PowerColor PCS+ HD7970 3GB GDDR5 VORTEXII
- Part NumberAX7970 3GBD5-2DHPPV
- Graphics EngineRADEON HD7970
- Video Memory3GB GDDR5
- Engine Clock1100MHz
- Memory Clock1425MHz (5.7Gbps)
- Memory Interface384bit
- DirectX® Support11.1
- Bus StandardPCIE 3.0
- Display ConnectorsDL-DVI-I/ SL-DVI-D / HDMI / MINI DPx2
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PCS-Professional Cooling System
The unique cooling technology can decrease operating environment temp. Effectively, and enhance headroom for OC capabilities.
Vortex II – The Whirlwind Technology
The Vortex II technology gives users the ability to manually adjust the fan and its physical attributes. The Vortex II technology features perforated cooling fan design, reducing back pressure from its high speed spinning, resulting in increased air flow and improving efficiency.
Platinum PowerKIT
The Most Solidly-Built Components enhance the stability, ultimate performance and efficiency.
PCI Express 3.0
Delivers double the bandwidth per lane of PCIe Gen 2 for faster GPU.
Powered by AMD Radeon™ HD7970
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GCN Architecture
A new design for AMD’s unified graphics processing and compute cores that allows them to achieve higher utilization for improved performance and efficiency.
Microsoft DirextX® 11
Get intense gaming performance and unrivalled image quality with stunning 3D visual effects, realistic lighting and lifelike imagery.
AMD App Acceleration
AMD App Accelerator creates a “co-processing” environment in which the compute processing potential in your AMD Radeon™ Graphics processor works together with the system central processor, to accelerate enabled applications.
AMD HD3D Technology
Supports the latest stereoscopic 3D content and display technologies
Play 3D games, watch Blu-ray 3D videos, and edit 3D photos on your 3D Monitors, TV, or projector.
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AMD Eyefinty Technology Run multiple displays from a single graphics board and expand your gaming field of view across all displays. |
AMD CrossFire™ Technology
Multi-GPU support offers superior scalability
Increase our gaming performance up to 2x with AMD CrossFire™ technology, 2.75x for TriFire configurations, or 3.75x with QuadFire configs.
AMD PowerPlay™ Technology
AMD PowerPlay™ Technology dynamically adjusts clockspeeds in response to GPU load, saving power for just when you need it.
AMD PowerTune Technology
Maximizes performance under load conditions by dynamically increasing the GPU engine clock to take advantage of unused TDP headroom. Also allows users to configure their own TDP limit, within a provided range, for even higher performance or more power efficiency.
Dolby® TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio™
Support of content protected, high bandwidth, 7.1 channels of surround sound over HDMDI and DisplayPort.
AMD HD Media Accelerator
Assumes rendering responsibility for HD encode (VCE)/decode (MPEG-4 ASP, H.264. MVC, MPEG2, etc.) and conclusively enable superior video playback quality with advanced hardware post-processing algorithms.
Specification
| Graphics Engine | RADEON HD7970 |
|---|---|
| Video Memory | 3GB GDDR5 |
| Engine Clock | 1100MHz |
| Memory Clock | 1425MHz (5.7Gbps) |
| Memory Interface | 384bit |
| DirectX® Support | 11.1 |
| Bus Standard | PCIE 3.0 |
| Standard Display Connecors | DL-DVI-I/ SL-DVI-D / HDMI / MINI DPx2 |
| Feature Support | |
| OpenGL | Support |
| CrossFireX™ Technology | Support |
| ATI Stream Technology | Support |
| ATI Eyefinity Technology | Support |
| ATI Hypermemory Technology | |
| Display Support | |
| VGA Output | Yes, By DVI to VGA converter |
| DVI Output | DL-DVI-I/ SL-DVI-D |
| DisplayPort | On Board(mini DP) x2 |
| HDMI | On Board |
| TV Output | |
| HDTV Output | |
| HDCP Support | Support |
| Maximum Resolution | |
| VGA | 2048x1536 |
| DVI | 2560x1600 |
| DisplayPort | 4096x2160 |
| HDMI | 4096x2160 |
| Power Specs + Board Dimensions | |
| Board Dimensions | 285X135X45mm |
| Minimum System Power requirement (W) | 500W |
| Extention Power Connector | two 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)
6P to 8P power cable x 2
Mini DP to Single Link DVI Cable (Active) x 1
Software Bundled
Driver (PCIE,PCI)
Powerup Tuner
Fudzilla
TweakTown
HardwareHeaven
| Product Name | Chipset | Catalyst | Version | OS | Update | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD7900 series | HD7900 series | 13.4 | 12.104 | Win8/Win7/Vista 64bit | 2013.05.09 | Download 1 Download 2 Download 3 |
| HD7900 series | HD7900 series | 13.4 | 12.104 | Win7/Vista 32bit | 2013.05.09 | Download 1 Download 2 Download 3 |
| HD7900 series | HD7900 series | 13.4 | 12.104 | WinXP 32bit | 2013.05.09 | Download 1 Download 2 Download 3 |
POWERCOLOR INTRODUCED ULTRA HIGH-END VORTEX II SERIES
2012-04-13
The Patent “Vortex” II Cooling Technology allows the best ever gaming experience
Taipei, Taiwan –April 13rd, 2012 -- TUL Corporation, a leading manufacturer of AMD graphic cards, today announced a gaming graphics series designed for enthusiasts only: the PowerColor PCS+ Vortex II series. The latest patent cooling series released with HD7970 and HD7870; by taking advantage of the deluxe “Platinum Power Kit” design, allowing the best power efficiency and enhancing stability at overclocking mode.
The latest series armed with patent “Vortex” II cooling technology, featuring an adjustable and perforated fan design, gamers can manually adjust the fan and its physical attribute, optimizing the air flow and dissipating the excessive heat efficiently, providing no-compromise cooling effect with silent gaming environment.
The PCS+ HD7970 Vortex II clocks at 1.1GHz core speed, while memory speed at 5.7Gbps, enabling the maximum settings for demanding titles. The PCS+ HD7870 Vortex II has 1.12 GHz core speed and 5.0 Gbps memory speed, delivering the astonishing and breathtaking gaming experience to the enthusiasts.
Engineered with support for all the latest technology, the latest Vortex II series is well prepared for the next generation of gaming; by utilizing AMD Eyefinity 2.0 technology and AMD HD3D Technology, it supports multi-display stereoscopic 3Dcontent, allowing an immersive “wrap around” gaming experience. Also, it packed with AMD PowerTune technology, enabling the intelligent power monitoring to enable higher clock speeds and better performance when needed, delivering the most efficient way for gaming like never before.
PowerColor PCS+ HD7970 Vortex II
PowerColor PCS+ HD7870 Vortex II
Core Speed
1100MHz
1120MHz
Memory Speed
1425MHz (5.7Gbps)
1250MHz (5.0 Gbps)
Memory
3GB GDDR5
2GB GDDR5
Memory Bandwidth
384-bit
256-bit
Eyefinity
Yes
Yes
DirectX®
11.1
11.1
CrossFireX™
Yes
Yes
Output
DL-DVI-I+ SL DVI-D + HDMI+2x mini Display Port
DL-DVI-I+ SL DVI-D + HDMI+2x mini DisplayPort
*Specifications subject to change without notice.
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
