HD 7950 benchmark with i7-2700K 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Ultra Quality

It is worth noting that the HD 7950 is a very power hungry card and requires a decent power supply unit. This combination between HD 7950 and Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz has less than 8% bottleneck in many games and is perfect match to avoid FPS loss. This combination between HD 7950 and Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz is a perfect match to avoid FPS loss. With current 3072 MB RAM, the HD 7950 can have very few memory-related bottlenecks in more modern games.

HD 7950 benchmark with i7-2700K 1080p, 1440p, Ultrawide, 4K benchmarks at Ultra Quality
AMD Radeon HD 7950
Price $ 149.0
Year 2012
Maximum Recorded Temperature 76C
Max Fan Noise 56.3dB
Recommended Power Supply 550W
Benchmark CPU Intel Core i7-2700K @ 3.50GHz ($199.99)
CPU Impact on FPS + 0.0 FPS
CPU Impact on FPS % 0.0%
Benchmark Quality Settings Ultra Quality Settings
Average 1080p Performance 44.2 FPS
Average 1440p Performance 31.6 FPS
(Ultrawide) Average 1440p Performance 24.3 FPS
Average 4K Performance 13.9 FPS
Memory 3 GB
1080p Cost Per Frame $ 10.2
1440p Cost Per Frame $ 14.2
(Ultrawide) 1440p Cost Per Frame $ 18.5
4K Cost Per Frame $ 32.3
Series HD 7950
Variant AMD Radeon HD 7950
Overall Combination Score 53/100 Acceptable

AMD ’s xx50 cards have always been defined by budget prices with performance that knocks on the door of entry-level graphics cards – especially when overclocked. After taking the time to fully test the GCN 1.0 graphics card inside the HD 7950, we can say without a doubt that it continues the trend. The HD 7950 is much more expensive than the HD 7850 as it costs a whopping $ 449. Compare this to the HD 7850, which came originally at a price of $ 249. Meanwhile, the NVIDIA closest equivalent card is the GTX 660 Ti which costs $ 299.

Spec for spec, this HD 7950 leapfrogs its direct predecessor, the HD 7850, by boasting 29.6 % more fps. The HD 7950 has 3 GB RAM compared to the HD 7850 's 2 GB video memory.

Compared to its NVIDIA 's closest rival, GTX 660 Ti, the HD 7950 was 2.1 % faster. Fortunately, gaming performance was quite impressive. The HD 7950 consistently delivers great frame rate increases over the HD 7850 and it really justifies an upgrade.

For 1080p Full HD, we were able to play Valorant at 64 fps to 64 fps and kept frame rates hovering around 64 fps.

Assassin's Creed Valhalla (2020)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380X $ 229
19.8 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 285 $ 249
17.5 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380 $ 199
17.4 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 280 $ 279
17.2 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 $ 199
17.0 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
15.3 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
14.3 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
13.8 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
12.8 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
12.7 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
12.5 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
11.5 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
11.4 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
10.9 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
10.6 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
9.6 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
9.1 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
8.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
8.9 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
8.0 FPS

Cyberpunk 2077 (2020)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380X $ 229
19.8 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 285 $ 249
17.5 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380 $ 199
17.4 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 280 $ 279
17.2 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 $ 199
17.0 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
15.3 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
14.3 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
13.8 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
12.8 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
12.7 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
12.5 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
11.5 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
11.4 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
10.9 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
10.6 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
9.6 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
9.1 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
8.9 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
8.9 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
8.0 FPS

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (2019)

Ultra Quality

Resolution 1920x1080

Year Graphics Card Price Frames Per Second
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380X $ 229
52.9 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 285 $ 249
46.6 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R9 380 $ 199
46.4 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R9 280 $ 279
45.8 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 $ 199
45.2 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 $ 249
40.9 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon R9 270 $ 179
38.0 FPS
2015 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 $ 159
36.8 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 $ 229
34.0 FPS
2015 AMD Radeon R7 370 $ 149
33.9 FPS
2014 AMD Radeon R7 265 $ 149
33.3 FPS
2012 AMD Radeon HD 7850 $ 249
30.7 FPS
2013 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost $ 169
30.5 FPS
2014 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti $ 149
29.0 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti $ 249
28.3 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6870 $ 239
25.7 FPS
2011 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 $ 199
24.2 FPS
2013 AMD Radeon HD 7790 $ 149
23.7 FPS
2012 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti $ 149
23.7 FPS
2010 AMD Radeon HD 6850 $ 179
21.3 FPS

