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We've run a limited set of test on the new 69xx cards, by no means making a buying decision on these test, we highly recommend you wait for reviews to come from the likes of Anandtech etc. Still this gives you an early insight of what to expect from the cards and their early overclocking performance.
The Test Rig
Intel I7 950 @ 4.02GHz
Asus Rampage II Motherboard
6GB Kingston @ 1600MHz CAS 7-8-7-24-1T
Hitachi HDD
Windows 7 64-Bit
HIS 6970 (Supplied 10.11 Drivers used)
HIS 6950 (Supplied 10.11 Drivers used)
EVGA GTX 580 (Latest NVIDIA Drivers online)
OCZ 700W Power Supply
UniEngine Heaven 2.1 Benchmark @ 1920x1200 - Default Settings
ATI Radeon 6950 @ Stock
ATI Radeon 6950 @ 930MHz Core & 5900MHz Memory
ATI Radeon 6950 in Crossfire @ 840MHz Core & 5300MHz Memory
ATI Radeon 6950 in Crossfire @ 840/5300 - Maximum Settings (extreme tessellation, 16x AF, 8x AA)
ATI Radeon 6970 @ Stock
ATI Radeon 6970 @ 980MHz Core & 6200MHz Memory
ATI Radeon 6970 in Crossfire @ 950MHz Core & 5800MHz Memory
ATI Radeon 6970 in Crossfire @ 950/5800 - Maximum Settings (extreme tessellation, 16x AF, 8x AA)
NVIDIA GTX 580 @ Stock
NVIDIA GTX 580 @ 835MHz Core & 4400MHz Memory
Other Benchmarks - Default Settings
3D Mark 2006 Default Test - ATI 6970 Stock
3D Mark Vantage Default Test - ATI 6970 Stock
3D Mark 11 Default Test - ATI 6970 Stock
3D Mark 2006 Default Test - ATI 6970 Crossfire
3D Mark Vantage Default Test - ATI 6970 Crossfire
3D Mark 11 Default Test - ATI 6970 Crossfire (950/5800)
Conclusion
Noise / Temps - This is where these cards excel, on AUTO fan control they remain quiet and temperatures seem to remain well below 80c thanks to the vapour chamber. So good results from ATI here and the cards do not get scoulding hot either unlike older 5870 cards. Crank the fan up and the temps can be kept sub 50c.
Power Consumption - The 6970 can draw a maximum of 250W, but it typically won't see over 200W consumption and at idle consumes as little as 20W, the fact we could run a Crossfire overclocked system setup with ease of an OCZ 700W was excellent.
Price - Sub £250 for a 6950 and sub £300 for a 6970 make these cards very competively priced!
Performance - The 6950 is the star performer, it clocks well enough to get it past 6970 stock performance and a pair of these in Crossfire cost similar to a GTX 580, yet you get quite a lot more performance and hardly any extra power requirements. Which makes the 6950 ideal for those who want a great performing card and also for those who want some serious power. The 6970 can basically overclock further and has a few more shaders meaning it can practically match a stock GTX 580 when overclocked in certain benchmarks but still lags behind in others. But again its £100 cheaper and if you were to purchase a pair you have GTX 580 crushing performance. Neither of these cards can challenge the GTX 580 for outright power, but when overclocked they can come close, but they are considerably cheaper and the fact you can buy 2x 6950's for the price of one GTX 580 makes these mighty appealing.
Overclocking - Both cards did not support voltage tweak *YET* hence the best stable speeds I could reach was 930MHz Core and 5950MHz Memory on the 6950 and 980MHz Core and 6200MHz Memory on the 6870. I believe with voltage control we will see above 1000MHz and 6500MHz on the 6970's.
In Crossfire I could no longer use MSI Tweaker which meant I could only overclock the cards using the Overdrive in Catalyst which is why Crossfire overclock speeds are lower, so in Crossfire OC performance there is a lot more to come.
OcUK will put its stock live sometime after midnight tonight at which time you should check the following link as we have 1000+ in stock right now!!!!:-
BUY NOW! - 1000+ 6950 / 6970 Cards IN STOCK!http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=56&subid=1752
Remember we have GTX 580 and GTX 570 in stock amongst some amazing deals on ATI HD 5870 and GTX 480.
P.S. No more benchmarks will be run now, so don't request any other benchmarks or games, wait for the reviews to appear in a matter of hours!
If you buy in store we shall give you a further £5 discount and a free game, so come on down and visit us at our shop! (Must be instore transaction/purchase)! This offer is not available for web orders/counter collect! (This Offer/Promotion ends close of business Monday 20th December!!)
So basically come visit us and say hello!
