Which GPU is better?

[stulid]

See you allready linked to Sapphire's site Stulid

Not just that, OCUk have the description of the DVI adapter yet the title is saying VGA, and you wont find a VGA adapter anywhere at Sapphire.com, but google the model number and VGA turns up.

 

[max51]

I noticed that, all they have on the Sapphire site is the DVI adaptor.

 

[fowler002]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-274-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

yes me again
that has the same connections as the flex, faster and bios switch to unlock shaders(so ven faster).

one of the 2 dvi connectors on the flex and toxic are single link and the other dual-link, not a problem at 1080 but good to know if you ever upgrade to 2560x1440/1600 in the future).

 

[stulid]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-274-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

yes me again
that has the same connections as the flex, faster and bios switch to unlock shaders(so ven faster).

one of the 2 dvi connectors on the flex and toxic are single link and the other dual-link, not a problem at 1080 but good to know if you ever upgrade to 2560x1440/1600 in the future).

Its nothing like the FLEX it requires adapters.

 

[Surveyor]

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-274-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752

yes me again
that has the same connections as the flex, faster and bios switch to unlock shaders(so ven faster).

one of the 2 dvi connectors on the flex and toxic are single link and the other dual-link, not a problem at 1080 but good to know if you ever upgrade to 2560x1440/1600 in the future).

And shader unlocking isn't guaranteed.

The SAPPHIRE TOXIC HD6950 has a BIOS switch that allows you to choose between a standard HD 6950 BIOS with 1408 Shaders, or an HD 6970 BIOS with 1536 Shaders. Many HD 6950's can be flashed to an HD 6970 BIOS, but this one comes with it already done for you. SAPPHIRE has made it extremely easy to possibly get a lot more performance out of this video card. SAPPHIRE does not guarantee that all the extra shaders will work for the card, or that you will receive any performance gain by using it. We did see a noticeable performance increase when switching to the 1536 Shader BIOS however, but your millage may vary. It was with this BIOS switch, and overclocking, we were able to beat an HD 6970 and GTX 580 with this video card.

SAPPHIRE TOXIC HD6950 Video Card Review

 

[fowler002]

Its nothing like the FLEX it requires adapters.

well I was going by what it says on the ocuk site:

- Display Connectors: 1x Dual-Link DVI-I, 1x Single-Link DVI-D, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x Mini-DisplayPort & DisplayPort 1.2

unless you mean the adapters/cables aren't provided in the box, I was in a hurry didn't make note of what adapters/cables were in the box.

 

[Surveyor]

well I was going by what it says on the ocuk site:

- Display Connectors: 1x Dual-Link DVI-I, 1x Single-Link DVI-D, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x Mini-DisplayPort & DisplayPort 1.2

unless you mean the adapters/cables aren't provided in the box, I was in a hurry didn't make note of what adapters/cables were in the box.

Due to the way the HD 6950 is designed a third monitor requires the use of a DisplayPort connection or a £20 DisplayPort adapter. You can't use 2 DVI connectors and the HDMI connector at the same time.

Sapphire have done a bit of wizardry on the FLEX so that you can use 2 DVI connectors and the HDMI connector at the same time. They provide a HDMI to DVI adapter so that you can connect 3 DVI monitors "out of the box".

As far as I'm aware the Sapphire FLEX is the only ATI card out of all the 5xxx and 6xxx series cards which allows you to do this.

 

[Marine-RX179]

here is a bench mark with the 6950 and the 560ti.
As you will see the 6950 is clearly faster

Sorry, but the results go against what you claim. 6950 win some, 560Ti win some, so they are more or less "on par". But the 2GB version of the 6950 does benefit higher res like 2560 res.