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Originally Posted by Strat79 
That is 21% slower, not exactly very close. About the same amount difference as the reviews have been showing between the two cards at stock. Yours is probably a max OC, or very close(assuming, no idea on the max OC on those. Are you on air or water?), whereas the 7970 looks like it may have quite a bit more room to go. Anyway, this really means little to most as it is a synthetic. Gaming could go even better or worse, depending on the game.

That is 21% slower, not exactly very close. About the same amount difference as the reviews have been showing between the two cards at stock. Yours is probably a max OC, or very close(assuming, no idea on the max OC on those. Are you on air or water?), whereas the 7970 looks like it may have quite a bit more room to go. Anyway, this really means little to most as it is a synthetic. Gaming could go even better or worse, depending on the game.
It's comparable in that test.....My max overclock is 1050/2100/2200(Not 100% stable, but able to run 3dMark11) . I'm on air btw....
Hey, I'm not saying a 580 is equal to the 7970...AMD has THE fastest single card right now, hands down.


