Game Performance at Ultra Quality settings

Change Quality Settings

Resolution 1920x1080

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
29
32.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
20
22.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
17
19.4
2023 The Last of Us Part I
13
15.0
2023 Forspoken
15
17.3
2023 The Callisto Protocol
12
13.5
2023 Dead Space
20
22.4
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
23
26.6
2023 Armored Core VI
23
26.6
2023 Immortals of Aveum
10
12.0
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
21
23.9
2023 Remnant II
12
13.5
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
16
17.9
2023 Atomic Heart
16
17.9
2023 Starfield
8
9.0
2022 Elden Ring
17
19.0
2022 God of War
16
18.0
2022 Overwatch 2
30
33.4
2022 F1 22
24
26.9
2022 Dying Light 2
22
25.4
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
22
25.4
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
37
41.9
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
26
29.9
2021 Forza Horizon 5
16
18.2
2021 Halo Infinite
12
13.9
2021 Battlefield 2042
23
25.6
2021 Hitman 3
30
34.4
2021 Far Cry 6
28
32.0
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
31
35.0
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
31
35.3
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
13
14.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
8
9.6
2020 Valorant
57
64.3
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
22
25.2
2020 Death Stranding
26
29.1
2020 Marvel's Avengers
17
19.0
2020 Godfall
25
28.3
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
13
14.7
2019 Apex Legends
24
27.0
2019 Anthem
15
17.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
22
25.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
35
39.5
2019 Metro Exodus
15
17.6
2019 World War Z
29
32.5
2019 Gears of War 5
23
25.6
2019 F1 2019
28
32.1
2019 GreedFall
26
28.9
2019 Borderlands 3
18
20.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
35
39.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
13
15.1
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
21
23.7
2018 Just Cause 4
22
25.4
2018 Monster Hunter: World
24
27.4
2018 Strange Brigade
37
41.3
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
31
35.2
2017 For Honor
42
46.9
2017 Project CARS 2
29
33.2
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
36
40.3
2016 Dishonored 2
21
24.2
2015 Rocket League
123
136.9
2015 Need For Speed
34
37.9
2015 Project CARS
32
36.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
59
66.5
2013 Bioshock Infinite
52
57.9
2013 Crysis 3
44
49.0
2012 DiRT: Showdown
62
69.2
2012 Far Cry 3
28
31.2
2012 Hitman: Absolution
40
45.0
2012 Sleeping Dogs
66
73.5
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
84
93.8
2011 DiRT 3
98
109.7
2011 Portal 2
147
163.6
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
77
86.0
2011 Batman: Arkham City
73
82.0
2011 Total War: Shogun 2
85
94.9
2011 Battlefield 3
39
43.9
2010 Civilization V
60
66.9
2010 Metro: 2033
45
51.0
2010 Starcraft II
79
88.2
2009 League of Legends
158
176.0
2008 Crysis: Warhead
42
47.7

Resolution 2560x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
19
23.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
13
16.4
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
12
15.0
2023 The Last of Us Part I
9
11.4
2023 Forspoken
9
11.4
2023 The Callisto Protocol
7
9.6
2023 Dead Space
12
15.0
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
17
21.5
2023 Armored Core VI
17
21.5
2023 Immortals of Aveum
6
8.4
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
13
16.4
2023 Remnant II
7
9.0
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
10
13.5
2023 Atomic Heart
10
12.9
2023 Starfield
6
8.1
2022 Elden Ring
12
15.0
2022 God of War
12
15.4
2022 Overwatch 2
22
28.7
2022 F1 22
13
16.4
2022 Dying Light 2
13
16.4
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
14
17.9
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
23
29.9
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
15
19.4
2021 Forza Horizon 5
12
15.6
2021 Halo Infinite
10
12.5
2021 Battlefield 2042
13
17.0
2021 Hitman 3
19
24.5
2021 Far Cry 6
19
23.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
19
24.8
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
18
23.0
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
10
12.7
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
6
8.4
2020 Valorant
42
52.6
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
15
19.7
2020 Death Stranding
18
22.6
2020 Marvel's Avengers
10
13.5
2020 Godfall
15
19.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
10
13.7
2019 Apex Legends
16
20.1
2019 Anthem
11
13.8
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
15
19.8
2019 Resident Evil 2
21
26.6
2019 Metro Exodus
10
13.7
2019 World War Z
18
23.7
2019 Gears of War 5
14
18.6
2019 F1 2019
18
22.8
2019 GreedFall
16
20.9
2019 Borderlands 3
11
14.3
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
22
28.2
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
9
12.3
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
14
18.6
2018 Just Cause 4
15
18.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
15
19.2
2018 Strange Brigade
22
28.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
20
25.4
2017 For Honor
21
27.4
2017 Project CARS 2
18
23.5
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
29
36.4
2016 Dishonored 2
16
20.7
2015 Rocket League
46
58.7
2015 Need For Speed
23
29.3
2015 Project CARS
22
27.8
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
34
43.0
2013 Bioshock Infinite
29
36.7
2013 Crysis 3
25
32.4
2012 DiRT: Showdown
41
51.8
2012 Far Cry 3
26
33.2
2012 Hitman: Absolution
37
46.9
2012 Sleeping Dogs
18
23.6
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
62
78.2
2011 DiRT 3
63
79.9
2011 Portal 2
90
113.1
2011 The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
67
84.6
2011 Batman: Arkham City
42
53.0
2011 Total War: Shogun 2
18
23.4
2011 Battlefield 3
35
44.7
2010 Civilization V
38
48.6
2010 Metro: 2033
26
33.0
2010 Starcraft II
51
64.8
2009 League of Legends
78
97.8
2008 Crysis: Warhead
24
31.1

