Sapphire Radeon HD 6950 FleX Edition 2GB Graphics Card Review

The test the performance of this card, we use the latest drivers direct from the manufacturer and run each test three times to obtain a fair average set of results.

Test System:

• Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z
• Intel Core i7 2600k
• Sapphire HD 6950 FleX 2GB
• Corsair H80
• Corsahir HX1050W
• Kingston V+100 128GB SSD
• Lian Li T60

We would like to thank Asus, Corsair, Kingston and Lian Li for supplying us with our test system components.

Games used:

• Batman: Arkham Asylum
  • 1920×1080
  • 8xMSAA
  • 16xAF

• Dirt 3
  • 1920×1080
  • 4xMSAA
  • 16xAF

• Just Cause 2
  • 1920×1080
  • 4xAA
  • 16xAF

• Mafia II
  • 1920×1080
  • AA On
  • 16xAF

• Metro 2033
  • 1920×1080
  • 4xMSAA
  • 16xAF

Hardware used:

• Plug-in electricity usage monitor
• Sound level meter

Software used:

• 3DMark 11
  • Extreme Pre-set

• FurMark
  • 1920×1080

• HWMonitor

• Unigine Heaven Benchmark
  • 1920×1080
  • 4xAA
  • 16xAF

• Windows 7 Professional 64-bit