AMD Radeon HD 6970 performance……leak?
The speculation begins! The upcoming AMD Radeon HD 6970 is now in the spotlight after the launch of the 68×0 cards. They HD 6970 is said to be at least 10% faster than a GTX 480 and this is achieved with unfinished drivers.
The core speeds are reported to be somewhere around 800 – 900MHz. The card has a 6 + 8 pin power connection setup and there are estimates of a 255W TDP, maybe higher.
It is being rumoured that the HD 6970 is scoring X12000 and P24499 in 3D Mark Vantage.
Unigine Heaven is getting 36.6 fps at 1920 x 1200 with 4xAA and 16xAF.
A quick comparison:
- HD5870 scores roughly P19000+ in 3D Mark Vantage, and 18 fps in the Heaven benchmark.
- GTX480 scores roughly P21000+ in 3D Mark Vantage, and 30 fps in the Heaven benchmark.
The rest (or the truth) is yet to be seen but you can be sure that we will let you know as soon as we can. Discuss in our forum as you stay tuned.
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Leon Hyman
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