Let’s move on to compute performance. Sandra 2012 provides some convenient OpenCL benchmarks for us to compare, so let’s start with general purpose processing:
The Radeon HD 7800 series’ floating point performance is exceptional, though double-precision throughput is significantly lower than the 6900 series.
The new Radeons enjoy less memory bandwidth (called internal bandwidth by Sandra) than the 6900s.
However, PCI Express 3.0 compatibility facilitates significantly more throughput between our 7800-series cards and our Sandy Bridge-E-based test bed compared to the PCIe 2.0-capable 6900s.
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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