XFX R7750 Black Edition DD Review - PAGE 14

When it comes right down to it the XFX R7750 Black Edition DD is the best HD 7750 graphics card we have tested to date. This is due in no small part to XFX’s highly efficient X-Factor design, and the inexpensive $124.99 price point. But beyond just these factors the XFX Black Edition graphics card has something other HD 7750s just don’t have; a 6-pin power connector. This increases the power available to the board by 100%, which is the reason it has a default clock speed of 900Mhz and can overclock well beyond 1GHz.

In our labs the XFX R7750 Black Edition DD was able to scale all the way up to 1120Mhz. At this speed the power consumption spiked to the point where it was using as much power as a reference HD 7850, but it also increased the performance of the graphics cards by around 10%. This allowed it to rival the HD 7770 and at times it was even extremely close to performing at the same level as a GTX 560 Ti. So, when it comes to outright performance this model is really going to be hard to beat at its respective price point.

The thermal solution was another excellent aspect of the card. During our testing the R7750 was extremely efficient, as the core temperature never exceeded 67°C. In addition the card performed well from an acoustic standpoint, as even during load periods the fans were inaudible. In fact the only time the fans became noticeable was when we manually set them above 50% to keep the core cool while overclocking. However, the thermal performance can be attributed to the dual slot design of the heatsink, which makes this card more suitable for a standard chassis and not a HTPC enclosure.

Overall XFX did an outstanding job in designing an near flawless mainstream graphics card,  and if I was in the market for a card under $130 this one would be my first choice.