PowerColor HD6970 2GB GDDD5
- Part NumberAX6970 2GBD5-M2DH
- Graphics EngineRADEON HD6970
- Video Memory2GB GDDR5
- Engine Clock880MHz
- Memory Clock1375MHz (5.5Gbps)
- Memory Interface256bit
- DirectX® Support11
- Bus StandardPCIE 2.1
- Display ConnectorsDL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/2* mini DisplayPort
- Up to 880MHz Engine Clock
- 2GB GDDR5 Memory
- 1375MHz Memory Clock (5.5 Gbps GDDR5)
- 176 GB/s memory bandwidth (maximum)
- 2.7 TFLOPs Single Precision compute power
- 683 GFLOPs Double Precision compute power
- TeraScale 3 Unified Processing Architecture
- 1536 Stream Processors
- 96 Texture Units
- 128 Z/Stencil ROP Units
- 32 Color ROP Units
- Dual geometry and dual rendering engines
- High Speed 256-bit GDDR5 memory interface
- PCI Express 2.1 x16 bus interface
- "Eye-Definition" graphics
- New and advanced architecture
- Full DirectX® 11 support
- Scalable geometry processing technology
- Shader Model 5.0
- DirectCompute 11
- Dual advanced programmable hardware tessellation units
- Accelerated multi-threading
- HDR texture compression
- Order-independent transparency
- OpenGL 4.1 support
- Image quality enhancement technology
- Up to 24x multi-sample and super-sample anti-aliasing modes
- Adaptive anti-aliasing
- Enhanced Quality Anti-Aliasing (EQAA)
- Morphological Anti-Aliasing (MLAA)
- 16x angle independent anisotropic texture filtering
- 128-bit floating point HDR rendering
- New and advanced architecture
- AMD Eyefinity multi-display technology1
- Native support for up to 4 simultaneous displays
- Up to 6 displays supported with DisplayPort 1.2 Multi-Stream Transport
- Independent resolutions, refresh rates, color controls, and video overlays
- Display grouping
- Combine multiple displays to behave like a single large display
- Native support for up to 4 simultaneous displays
- AMD EyeSpeed visual acceleration3
- AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) technology
- OpenCL 1.1 Support
- DirectCompute 11
- Double Precision Floating Point
- Accelerated video encoding, transcoding, and upscaling
- UVD 3 dedicated video playback accelerator
- MPEG-4 AVC/H.264
- VC-1
- MPEG-2 (SD & HD)
- Multi-View Codec (MVC)
- MPEG-4 part 2 (DivX, Xvid)
- Adobe Flash
- Enhanced Video Quality features
- Advanced post-processing and scaling
- Dynamic contrast enhancement and color correction
- Brighter whites processing (Blue Stretch)
- Independent video gamma control
- Dynamic video range control
- Dual-stream HD (1080p) playback support
- DXVA 1.0 & 2.0 support
- AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) technology
- AMD HD3D technology
- Stereoscopic 3D display/glasses support
- Blu-ray 3D support
- Stereoscopic 3D gaming
- 3rd party Stereoscopic 3D middleware software support
- AMD CrossFireXTM multi-GPU technology5
- Dual, triple or quad-GPU scaling
- Cutting-edge integrated display support
- DisplayPort 1.2
- Max resolution: 2560x1600 per display
- Multi-Stream Transport
- 21.6 Gbps bandwidth
- High bit-rate audio
- HDMI 1.4a with Stereoscopic 3D Frame Packing Format, Deep Color, xvYCC wide gamut support, and high bit-rate audio
- Max resolution: 1920x1200
- Dual-link DVI with HDCP
- Max resolution: 2560x1600
- VGA
- Max resolution: 2048x1536
- DisplayPort 1.2
- Integrated HD audio controller
- Output protected high bit rate 7.1 channel surround sound over HDMI with no additional cables required
- Supports AC-3, AAC, Dolby TrueHD and DTS Master Audio formats
- AMD PowerPlayTM power management technology3
- AMD PowerTune technology
- Intelligent power management hardware
- Dynamic power management with low power idle state
- Ultra-low power state support for multi-GPU configurations
- AMD PowerTune technology
- AMD CatalystTM graphics and HD video configuration software
- Software support for Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP
- AMD CatalystTM Control Center - AMD Catalyst™ software application and user interface for setup, configuration, and accessing features of AMD Radeon products.
- Unified Graphics display driver - AMD Catalyst™ software enabling other PC programs and devices to use advanced graphics, video, and features of AMD Radeon™ products.
- AMD Eyefinity technology works with games that support non-standard aspect ratios, which is required for panning across multiple displays. To enable more than two displays, additional panels with native DisplayPortTM connectors, and/or DisplayPortTM compliant active adapters to convert your monitor’s native input to your cards DisplayPortTM or Mini-DisplayPortTM connector(s), are required. SLS (“Single Large Surface”) functionality requires an identical display resolution on all configured displays.
- AMD EyeSpeed is a set of technologies designed to improve video quality and enhance application performance. Full enablement of some features requires support for AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) technology and/or AMD’s Universal Video Decoder (UVD).
- AMD PowerPlayTM and AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) are technology platforms that include a broad set of capabilities offered by certain AMD RadeonTM HD GPUs. Not all products have all features and full enablement of some capabilities and may require complementary products.
