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Sapphire HD5970 on preorder

Chiptakt: 2x 725MHz, Speichertakt: 2x 1000MHz • Chip: Hemlock • Speicherinterface: 2x 256-bit • Stream-Prozessoren: 2x 1600 • Textureinheiten: 2x 80 • Fertigung: 40nm • Maximaler Verbrauch: keine Angabe • DirectX: 11 • Shader Modell: 5 • Bauweise: Dual-Slot • Besonderheiten: integrierter 7.1 HD Audiocontroller, unterstützt CrossFireX
Wow the specs are disappointing. The clock speed is even lower than that of the leaked engineering sample (which was 750/1000). AMD assured us it was not representative of final performance. What they didn't mention is final performance would actually be lower.