Sapphire Launches the Radeon HD 7790 SimCity Edition

By Tarun Iyer
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The Radeon HD 7790 SimCity Special Edition features reference clock speeds, 1 GB of memory and includes a free copy of SimCity.

In a similar vein to last month’s announcement that AMD would be bundling SimCity with its A8 and A10 APUs, Sapphire has launched a special edition of its Radeon HD 7790 that also includes a free copy of Maxis’ city simulator. Unfortunately, the Sapphire Radeon HD 7790 SimCity Special Edition appears to currently be a Japanese exclusive; it is not known if it will see a wider release.

The graphics card itself features reference clock speeds, 1 GB of GDDR5 memory and the same single-fan cooling system fitted to Sapphire’s other HD 7790-based graphics card, the Radeon HD 7790 OC 2 GB.

If this edition is also eligible for AMD’s “Never Settle Reloaded” bundle, which provides a free copy of Far Cry 3, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, and a 20 percent off discount coupon for Medal of Honor: Warfighter, we may be in the unusual situation of having the value of a product’s extras coming close to the item’s actual retail price.

Tarun Iyer
19 Comments Comment from the forums
  • Estix
    "The graphics card itself features reference clock speeds, 1 GB of GDDR5 memory and requires a constant internet connection to render."
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  • TheMadFapper
    Of all the games to throw in...wow...
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  • COLGeek
    Estix, are you referring to a GPU limitation or a game (SimCity) requirement in terms of rendering?
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  • NuclearShadow
    So basically it's the generic card with SimCity. The game that I was playing last night and watched about 50 moving trucks circle around 4 intersections endlessly causing massive traffic jams and caused my city to burn to the ground.
    Why do you hate your consumer Sapphire?
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  • mr0000000000
    Does it require an always-on internet connection to render frames?
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  • Estix
    10753614 said:
    Estix, are you referring to a GPU limitation or a game (SimCity) requirement in terms of rendering?

    I was making a joke, actually, but I was referring to what a Sim City-inspired GPU may have as DRM.
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  • kawininjazx
    The card itself will not function fully for the first week you install it.
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  • kawininjazx
    The card itself will not function fully for the first week you install it.
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  • lostmyclan
    i see some troll masters!
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  • Au_equus
    so... how much does a 100 MHz increase on clock speeds cost?
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