Based on asus directcu architecture, which uses copper heat pipes in direct contact with the gpu to speed up heat dissipation for over 20% cooler performance, directcu ii takes cooling further with twin 100mm fans for 600% airflow. Guide for flashing amd radeon hd 6970 in your mac pro on. They would end up with the radeon 6970 directcu 2 and that is exactly what we have on our test bench today. Dec 15, 2010 the radeon hd 6970s power demands necessitate one eightpin and one sixpin auxiliary connector, while the radeon hd 6950s lower clocks make it possible to get away with two sixpin connectors. The amd radeon hd 6970 comes with several common features that make it great for gaming. Radeon hd 6950 zur hd 6970 upgraden chip online meineasus eah6950. Verdict benchmarks at outofthe box speeds, there is only a slight difference between the asus hd 6970 direct cu ii and a vanilla radeon hd 6970. Xfxmsi asus amd radeon rx 580 8gb gddr5 pcie video card. Very few names in the graphics card industry have the balls to take a gpu. Asus radeon r9 280x directcu ii gives new edge to hardcore gamers. Despite the new features come with the new driver, the mipmap detail level option in 3d application settings was gone for the hd 6970.
Asus directcu hd6870 in mac pro 1,1 yes, another thread. How the 6970 fares will depend on how aggressive amds pricing is. I have a mac pro 1,1 that is running yosemite perfectly except for the 7300 gpu issue. Meine letzte errungenschaft war eine giga byte radeon hd 6970. Asus has also overclocked their board, which provides enough extra performance to match the amd radeon hd 7870. Over at ces asus is showing of a rather huge asus radeon hd 6970 directcu ii graphics card. Apr 27th, 2020 upcoming hardware launches 2020 updated apr 2020. Asus eah6970 directcu ii riesige radeon hd 6970 fur bis zu. Very few names in the graphics card industry have the balls to take a gpu and then redesign a completely new. I read that these cards are natively supported in yosemite, so didnt think there would be problems. Asus 6970 direct cu ii hello, welcome to asus republic of gamers official forum. No surprise under far cry 2 that the hd 6970 offers us some great performance and you can see that the asus card using the most recent drivers sees. Msi has done a great job with cooling on this card, and it is a 2.
Derzeit versuche ich direkt mit dem rohmaterial einer canon 5dm3 zu arbeiten. Make way for the hd 6970 which carries with it a juicy 2gb of gddr5. Dec 15, 2010 launching today are the radeon hd 6970 and radeon hd 6950, utilizing amds new cayman gpu. Apple imac 27 mid 2011 a12 amd radeon hd 6970m 2gb. I realise i needed to upgrade the gpu, so bought an xfx radeon hd 6970. The 6970 sports roughly the same appearance as the 6870, if a bit longer at 10 16. Exclusive cooltech fan drives wider airflow to keep critical components cool. Apr 07, 2020 sapphire radeon hd 6970 2gb video card page 1 we check out the new cream of the crop from amd. Unfortunately, if your chip cant do it, you cant do it. I have a intel i7 quad core processor, sapphire ati radeon hd 6970 graphics card. Directcu ii based on asus directcu architecture, which uses copper heat pipes in direct contact with the gpu to speed up heat dissipation for over 20% cooler. Dec 15, 2010 codenamed cayman xt, the new radeon hd 6970 features 2640 million transistors, 23% more than that of the 5870. At only 10mhz faster, thats not much of a surprise.
Asus radeon hd 6970 directx 11 eah6970 dcii2di4s2gd5. Apple imac 27 mid 2010 amd radeon hd a12 vga video card heatsink 6970m 6970. That in itself boosts heat dissipation by up to 40% compared to reference. Jun 17, 2018 amd radeon hd 6970 series asus edition problem with graphics. The cooler, the direct cu ii part of the title, utilises direct copper, 8mm thick heatpipes. It would be interesting, but it looks like the 6970 lightning features a pair of dvii ports, an hdmi port and two mini displayport like the reference cards. Asus direct cu ii is a 3 slot card that has a massive cooler attached to the gpu. The design of the direct cu ii is impressive, and should allow a decent overclock. Mac pros, imacs, and now macbook pros all use amd radeon gpus. Asus shows off humongous radeon hd 6970 directcu ii graphics card.
