DiRT3 is another DirectX 11 game. We measured performance using this game by running a race and then playing it back using FRAPS. We ran this game at 1440×900, setting all image quality settings to their highest values.
| DiRT3 | 1440×900 | Difference |
| AMD Radeon HD 7950 (MVP) | 221.6 | 10% |
| AMD Radeon HD 7950 | 201.1 | |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 (MVP) | 193.8 | 7% |
| AMD Radeon HD 7850 | 180.9 | |
| AMD Radeon HD 7750 (MVP) | 109.7 | 8% |
| AMD Radeon HD 7750 | 101.6 | |
| Core i7-3770K | 52.6 |
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