AMD HD 6990 (Photos!!)

**Karam** · 02-28-2011, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by Lanek

Look shorter of what i have think, if i compare how the card go through the SATA, it dont look a lot longer of 5870.

I think this board is not ATX ( more something like XL-ATX)

**Lanek** · 02-28-2011, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by Karam

I think this board is not ATX ( more something like XL-ATX)

It's the Gigabyte X58A-OC , but need say you give me a doubt if the board usw XL ATX or not.

Edit: not if i quote Bit- tech preview of this board .. " The board has the standard ATX dimensions of 263.5 x 304.8mm, and the heatsinks surrounding the CPU socket and X58 chipset are designed to be easily popped off and replaced with copper pots for LN2."

Well not really important, we will get enough time for see how long is this card when review will show up.

**Chickenfeed** · 02-28-2011, 10:46 AM

Looking like AMD is going to once more push out a dual gpu product with extra headroom as evidenced by the dual 8pin setup. Nothing says they can't design a part capable of handling electrical and thermal loads above >300, it just can't require that much power at stock. Likely where Powertune shows its face once more. I'm guessing they might just sneak up on 6970 core / shader clocks if they are excetionally binned cores.

I'm sure many who buy these will water cool them but I am concerned with how viable the stock cooling will be. I'm getting the impression that overclocking on the stock sink will be asking for trouble unless ones content with >9000RPM fan speeds

I've owned 2 dual gpu cards, 1 of which was on water so my opinion isn't misinformed.

All that in mind, if the stock sink manages to handle overclocked loads without sounding like small helicopter, I'll be damn impressed.

**Lanek** · 02-28-2011, 11:09 AM

again, this is the stock cooler, i believe if you want OC with a stock cooler, the non references cards who will come just after the release of the cards, as the one designed by Sapphire and other should be more appealing for overclocking.

Anyway i join you on this: anybody who want OC a dual gpu cards, should look to watercool them. silent ( well depend what fans/rad you are using ), the cards stay cool, on idle, when you watch a movie, when you play, when you push them. The ambient air in your pc stay cool, no worry to have about dust and degradation of the coolers.

**eXceeded** · 02-28-2011, 11:49 AM

Noone posted up this yet?
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardwar...0-in-our-lab/1

**cold2010** · 02-28-2011, 04:24 PM

GIGABYTE

This dog is sweating

**Tha Last Meal** · 02-28-2011, 04:26 PM

lol

**saaya** · 02-28-2011, 05:00 PM

Only one fan huh? Mhhh

**tajoh111** · 02-28-2011, 05:40 PM

These cards are being released too late to be relatively decent purchases. Both NV and AMD are known to kick back driver development when an new generation is out. Considering these card(amd and NV) are both too big and too expensive to produce, I think when 28nm comes out, they are going to let it get replaced ASAP. Your going to have less than year of full driver development if AMD and NV cut back driver development with the release of new cards. Considering how long it took for the 5970 to have stable drivers(10.4), these card would have been a lot better to be released last year, but now it too sketchy in terms of future software and hardware stability.

**Final8ty** · 03-01-2011, 12:25 AM

Originally Posted by tajoh111

These cards are being released too late to be relatively decent purchases. Both NV and AMD are known to kick back driver development when an new generation is out. Considering these card(amd and NV) are both too big and too expensive to produce, I think when 28nm comes out, they are going to let it get replaced ASAP. Your going to have less than year of full driver development if AMD and NV cut back driver development with the release of new cards. Considering how long it took for the 5970 to have stable drivers(10.4), these card would have been a lot better to be released last year, but now it too sketchy in terms of future software and hardware stability.

These are indeed very late too the party, just hope that the drivers are good out of the gate as there is no rule that every card needs the same amount of development time with driver support.

**Lanek** · 03-01-2011, 01:06 AM

late yes, but.. i don't know, I don't think we will see anything before Q4.. so this leave, 8-9months good for them. It's not shorter of the 470-480 or 460 life. And if both cards deliver, whatever it is Nvidia or AMD, the guys who got it, will not really need change it on Q4.

**Tha Last Meal** · 03-02-2011, 05:43 AM

CeBIT 2011: Sapphire show in action 3D-card Radeon HD 6990

**KiSUAN** · 03-02-2011, 02:30 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjn6DoxOwso

Petty the demo isn't running

Edit: Here playing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NCFRgzqtoM 6990 + Dirt 3

**Tha Last Meal** · 03-02-2011, 08:00 PM

**safan80** · 03-02-2011, 08:29 PM

If the gpu core clocks are only 830, that is lame for using two 8pin connectors. Amd should realize load usage does not matter as much if you can cut the idle to be less than 2x6970s. Looks like getting 2 6970s was the smarter choice this time out.

**Utnorris** · 03-02-2011, 08:32 PM

Actually, the card has two settings, one is 830Mhz and the second is 880Mhz, however, with that much power I would imagine they will overclock nicely.

**kuroikenshi** · 03-03-2011, 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by safan80

If the gpu core clocks are only 830, that is lame for using two 8pin connectors. Amd should realize load usage does not matter as much if you can cut the idle to be less than 2x6970s. Looks like getting 2 6970s was the smarter choice this time out.

don't you mean 6950's????