Asus radeon hd 6970 part number eah69702di2s2gd5 is a graphics processing unit, manufactured on 40 nm technology. View online or download amd radeon hd 6970 user manual. At outofthe box speeds, there is only a slight difference between the asus hd 6970 direct cu ii and a vanilla radeon hd 6970. Asus amd radeon hd 7850 direct cu ii 2gb gddr5 unboxing. They also changed the voltage regulation circuity, which results in a 5% efficiency improvement. The asus geforce gtx 670 direct cu ii top is a fully custom implementation of the nvidia geforce gtx 670. Mac os x may natively support pc radeon graphics cards ars. Verdict theres more to an overclocked graphics card than plain and simple gpu binsorting, and asus radeon hd 6970 direct cu ii shows us exactly what that is. Asus hd 6970 directcu ii specs techpowerup gpu database.
Although the radeon hd 6000 series are somewhat supported in mac os x, we still have no framebuffer driver for it, so no display, managing resolutions, multiple displays, power management and all that jazz. Radeon hd 6970 2gb specifications click to enlarge while the barts gpu of the hd 6800series was a bit sameold, sameold, the new cayman gpu of the hd 6900 is a big change. The radeon hd 6970 is essentially a more refined version of the 5870, so expect. Please note you may have to register before you can post. It takes a while to bring cards to market and nvidia pounced with their 580 before amd could reclaim the top spot. Radeon rx vega graphics card for extreme gamers amd. Asus delivers the hd 7970 directcu ii, the coolest and quietest hd 7970 graphics card. Feb 24, 2012 i have just upgraded my nvidea gt530 graphics card with a vtx radeon hd6970. Theres more to an overclocked graphics card than plain and simple gpu bin sorting, and asus radeon hd 6970 direct cu ii shows us exactly. Msi has done a great job with cooling on this card, and it is a 2 slot card which makes cf much more managable.
So its gonna tear on one monitor in eyefinity 3x1 portrait mode running a combo of dvidp. Amd eyefinity technology unlocks the power of gpus processor cores to. Eah6970 dcii2di4s2gd5 grafikkarten asus deutschland. Apple has determined that some amd radeon hd 6970m video cards used in 27inch imac computers with 3. Radeon rx vega graphics are built to deliver exhilarating performance in the newest directx 12 and vulkan games 3. Jun 14, 2012 according to netkas, the amd radeon hd 6970 is fully working, but needs files that are only available in the actual macbook pro 2012s that are shipping right now. Special offer when you buy select amd radeon graphics or ryzen processors. Its aweinspiring engineering and beauty are perfectly matched by the extreme performance delivered, resulting in graphics for those demanding only the best. Amd radeon hd 6970 1 amd radeon hd 6970m 1 amd radeon hd 7470 3 amd radeon hd 7480d 14. The asus gtx 660 direct cu ii uses the cooling solution which we love most for its low noise in both idle and load.
Asus includes the cooltech fan, which has twin sets of blades, combining an axial blower and a flowertype fan in one to offer wider and more consistent airflow and. Graphics card crash with hd 6970 solved windows 7 help forums. Whenever i am normally using my computer for web browsing or if i am trying to load up a game my graphics card will randomly crash and its fan speed will go up to 100%. The card is installed but i cannot see how to connect its power supply. Sapphire radeon hd 6970 2gb video card page 1 we check out the new cream of the crop from amd. Dec 15, 2010 although the radeon hd 6000 series are somewhat supported in mac os x, we still have no framebuffer driver for it, so no display, managing resolutions, multiple displays, power management and all that jazz. The eah6970 directcu is perhaps the largest among the companys graphics cards that use a direct. Asus eah6970 dcii2di4s2gd5 ships with asus exclusive 6 monitors output, the revolutionary innovation for ultraimmersive gaming experience. This was later addressed by amd and its partners by laser cutting the extra cores rather. It runs 20% cooler and 14db quieter than reference thanks to the directcu ii thermal design, using six allcopper pipes and an oversized heatsink. Asus 2gb radeon hd 6970 directcu ii 2gb asus hd 6970 directcu ii, pcie 2. So, the asus directcu hd6870 is probably the best version of said card. Asus eah6970 directcu ii, amd radeon hd 6950, amd radeon hd 6970. Buy asus ati radeon hd 6970 directcu ii graphics card 2gb at amazon uk.
