XFX 7950GT

Review Pages

1. Introduction
2. Retail package
3. Tests
4. F.E.A.R
5. Prey
6. Half Life 2 Episode 1
7. Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
8. Company Of Heroes
9. BattleField 2142
10. Overclocking
11. Conclusion

XFX sent us the retail version of the XFX GeForce 7950GTS with the codename PV-T71J-YHF9.

At the same time, XFX offers three other variations of the 7950GT series with different core/memory timings and with SLI, Dual DVI Out , and HDTV (HDCP) support:

Model	Core	Memory	Other features
PV-T71J-YHD9	610 MHz	1.6 GHz	TV Capture
PV-T71J-YHE9	570 MHz	1.5 GHz	TV Out
PV-T71J-YPE7	570 MHz	1.46 GHz	-
PV-T71J-YHF9	550 MHz	1.4 GHz	TV Out
PV-T71J-YPF7	550 MHz	1.4 GHz	-

The PV-T71J-YHF9 model can be found at the retail price of US$300~$350. Prices may vary depending on your region. The retail box has the usual impressive XFX design:

XFX has included with the card, the retail version of Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter!

While all required cables/connectors are also included:

To sum it up, the retail package includes:

A 7950GT card
A printed users manual in 13 languages
A printed quick installation guide
2x DVI-DSub15 Dongles
A S-Video to Composite Cable
Software CD with drivers
Retail version of Ghost Recon Advanced WarFighter

Looking at the card, it's a standard sized graphics card, so it should fit in your mid ATX case without too many problems . Despite the passive cooling, the overall size/weight ratio is good:

The card needs a PCI-E power supply installed in order to operate properly. Remember, you need at least a 600W SLI certified PSU if you decide to go SLI.

The card has two DVI-D outputs and one S-Video output.

On the rear of the PCB, we can see the passive cooling fins:

The memory is clocked at 770MHz, while the GPU at 550MHz. The XFX 7950GT uses Infineon memory modules (DDR3) with a total memory capacity of 512MB RAM. The G71GT core is shown below.