Resolution 3440x1440

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2019 Apex Legends
13
17.2
2019 Anthem
8
11.4
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
12
16.2
2019 Resident Evil 2
16
21.2
2019 Metro Exodus
9
11.9
2019 World War Z
15
20.0
2019 Gears of War 5
12
16.2
2019 F1 2019
15
20.0
2019 GreedFall
12
15.8
2019 Borderlands 3
8
11.6
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
18
24.1
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
8
10.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
12
16.2
2018 Just Cause 4
11
15.3
2018 Monster Hunter: World
11
15.2
2018 Strange Brigade
18
23.7
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
17
23.0
2017 For Honor
16
22.0
2017 Project CARS 2
17
23.1
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
27
35.8
2016 Dishonored 2
15
19.8
2015 Rocket League
34
46.0
2015 Need For Speed
19
26.2
2015 Project CARS
19
25.4
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
25
33.7
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
60
79.5
2009 League of Legends
55
73.2

Resolution 3840x2160

1% Low [Min FPS] Average FPS
Year Game Frames Per Second
2023 Resident Evil 4
12
17.9
2023 A Plague Tale: Requiem
7
10.5
2023 Hogwarts Legacy
7
10.5
2023 The Last of Us Part I
4
6.0
2023 Forspoken
3
5.4
2023 The Callisto Protocol
3
4.8
2023 Dead Space
4
6.0
2023 Baldur's Gate 3
8
12.0
2023 Armored Core VI
8
12.0
2023 Immortals of Aveum
2
3.9
2023 Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart
6
9.0
2023 Remnant II
3
4.5
2023 Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
4
6.6
2023 Atomic Heart
5
8.1
2023 Starfield
3
5.4
2022 Elden Ring
5
8.5
2022 God of War
8
12.0
2022 Overwatch 2
15
21.7
2022 F1 22
8
12.0
2022 Dying Light 2
8
12.0
2022 Total War: Warhammer III
9
13.5
2022 Spider-Man Remastered
14
20.9
2022 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
8
12.0
2021 Forza Horizon 5
8
12.1
2021 Halo Infinite
6
8.6
2021 Battlefield 2042
7
10.9
2021 Hitman 3
10
15.0
2021 Far Cry 6
9
12.9
2021 Guardians of the Galaxy
9
13.5
2020 Watch Dogs: Legion
10
15.0
2020 Assassin's Creed Valhalla
6
8.6
2020 Microsoft Flight Simulator
4
6.6
2020 Valorant
31
45.7
2020 Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
7
10.6
2020 Death Stranding
9
13.7
2020 Marvel's Avengers
4
7.1
2020 Godfall
6
9.0
2020 Cyberpunk 2077
6
9.0
2019 Apex Legends
8
12.0
2019 Anthem
5
7.5
2019 Far Cry New Dawn
7
10.5
2019 Resident Evil 2
9
13.1
2019 Metro Exodus
6
8.6
2019 World War Z
9
13.7
2019 Gears of War 5
8
11.7
2019 F1 2019
10
14.5
2019 GreedFall
6
8.6
2019 Borderlands 3
5
7.4
2019 Call of Duty Modern Warfare
11
16.8
2019 Red Dead Redemption 2
5
7.8
2019 Need For Speed: Heat
8
11.7
2018 Just Cause 4
6
9.8
2018 Monster Hunter: World
6
9.2
2018 Strange Brigade
10
15.6
2017 Need For Speed: Payback
12
17.6
2017 For Honor
9
13.7
2017 Project CARS 2
13
19.6
2017 Forza Motorsport 7
21
30.5
2016 Dishonored 2
11
16.4
2015 Rocket League
19
27.4
2015 Need For Speed
13
19.6
2015 Project CARS
13
19.6
2015 Rainbow Six Siege
13
19.9
2012 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
49
70.4
2009 League of Legends
27
39.1
HD 7950 with i7-2700K at 1080p and Ultra Quality settings
HD 7950 with i7-2700K at 1440p and Ultra Quality settings
HD 7950 with i7-2700K at 4K and Ultra Quality settings

