Quote Originally Posted by Manicdan View Post
in what though? the only test ive seen actual throttling is furmark, what games do that too? (if a review was posted showing that, sorry i missed it)
I'm currently hashing things out with ATI before the article goes live or I even continue testing but I have seen 110°C+ temps on the VRMs in Far Cry 2 DX10, HawX DX10, Unigine Heaven DX11 and STALKER CoP DX11. On the other hand, temps stayed within normal ranges in Fallout 3, Call of Duty: WaW, Left 4 Dead and Dawn of War 2.

This holds true for all three HD 5970 cards I have....

It looks like temps are a particular problem in DX10 / DX11 apps which makes sense considering the high load they put on the card. This could also explain the oddly low performance of the HD 5970 at higher resolutions / IQ settings in Far Cry 2 DX10 versus a dual HD 5850 setup. I know many people have suspected drivers but I have gone through a number of supporting betas (early RC, 9.11 beta w/ HD 5970 support, 9.12 beta) and none of them improve upon the performance of this year-old game. Maybe I am wrong but considering the temps I have seen, it would make sense.