AMD Radeon HD6950/6970(Cayman) Reviews

[cegras]

OMGZ 6950 for $15!!!!111

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[god_43]

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lol

[Sgt.McRuff]

6970: $370
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...6970&x=29&y=21

6950: $300
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...n=6950&x=0&y=0

[sniper_sung]

I... I am... dis... disappointed...

[safan80]

I... I am... dis... disappointed...

About what? There are no decent reviews up yet.

[TheBreezyBB]

About what? There are no reviews up yet.

Fixed

Expect to see more of these kinda comments for the next couple of days

[onethreehill]

HD 6970 and HD6950 Reviews
http://vr-zone.com/articles/amd-rade...html?doc=10474
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...=605&Itemid=72
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...=606&Itemid=72
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...50-review.html
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/gra...-6970-review/1
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/201...-6950-review/1
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=27983
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=1051
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/Radeon_HD_6950/
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/HIS/Radeon_HD_6970/
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/...eo_card_review
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4061/a...radeon-hd-6950
http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/g...0-und-hd-6950/
http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon-6950-6970-review/
http://lab501.ro/placi-video/gigabyt...970-si-hd-6950
http://www.techspot.com/review/348-amd-radeon-6970/
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...yman,2818.html
http://hitechlegion.com/reviews/vide...hd-6950-review
http://hitechlegion.com/reviews/vide...eo-card-review
http://www.overclockersclub.com/revi...hd6950_review/
http://tbreak.com/tech/2010/12/amd-hd-6970-review/
http://www.rage3d.com/reviews/video/...launch_review/
http://www.vortez.co.uk/articles_pag...gb_review.html
http://www.pureoverclock.com/article1164.html
http://www.pureoverclock.com/article1165.html
http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/20126
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Ha..._hd6950/5.html
http://ht4u.net/reviews/2010/amd_rad...0_cayman_test/
http://alienbabeltech.com/main/?p=22610
http://www.pcinlife.com/article/grap...339d866_8.html
http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,80...fikkarte/Test/
http://www.overclockers.com/amd-hd69...s-card-review/
http://www.hartware.net/review_1209.html
http://lanoc.org/review/hardware/vid...ietnam-edition
http://www.ninjalane.com/reviews/video/sapphire-6950
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/g...d6950_review/1
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/373...ard/index.html
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/373...ard/index.html
http://www.eteknix.com/graphics/his-...rd-review-471/
http://www.modders-inc.com/modules.p...Story&reid=340
http://www.insidehw.com/Reviews/Grap...arge-Chip.html
http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1963
http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1966
http://www.technic3d.com/article-119...te-im-test.htm
http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/xfx_hd_6970_review/
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/artic...rd-Review/1151
http://www.expreview.com/13051.html
http://www.hkepc.com/5874

HD 6970 CrossFire Review
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=28056
http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/37...ire/index.html

HD 6950 CrossFire Review
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/A...950_CrossFire/
http://www.guru3d.com/article/radeon...sfirex-review/

HD 6970 and HD 6950 CrossFire Review
http://www.hardware.fr/articles/813-...ossfire-x.html
http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1488/1/

HD 6970 vs HD 6950 vs HD 5870 vs GTX 570 - All Overclocked
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/review...roduction.html

[safan80]

VR Zone
http://vr-zone.com/articles/amd-rade...html?doc=10474

Thanks... check this out guys.. with better drivers it should beat the 580

[cowie]

wow nice framrates....that 2g of ram comes in handy'
toaster oven comes to mind thuo(unless they have a new bios like they usally have to do) its as hot as 480??? eats up more power then i'm used to seeing from an amd card too!!
maybe someone can cook eggs on it this week? the stuff that would not cook on a 480 would get well done on the 6970 np.
You get what you pay for...

[Loque]

I find it funny when they compare 69x0 to a 5870 with 1gb when there's a 2gb version..

[Chrono Detector]

Not really impressed with the 6970 to be honest. Though the 2GB is nice but it seems quite disappointing, it still can't beat the GTX 580 and they had to cut the shader count, most likely to save power similar to GTX 480.

[zoob]

6850 overclocked performing like 6870 in some tests:

I find it funny when they compare 69x0 to a 5870 with 1gb when there's a 2gb version..

also iirc, 5870 2gb performed basically the same as a 1gb card unless you were pushing very high resolutions and stupid amounts of AA.

[570091D]

VR Zone
http://vr-zone.com/articles/amd-rade...html?doc=10474

it seems like the 6970 is able to beat the 570 by 2-3 fps but is never really able to catch the 580... disappointing indeed considering it uses about the same ammount of power as the 580 and runs hotter.

[Loque]

6850 overclocked performing like 6870 in some tests:



also iirc, 5870 2gb performed basically the same as a 1gb card unless you were pushing very high resolutions and stupid amounts of AA.

enough percentage to close the difference gap, not to mention the better minimum fps people are noticing..

[Solus Corvus]

it seems like the 6970 is able to beat the 570 by 2-3 fps but is never really able to catch the 580... disappointing indeed considering it uses about the same ammount of power as the 580 and runs hotter.

It runs hotter but uses less power than 570.

http://resources.vr-zone.com//upload...power_load.jpg

[-=DVS=-]

benchmarkreviews.com

In Battleforge it's slower then 5870 seems 6970 performance is all over the place.

[fhpchris]

It really seems slower than the 580. Any other good reviews out yet?

[safan80]

http://vr-zone.com/articles/amd-rade...html?doc=10474
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.ph...=605&Itemid=72

I updated my post on the first page to point to your post.

Keep updating

[kite7]

it seems like the 6970 is able to beat the 570 by 2-3 fps but is never really able to catch the 580... disappointing indeed considering it uses about the same ammount of power as the 580 and runs hotter.

Are you just looking at TDP? Look at the power consumption, it consumes less than GTX 570.

[tdream]

benchmarkreviews.com

In Battleforge it's slower then 5870 seems 6970 performance is all over the place.

IMG]http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/4041/battleforgedx11benchmar.jpg[/IMG]

This is disappointing. I think pricing is where AMD can win. It's needs to be priced the same as the 5870 on release.

[Dezmen]

whats the point of making benchmark of AMD and PowerColor cards? xD

[Chickenfeed]

Those 2 reviews used media released 10.11betas. I'll be curious to find how these compare to the 10.12s (which will be the drivers the end user should be using provided they don't use the ones provided on the driver disk )

It looks like they went back to the 4870 1GB design of lower fan speed / higher temps. I personally don't mind this to be honest, those cards were quite pleasent.

Based on what has been revealed so far the 6950 should be well recieved

As far as pricing 370 is decent but with the hint of their pricing increasing come Jaunary it is a tad disappointing. I bought my 5870 launch day for 420cnd and they were up to 440 shortly after.

[zerazax]

benchmarkreviews is a pretty biased site.. should see their "opinion" piece - made charlie look sane

BTW the Vr-Zone power figures are w/ PowerTune set at +20%. You can extrapolate what it is without it

[-=DVS=-]

Are you just looking at TDP? Look at the power consumption, it consumes less than GTX 570.

Its not really that significant review 13W difference from gtx580.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 Reference Design 246 W
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 Reference Design 241 W
ATI Radeon HD 5870 Reference Design 240 W
ATI Radeon HD 6970 Reference Design 233 W

[GoldenTiger]

It really seems slower than the 580. Any other good reviews out yet?

Yeah, it does. Slower and hot... with price hike in jan announced too. It's ok but not special so far.