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HD 7950 Specifications

HD 7950 Board Design

Board NumberC386
Length10.5 inches 267 mm
Outputs1x DVI1x HDMI2x mini-DisplayPort
Power Connectors2x 6-pin
Slot WidthDual-slot
TDP200 W

HD 7950 Clock Speeds

GPU Clock800 MHz
Memory Clock1250 MHz 5000 MHz effective

HD 7950 Graphics Card

Bus InterfacePCIe 3.0 x16
GenerationSouthern Islands (HD 7900)
Launch Price449 USD
ProductionEnd-of-life
Release DateJan 31st, 2012

HD 7950 Graphics Features

DirectX12.0 (11_1)
OpenCL1.2
OpenGL4.5
Shader Model5.1
Vulkan1.1.77

HD 7950 Graphics Processor

ArchitectureGCN 1.0
Die Size352 mm²
GPU NameTahiti
GPU VariantTahiti PRO (215-0821056)
Process Size28 nm
Transistors4,313 million

HD 7950 Memory

Bandwidth240.0 GB/s
Memory Bus384 bit
Memory Size3072 MB
Memory TypeGDDR5

HD 7950 Render Config

Compute Units28
ROPs32
Shading Units1792
TMUs112

HD 7950 Theoretical Performance

FP32 (float) performance2,867 GFLOPS
FP64 (double) performance716.8 GFLOPS (1:4)
Pixel Rate25.60 GPixel/s
Texture Rate89.60 GTexel/s

Critics Reviews

The AMD Radeon HD 7950 is one hell of an impressive pixel-pusher, and Nvidia is going to have to work incredibly hard with its Kepler cards to best this excellent card. 1 2
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.
Following on from the HD 7970 3GB GHz Edtion, AMD gives a boost to the HD 7950 3GB too. AMD Radeon HD 7990 6GB details leak Details regarding the rumoured AMD Radeon HD 7990 dual-GPU card have ...
the Sapphire HD 7950 950 Mhz edition can be had for USD 350 at newegg. so generally HD 7950 has better price perf and similar overclocked performance. Reply skgiven - Sunday, August 19, 2012 - link
In preparation for this article, AMD sent over the latest Catalyst driver suite that not only added support for the Radeon HD 7950, but reportedly offered performance improvements for the 7970.
HD 7950 3GB - A Tale of Two Cards Oddly for a new GPU launch, there seem to be two stock versions of the HD 7950 3GB available to AMD’s graphics partners, even before they begin to develop their ...
AMD's Radeon HD 7950 is finally released after what seemed like an eternity after the HD 7970 launch. The reference design of the card looks just like its older brother. Internally we see less shaders, reduced clock speeds, one power phase less and two six pin PCIe power connectors instead of 8+6 like on the HD 7970.
AMD’s Radeon HD 7970 may be the new single-GPU video-card performance leader, but at $100 less and nearly as fast, the HD 7950 is the smarter buy if you’re looking for both power and value ...
These upgraded cards in turn will be sold as the Radeon HD 7950, and with the exception of any clockspeeds listed on the box will otherwise be identical to their predecessors.
The AMD Radeon HD 7950 isn't going to help you if you want the absolute fastest single-GPU video card out there—for now, that remains our Editors' Choice, the 7970.
Aimed right at NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 580, AMD is looking to sew up the high-end market, and as we’ll see the Radeon HD 7950 is exactly the card to accomplish that. AMD GPU Specification ...
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.
Today AMD released their new Radeon HD 7950, the second card to be based on AMD's GCN shader architecture. Compared to its bigger brother, the HD 7970, the card comes with less shaders and reduced clock speeds. Other features have remained the same, like 3 GB memory, improved power consumption and support for EyeFinity.
The Radeon HD 7950 and 7970 share the same sized 3GB frame buffer, which connects to the GPU via the same 384-bit interface, but the memory of the 7950 is clocked lower than the 7970’s as well ...
The new 7950, to be called the Radeon HD 7950, is a revised version of the existing 7950 that is receiving the same performance enhancements that the 7970 received back in June, which were the ...
AMD is really putting the pressure on Nvidia now with its second release of the new AMD HD 7000 graphics card generation, the AMD Radeon HD 7950. Nvidia is still sitting back waiting for the right ...
Tahiti Pro: Same GPU, But On A Diet. Radeon HD 7950 centers on the same 4.31 billion-transistor Tahiti GPU as AMD’s faster, more expensive flagship, manufactured on TSMC’s 28 nm node.

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