The AMD Radeon 7970 is without a doubt one of the hottest video card of 2012, but then again it's the only new desktop graphics card to be released so far this year. Last month we posted our review on the AMD Radeon HD 7970 reference card and found it to be a winner. While attending the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) we were told that custom designed cards were still 30-45 days out for most manufactures, so for the time being most companies will be selling entirely reference designed cards with new name plates on them.