We've run a limited set of test on the new 69xx cards, by no means making a buying decision on these test, we highly recommend you wait for reviews to come from the likes of Anandtech etc. Still this gives you an early insight of what to expect from the cards and their early overclocking performance.
The Test Rig
Intel I7 950 @ 4.02GHz
Asus Rampage II Motherboard
6GB Kingston @ 1600MHz CAS 7-8-7-24-1T
Hitachi HDD
Windows 7 64-Bit
HIS 6970 (Supplied 10.11 Drivers used)
HIS 6950 (Supplied 10.11 Drivers used)
EVGA GTX 580 (Latest NVIDIA Drivers online)
OCZ 700W Power Supply
UniEngine Heaven 2.1 Benchmark @ 1920x1200 - Default Settings
ATI Radeon 6950 @ Stock
ATI Radeon 6950 @ 930MHz Core & 5900MHz Memory
ATI Radeon 6950 in Crossfire @ 840MHz Core & 5300MHz Memory
ATI Radeon 6950 in Crossfire @ 840/5300 - Maximum Settings (extreme tessellation, 16x AF, 8x AA)
ATI Radeon 6970 @ Stock
ATI Radeon 6970 @ 980MHz Core & 6200MHz Memory
ATI Radeon 6970 in Crossfire @ 950MHz Core & 5800MHz Memory
ATI Radeon 6970 in Crossfire @ 950/5800 - Maximum Settings (extreme tessellation, 16x AF, 8x AA)
NVIDIA GTX 580 @ Stock
NVIDIA GTX 580 @ 835MHz Core & 4400MHz Memory
Other Benchmarks - Default Settings
3D Mark 2006 Default Test - ATI 6970 Stock
3D Mark Vantage Default Test - ATI 6970 Stock
3D Mark 11 Default Test - ATI 6970 Stock
3D Mark 2006 Default Test - ATI 6970 Crossfire
3D Mark Vantage Default Test - ATI 6970 Crossfire
3D Mark 11 Default Test - ATI 6970 Crossfire (950/5800)
Conclusion
Noise / Temps - This is where these cards excel, on AUTO fan control they remain quiet and temperatures seem to remain well below 80c thanks to the vapour chamber. So good results from ATI here and the cards do not get scoulding hot either unlike older 5870 cards. Crank the fan up and the temps can be kept sub 50c.
Power Consumption - The 6970 can draw a maximum of 250W, but it typically won't see over 200W consumption and at idle consumes as little as 20W, the fact we could run a Crossfire overclocked system setup with ease of an OCZ 700W was excellent.
Price - Sub £250 for a 6950 and sub £300 for a 6970 make these cards very competively priced!
Performance - The 6950 is the star performer, it clocks well enough to get it past 6970 stock performance and a pair of these in Crossfire cost similar to a GTX 580, yet you get quite a lot more performance and hardly any extra power requirements. Which makes the 6950 ideal for those who want a great performing card and also for those who want some serious power. The 6970 can basically overclock further and has a few more shaders meaning it can practically match a stock GTX 580 when overclocked in certain benchmarks but still lags behind in others. But again its £100 cheaper and if you were to purchase a pair you have GTX 580 crushing performance. Neither of these cards can challenge the GTX 580 for outright power, but when overclocked they can come close, but they are considerably cheaper and the fact you can buy 2x 6950's for the price of one GTX 580 makes these mighty appealing.
Overclocking - Both cards did not support voltage tweak *YET* hence the best stable speeds I could reach was 930MHz Core and 5950MHz Memory on the 6950 and 980MHz Core and 6200MHz Memory on the 6870. I believe with voltage control we will see above 1000MHz and 6500MHz on the 6970's.
In Crossfire I could no longer use MSI Tweaker which meant I could only overclock the cards using the Overdrive in Catalyst which is why Crossfire overclock speeds are lower, so in Crossfire OC performance there is a lot more to come.
OcUK will put its stock live sometime after midnight tonight at which time you should check the following link as we have 1000+ in stock right now!!!!:-
BUY NOW! - 1000+ 6950 / 6970 Cards IN STOCK!http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=56&subid=1752
Remember we have GTX 580 and GTX 570 in stock amongst some amazing deals on ATI HD 5870 and GTX 480.
P.S. No more benchmarks will be run now, so don't request any other benchmarks or games, wait for the reviews to appear in a matter of hours!
If you buy in store we shall give you a further £5 discount and a free game, so come on down and visit us at our shop! (Must be instore transaction/purchase)! This offer is not available for web orders/counter collect! (This Offer/Promotion ends close of business Monday 20th December!!)
So basically come visit us and say hello!
