But I dont think you can use the regular bios from the 6970 2GB versions with a card that only has 1GB worth of chips on it. You would need a 6970 bios made for 1GB of vram, which there isnt one. So the two models aren't really the same.


Go here:
http://www.techpowerup.com/articles/...ng/vidcard/159

and scroll down to Test Results section for success and failure rates.