Overall and Final Verdict
With every manufacture making multiple versions of the HD 7790, it’s hard for any one card to stand out. After spending time with the Sapphire HD 7790 Dual-X I feel that Sapphire has a card that will do the job just fine but doesn’t really stand out in an already crowded market. I loved the styling of the Dual-X cooler and had high hopes because of my previous experiences with their coolers but the performance just wasn’t amazing when compared to the other HD 7790’s that we have tested. Having said that, the actual in game performance was spot on with all of the other cards meaning beyond noise/cooling you are getting the same thing. The Dual-X does have a nice rebate going on right now that makes it a cheaper option than any of the other overclocked cards that we have tested, with that into account I think it’s what I would go with. But if the prices were even I would go with a card with a little better cooling/noise performance. In fact with the rebate this card comes in cheaper than most HD 7770’s as well. As for the price compared to Nvidia’s current options, this price point puts the Sapphire HD 7790 Dual-X right in line with GTX 650’s and within a few dollars of GTX 650 Ti’s while you are getting performance comparable to the GTX 650 Ti Boost, meaning this is a great option in this price range.