- Requires application support for AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing (APP) technology. AMD Accelerated Parallel Processing technology works with applications designed to take advantage of its GPU acceleration capabilities.
- AMD HD3D is a technology designed to enable stereoscopic 3D support in games, movies and/or photos. Requires 3D stereo drivers, glasses, and display.
- AMD CrossFireXTM technology requires an AMD CrossFireX Ready motherboard, an AMD CrossFireXTM Bridge Interconnect (for each additional graphics card) and may require a specialized power supply.
Specification
| Graphics Engine | RADEON HD6970 |
|---|---|
| Video Memory | 2GB GDDR5 |
| Engine Clock | 880MHz |
| Memory Clock | 1375MHz (5.5Gbps) |
| Memory Interface | 256bit |
| DirectX® Support | 11 |
| Bus Standard | PCIE 2.1 |
| Standard Display Connecors | DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/2* mini DisplayPort |
| Feature Support | |
| OpenGL | Support |
| CrossFireX™ Technology | Support |
| ATI Stream Technology | Support |
| ATI Eyefinity Technology | Support |
| ATI Hypermemory Technology | |
| Display Support | |
| VGA Output | Via Adapter |
| DVI Output | DL-DVI-I/ SL-DVI-D |
| DisplayPort | On Board |
| HDMI | On Board |
| TV Output | |
| HDTV Output | |
| HDCP Support | Support |
| Maximum Resolution | |
| VGA | 2048x1536 |
| DVI | 2560x1600 |
| DisplayPort | 2560x1600 |
| HDMI | 1920x1200 |
| Power Specs + Board Dimensions | |
| Board Dimensions | 275mmx111.2mmx38mm |
| Minimum System Power requirement (W) | 550W |
| Extention Power Connector | One 6-Pin and One 8-Pin PCI Express Power connectors |
Accessories
DVI Dongle
Manual
CrossFire Cable (Optional)
6P to 8P power cable
Mini DP to DP Cable x 1 (optional)
Software Bundled
Driver (PCIE,PCI)
| Product Name | Chipset | Catalyst | Version | OS | Update | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD6900 series | HD6900 series | 11.11 | 8.91 | WinXP 32bit | 2011.12.14 | Download 1 Download 2 Download 3 |
| HD6900 series | HD6900 series | 11.11 | 8.91 | WinXP 32bit | 2011.12.14 | Download 1 Download 2 Download 3 |
| HD6900 series | HD6900 series | 11.11 | 8.91 | Win Vista/ Win7 32bit | 2011.12.14 | Download 1 Download 2 Download 3 |
| HD6900 series | HD6900 series | 11.11 | 8.91 | Win Vista/ Win7 64bit | 2011.12.14 | Download 1 Download 2 Download 3 |
AMD AND POWERCOLOR ANNOUNCE THE PERFECT ENTHUSIAST CARDS IN THE HD6900 SERIES
2010-12-15
New and more advanced architecture takes gaming to new heights
Taipei, Taiwan –December 15, 2010 -- TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphics cards, today launches the latest enthusiast graphics solution: the PowerColor HD6900 series. The PowerColor HD6900 series is the most advanced architecture to date. Consuming only 190W under the most demanding game titles and increasing performance at any given power by taking advantage of AMD PowerTune technology, the latest series enhances anti-aliasing ability to deliver the best image quality in minimal performance change.
PowerColor’s HD6900 series includes the HD6970 and HD6950. The HD6970 clocks in at 880MHz core speed and 1375MHz of memory speed, while the HD6950 clocks in at 800MHz and 1250MHz GPU and memory clock speeds. Both are equipped with the latest 2GB GDDR5 memory buffer, offering more than 2.25 teraFLOPs of computing power; perfect for massive multi-monitor high-res gaming.
“With the new architecture design, the PowerColor HD6900 series is absolutely a perfect option for enthusiast gamers,” says Ted Chen, CEO of TUL Corporation. “It’s embedded with all the latest technology and advanced power management ability to deliver the best gaming experience for all gamers.”
The HD6900 series supports AMD Eyefinity Technology, enabling gamers to expand their gaming view across up to 4 displays through single graphics card. Also, with DirectX® 11 technology support, gamers can get amazing HD gaming experience for the hottest and most demanding game titles; it also features AMD’s Accelerated Parallel Processing technology, maximizing your daily applications to do more and faster.
* Specifications subject to change without notice.
HD6970
HD6950
Core Speed
880MHz
800MHz
Memory Speed
1375MHz(5.5Gbps)
1250MHz(5.0Gbps)
Memory
2GB GDDR5
2GB GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth
256bit
256bit
Eyefinity
Yes
Yes
DirectX®
11
11
CrossFireX™
Yes
Yes
Output
DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/2x mini DisplayPort
DL-DVI-I/SL-DVI-D/HDMI/2x mini DisplayPort
About TUL Corporation
TUL is a leading supplier of AMD graphics cards under the PowerColor brand. We offer award-winning products based on our technology leading components, quality design and superb engineering. TUL employs more than 150 talents worldwide, with offices in China, Europe, Russia and USA to support over 300 channel partners and distributors in 50 plus countries. For further information, visit: http://www.tul.com.tw/global/
For more product information, visit: www.powercolor.com.
Or contact: pr@powercolor.com
