C CrossfireEdge Honorable Mar 21, 2013 11 0 10,520 Mar 21, 2013 #1 I have a AMD A10 Trinity. I purchased a AMD Radeon 7970 by VisionTek. Would the Trinity's built in gpu affect the performance of my new card in any way?
I have a AMD A10 Trinity. I purchased a AMD Radeon 7970 by VisionTek. Would the Trinity's built in gpu affect the performance of my new card in any way?
COLGeek Cybernaut Moderator Apr 6, 2009 54,205 3,413 179,340 Mar 21, 2013 #2 No. The APU will have no impact on the 7970. When you install the 7970, the APU will be disabled. Upvote 0 Downvote
C CrossfireEdge Honorable Mar 21, 2013 11 0 10,520 Mar 21, 2013 #3 A little off topic but in your opinion was this card a good purchase? Still waiting for it to arrive. Upvote 0 Downvote
A little off topic but in your opinion was this card a good purchase? Still waiting for it to arrive.
COLGeek Cybernaut Moderator Apr 6, 2009 54,205 3,413 179,340 Mar 21, 2013 #4 Sure. The HD7970 is a beast. Have fun! Upvote 0 Downvote
C CrossfireEdge Honorable Mar 21, 2013 11 0 10,520 Mar 21, 2013 #5 One final question. The 7970 is pci express 3.0, but I only have express 2.0. Will I see any negative effect on performance? Upvote 0 Downvote
One final question. The 7970 is pci express 3.0, but I only have express 2.0. Will I see any negative effect on performance?
COLGeek Cybernaut Moderator Apr 6, 2009 54,205 3,413 179,340 Mar 22, 2013 #6 No. PCIe 3.0 is backward compatible with the PCIe 2.0 standard. From a user performance standpoint, you will see no impact. Upvote 0 Downvote
No. PCIe 3.0 is backward compatible with the PCIe 2.0 standard. From a user performance standpoint, you will see no impact.