While this game’s DirectX 11 code path was very buggy when it launched, a patch recently fixed the most egregious problems.



Despite fairly predictable performance numbers at 1920x1080, selecting extreme detail settings and a 2560x1440 resolution destroys the 7800 series’ results. The significance of that outcome is minimal, though, since none of our contenders yield playable frame rates.
Summary
- Radeon HD 7870 and 7850: A Paper Launch by Any Other Name
- Features, MLAA 2.0, and SSAA Updates
- Texture Optimizations And The Radeon HD 7000 Series
- Test Setup And Benchmarks
- Benchmark Results: 3DMark 11 And Unigine Heaven
- Benchmark Results: Battlefield 3
- Benchmark Results: Metro 2033
- Benchmark Results: Aliens Vs. Predator
- Benchmark Results: Crysis 2
- Benchmark Results: Mafia 2
- Benchmark Results: GTA IV
- Benchmark Results: Batman: Arkham Asylum
- Benchmark Results: DiRT 3
- Benchmark Results: StarCraft II
- Benchmark Results: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Benchmark Results: World Of Warcraft
- Benchmark Results: Sandra 2012
- Benchmark Results: MediaEspresso, Luxmark 2.0, Bitmining
- Power Consumption
- Temperature And Noise
- Radeon HD 7800: Great Performance, Price, And Power. But Is It Ready?
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