Quote Originally Posted by GoldenTiger View Post
Spot-on... it's hilariously underclocked considering what virtually all of the cards can reach (Sandy-Bridge-like easy OC's). Personally I'm using a no-throttle BIOS and running at 1280mhz core fulltime boost, with 7048mhz mem (tested to ensure it's not error-correcting and is still boosting performance), for a 24/7 OC with a voltage bump. Card's not whisper-quiet at those speeds but it's not what I'd call loud either (ACX-cooler Superclock eVGA card). Voltage isn't even crazy either to be honest...

I also normally run for gaming a whisper quiet profile at 1150c and around 1200rpm or less fan speed on the acx, 7.1ghz mem. While the other is stable I am a quiet freak so I value silence over the performance bump. This profile runs at 1.175v.
No, 7950 is hilariously underclocked. My titan on the other hand wasn't stable at over 1167mhz and that was on water with a modded bios. That seemed to be about average. Most people running an oc like that aren't going to brag on the forums. I see it all of the time especially with cpus. Also GK110 runs hot as balls at 1.2v.

As is if you check some 7970 ghz edition and GTX780 benchmarks and then go look at the old 4870 reviews the difference is very similar. Price difference is also very similar.