Asus eah69702di2s2gd5 radeon hd 6970 oc video card. Below that we have the radeon hd 6950, the traditional lower power card using a slightly cut down gpu. Directcu ii achieves 20% lower temps with direct contact copper heatpipes, plus 3x quieter and 6x more powerful twin 100mm fan operation. Radeon ii features 16gb hbm2 memory with 4gbps memory speed. Asus has put a dualfan direct touch cooler on the card and increased the clock speeds considerably to 1058 mhz base clock.
Dec 15, 2010 radeon hd 6970 2gb specifications click to enlarge while the barts gpu of the hd 6800series was a bit sameold, sameold, the new cayman gpu of the hd 6900 is a big change. Amd radeon hd 6970 desktop graphics processing unit was released in december 2010. Dec 15, 2010 i compare the new 6970 and 6950 against the last generation radeon 5870 and nvidias flagship gtx 580. Exact pricing for this midrange chip remains to be seen, but the rx 500 series is likely to cannibalize sales of amds 400 series. But what it also means is that asus can pack the back of the radeon hd 6970 direct cu ii with. Radeon hd 6970 directcu ii 2gb on your average system the card requires you to have a 550 watt power supply unit. Its direct competitor was nvidias geforce 500 series. I was thinking about the radeon 6970 but realize that my case will not fit the card itself its 11.
Theres more to an overclocked graphics card than plain and simple gpu binsorting, and asus radeon hd 6970 direct cu ii shows us exactly. Furthermore, it has 1536 stream processors, 96 texture units, along with 32 color rops. The northern islands series is a family of gpus developed by advanced micro devices amd. In the world of highend hardware, waiting for the next great thing means reading about a lot of technology and never actually buying a new piece of gear. It would actually just suck power without providing anything useful. Asus has taken all this into account and produced the direct cu ii series of cards.
The rx 580 will come with either 4gb or 8gb of highbandwidth gddr5 memory. Nov 21, 2011 the radeon driver i am using is the latest 11. This guide can be used for pretty much any radeon card all you need is the efi rom and an original pc rom to combine it with for your card, or where available you can get a genuine mac radeon rom and then you can skip the rom creator part. Theres already been an nvidia gtx 580 version, and here weve got the amd balance in the shape of the hd 6970. Theres more to an overclocked graphics card than plain and simple gpu binsorting, and asus radeon hd 6970 direct cu ii shows us exactly what that is. Speed up heat dissipation with 600% more airflow via exclusive directcu with dual fan design. The asus geforce gtx 680 direct cu ii top uses the companys famous triple slot cooler to bring low temperatures and low noise to the geforce gtx 680. You would have expected a card that size should run super cool not so compared with msi r6970 lightning frozr iii. Discussion created by theo1531998 on jun 17, 2018 latest reply on jun 18, 2018 by kingfish.
Asus has equipped their gtx 650 ti boost with a silent direct cu ii cooler and a small gpu overclock out of the box. Born from the ashes of tsmcs canceled 32nm node, cayman is the biggest change to amds gpu. Guide for flashing amd radeon hd 6970 in your mac pro. Asus ati radeon hd 6970 directcu ii graphics card 2gb. The gpu is based on amd radeon hd 6970, and it is aimed at desktop market segment. The radeon hd 6970 is a power hungry card, the reason your psu may not have the proper connectors is that it may not be suitable to power such as a card. Jun 09, 2012 windows 7 forums is the largest help and support community, providing friendly help and advice for microsoft windows 7 computers such as dell, hp, acer, asus or a custom build. Ati radeon hd 6870 xfx black edition in a mac pro duration. Fortunately converting it to a 6970 is as easy as flashing the bios. Core i7 2600 saphire hd 6970 kingston 8 gb 2x4 33 asus p8p67. The radeon gpu is significantly 2x faster in opencl and metal. Asus hd 6970 series graphics cards with dualfan cooling performance. Keeping an eye on 2560 and 1920, not only does the 6970 start things off with a. Expand your visual horizon across six monitors with four native displayport outputs.
Hey guys, i apologize for opening yet another thread about mac pro 1,1 graphics upgrades, but i want to know about specific stuff. Jan 31, 2012 whats approximately equivalent to the radeon 6970 hey all, i am looking to get a new graphics card. The card makes use of terascale 3 unified processing architecture, and it is built on 40 nm manufacturing process. Products include radeon hd 6950 and radeon hd 6970. Buy asus amd radeon hd 6970 series graphics cards with dualfan cooling performance video card eah6970 dcii2di4s2gd5.
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