Na početku zaključka moramo naglasiti kako niti s jednom od danas testiranih kartica nismo naišli na bilo kakve probleme. Sve tri kartice potječu iz iste familije i pogonjene su NVIDIA-inim G71 koji se u zadnjih godinu dana ugrađuje u široku paletu srednje visoke i visoke klase grafičkih kartica. Dakle sve tri kartice posjeduju 8 vertex pipelinea, 24 pixel pipelinea, 16 jedinica za teksturiranje (ROP) te 256-bitnu memorijsku sabirnicu. Razlike između kartica su minimalne i sve tri su se pokazale kao vrlo brze grafičke kartice pri forsiranju postavki za najvišu kvalitetu prikaza. Sve tri kartice posjeduju podršku za SLI što je i bilo za očekivati. Loša strana 7950 GT kartica jest skori izlazak nove NVIDIA-ine GeForce 8 serije grafičkih kartica, tj.
trajnost i isplativost investicije s obzirom na skori dolazak DirectX 10 kompatibilnih kartica. Sve tri kartice pokazale su se vrlo dobrima u overclockanju, pogoto ako imamo na umu da se isti G71 čip ugrđuje u 7900 GT kartice koje imaju za klasu niže radne taktove GPU-a.

Generalno gledajući iz okvira jedino iskače Gainward Bliss 7950 GT 256 MB Golden Sample koji ima upola manje video memorije od svoje konkurencije u ovom testu. Baš zato što raspolaže sa upola manje memorije, njegova memorija radi na najvišem radnom taktu od 1500 MHz. Ovisno o naslovu Gainward uspijeva, odnosno ne uspijeva nadoknaditi zostatak za konkurencijom. U početku testiranja smo se čak bili i iznenadili kao je dobro držao korak za konkurencijom. Na karticu je ugrađen aluminijski hladnjak velikih dimenzija koji uz to ne pokriva memorijske čipove, no ipak se čini da to nije nedostatak pošto je pri overclockanju memorija potegnula sve do 1716 MHz, a GPU do 627 MHz. Upravo visok takt memorije kod oveclockirane Gainwardice razlog je što je u nekim testovima i nadmašila najbližeg konkurenta Foxconn GeForce 7950GT 512MB. Bundle koji se dobiva sa karticom vrlo je solidan. Cijena Gainward Bliss 7950 GT 256 MB Golden Sample grafičke kartice kreće se oko 2300 Kn.

Na samom početku testa činilo nam se da će Foxconn GeForce 7950GT 512MB biti "zlatna sredina" prema kojoj ćemo podijeliti ocjene ostalim karticama. Upravo se takvom Foxconnica i pokazala pošto je u većini testova zauzela druga mjesta. Kartica je zapravo ista kao referentni nVidijin 7950 GT model. Hladnjak je malih dimenzija, a u kombinaciji sa tihim ventilatorom svoj posao obavlja korektno. Sama kartica pokazala se kao vrlo dobar overclocker , čak nas je malo i iznenadila u pitanju overclocka memorije. Ono što nikako nesmijemo zaboraviti je bogati i inovativni bundle u kojem dobijate prilično solidan gamepad. Cijena Foxconn GeForce 7950GT 512MB grafičke kartice kreće se oko 2600 kn, no ovo je samo naša procjena bazirana na cijeni kartice u inozemstvu. Naime, Foxconnovih kartica koliko znamo još uvijek nema u Hrvatskoj.

EVGA e-GeForce 7950GT KO (Knock Out) 512 MB kao joj naziv kaže ipak predstavlja nešto više u odnosu na prethodne dvije kartice. Kartica iz tvornice dolazi sa povišenim radnim taktovima, 600 MHz za GPU, te 1450 MHz za memoriju. Dodatno overclockirana nadvisuje radne taktove 7900 GTX kartica što i nije mala stvar (659/1664 MHz). Naravno visoki radni taktovi otišli su na uštrb razini buke koju proizvodi ventilator ugrađen na karticu kada ista radi pod punim opterećenjem. Bundle kartice vrlo je dobar (puna verzija Call of Duty 2), a pažnju skrećemo na inovativni "Step Up Program" koji omogućava korisniku da karticu nadogradi na jaču u roku od 90 dana nakon kupovine. Cijena EVGA e-GeForce 7950GT KO 512 MB grafičke kartice kreće se oko 2750 kn.

Conclusion in english

On the very start of the conclusion we have to accent that we did not encounter any problems with any of tested graphics cards. All three cards belong to the same product family and they are powered with NVIDIA G71 GPU which is used in plethora of high-end and enthusiast products. Major characteristics of this GPU are 8 vertex shader units, 24 pixel shading pipelines, 16 ROP units and 256-bit acess to memory. Differences between tested cards are minimal and they all showed pretty good performance at high resolution in combination with antialiasing and anisotropic filtering algorithms. Downside of the whole story is arrival of GeForce 8 and other DirectX 10 compatible cards what puts a doubt on longevity and rentability of investement in GeForce 7950 GT based card. All three cards also showed good performance in overclocking department, especially if we have on mind that same GPU was used as a basis of older GeForce 7900 GT which has considerably lower clock.

Generally speaking, Gainward Bliss 7950 GT 256 MB Golden Sample is most notable from all tested cards because it has only 256 MB of video memory. Smaller memory capacity is somewhat countered with higher memory clock – 1500 MH DDR. Depending on particular test or gaming title, Gainward’s card sometimes falls short and sometimes can match performance of other tested cards with larger video memory. To be honest, while running initial benchmarks we were actually amazed how this card managed to be pretty competitive in regards to EVGA and Foxconn models. Bliss is equipped with large aluminium cooler which, sadly, doesn’t cover memory chips, only GPU. Despite the fact that heatsink doesn’t cover memory chips, overclocking results were very nice – 1716 MHz DDR for memory and 627 MHz for GPU. High memory overclock is also the primary reason why this card managed to outperform its closest competitor – Foxconn GeForce 7950GT 512MB. Bundle of Gainward’s card is pretty solid but not exceptional and its price in croatian stores is about 2300 kn.

In the very beginning of this little round up we suspected that Foxconn GeForce 7950GT 512MB will be a "golden middle" between Gainward’s and EVGA’s card. We proved this suspicion during testing as Foxconn’s card ended on second place in most of our benchmarks. Foxconn decided to use NVIDIA reference design without any modifications – same clocks for GPU and memory and same reference cooler which is actually pretty good. Overclocking results of this card are very good and we were actually amazed by exceptional memory overclock. One more thing to mention is interesting bundle consisted of free applications and pretty nice gamepad. Price of Foxconn GeForce 7950GT 512MB is about 2600 kn but this is only our estimate based on foreign e-tailer prices. Sadly, as far as we know, Foxconn’s card is not available in Croatia.

EVGA e-GeForce 7950GT KO (Knock Out) 512MB, as its name suggest, offers little bit more than previous two cards. Card is factory overclocked to 600 MHz for GPU and 1450 MHz for memory. Manual overclocking yielded even better results – 659 MHz for GPU and 1664 MHz for memory. These clocks actually go beyond values of GeForce 7900 GTX reference clocks what is pretty great. Unfortunately, high clocks have their downside – installed cooler is pretty noisy when card is fully loaded (while playing games for example). EVGA’s bundle this time is really great. Along with regular EVGA features like Step Up program and 10-year warranty, bundle is boosted by full version of Call of Duty 2. Of course, all these features have a price – about 2750 kn in Croatia which is a bit higher than price of other GeForce 7950 GT card on the market.