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  • AMD Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition review roundup: a big, bad bruiser of a graphics card

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    Sharif Sakr
    Sharif Sakr
    06.22.2012

    You know the routine: we looked this revamped card's spec sheet a few hours ago, so now it's time to find out how it fared in independent tests and whether it's worth the $499 outlay. On the face of it, this powerhouse of a card ought to be a champ, since it comes $50 cheaper than the original's launch price (although that non-GHz Edition has now dropped to $449) and brings crucial improvements in clock speed and memory bandwidth. In practice? Well, it wins -- but only on points. Read on for more.