Final Thoughts

First let's talk performance... for a mid-range to budget GPU the Radeon Hard disk drive 7790 is everything we have come to wait from the electric current generation. Neither AMD nor Nvidia are at run a risk of blowing your socks off when spending less than $250 on either current range of GPUs.

Ideally we suggest gamers try to get their easily on either a GeForce GTX 660 Ti or Radeon Hd 7870. There'southward an invisible threshold between those and lower-end graphics cards that translate into the possibility of enjoying all of today's PC games in their full visual glory at reasonable resolutions.

And then so, at $150 we weren't expecting to be blown away with the 7790, and we weren't. The GPU does what everyone expected it to, it fills the gap between the 7770 and 7850 in terms of price and operation. There is nothing special about this carte that would brand you purchase it over either of those 2 existing options, other than the obvious scenario where you have exactly $150 to spend on a new graphics card.

Still, fifty-fifty if y'all have the $150, should you choose the 7790? The alternative is the GeForce GTX 650 Ti and on boilerplate the 7790 was 2% faster at 1680x1050. Overall not a lot to compel potential buyers i style or the other.

In an effort to sweeten the deal, as of April 2nd, AMD is offering a gratuitous copy of BioShock Infinite with whatever Radeon HD 7790 as function of their Never Settle Reloaded game bundle plan. If you had already resolved to buy Bioshock Infinite, and happened to be in the market for a mid-range graphics carte, then this deal will prove irrisistible ($ninety for this GPU is overkill, in a good way). We applaud recent efforts past both AMD and Nvidia to bundle new game releases with their respective graphics card offerings.

With AMD working harder than ever to improve performance beyond their Radeon Hard disk drive 7000 series, we feel the 7790 at $150 is a condom investment, though you wouldn't be doing wrong if you went with the contest either.

Pros: Affordable pick plays most current PC games well. Proficient value and performance. Bioshock Infinite bundle.

Cons: Some newer games won't run perfect at max settings. Doesn't do much to differentiate from the Nvidia contest. A little more money gets yous a little more operation.