6950 flashed to 6970

[ademcg]

If you were to flash a 6950 2048mb card e.g.:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-248-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

with the 6970 bios, Would upon interrogation with GPUz for instance, would it show up as a 6970 or a 6950???

I guess what I am asking is , if you bought a card advertised as a "6970 2048mb card", with no decals, plain box and cooler markings as per OEM VisionTeck stuff... could it actually be a 6950 2048mb card flashed?

Sorry if it is a noob question, but it is late and I need sleep

 

[Fanatic]

It would show as a 6970 as that is what the BIOS says and that is what GPU-Z would read. The 6970 has 6+8pin and the 6950 2x6pin for power, so you could tell which it is by looking at the card.

 

[J.D]

You can check the DeviceID number which doesn't change when you flash the new BIOS .

 

[ademcg]

thanks guys...puts my mind at rest