The Radeon HD 7950 supports running in CrossFire, just like all AMD graphics cards. In this review we will test two HD 7950 cards to investigate whether they deliver the performance they promise and whether they are an interesting buy, at $900, which is a lot of money, especially in these times.

We also have the following reviews for you today:

• AMD Radeon HD 7950 Review (reference design)
• PowerColor HD 7950 PCS+ 3 GB Review (custom cooler & overclocked)