In game Benchmarks
Now we are on to the most important performance numbers, in game performance. I put the Sapphire HD 7790 Dual-X through our 12 game benchmark suite to see how it performed. I was specifically interested in Metro Last Light because this was implemented after our previous HD 7790 coverage. At the settings we tested, the Sapphire HD 7790 Dual-X comes in close to what most would call a playable FPS at 29FPS, turning things down slightly would get you up a little higher if you needed it without effecting quality much.
On all of the other benchmarks the Sapphire HD 7790 Dual-X came in right in the middle of the other HD 7790’s tested, just like in the synthetic benchmarks. Most of the games tested will get you performance in between 30 and 40FPS while there are a few games like Batman, Dirt Showdown, and F1 2012 where you will get higher than 60 FPS or in the case of Batman 145FPS. Of course on Tomb Raider and Sleeping Dogs you are going to need to turn down your settings considerably to get playable frame rates at a 1080p resolution. That is the downside to going with a budget card though, they won’t play everything perfectly.