Testseek.com have collected 58 expert reviews of the AMD ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB PCIe and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB PCIe.
November 2009
Experts 79% 58 Reviews
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Users - 0 Reviews
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The editors liked
Undefeated performance in contemporary games
Wide range of supported FSAA modes
Best Edgedetect CFAA in the industry
Best anisotropic filtering in the industry
Supports up to three monitors
3200 ALU
1600 texture processors and 64 raster processors...
Fastest card currently available
low idle power draw
runs cool
great performance
Fastest gaming graphics card currently available
improved power efficiency
unlocked for overclocking
Fastest DirectX 11 compatible graphics accelerator available
Consumes 48W at idle and 299W under full load
Eyefinity Technology through DisplayPort and DVI (x2)
Outstanding performance for ultra highend games
Fan exhausts all heated air outside of...
The editors didn't like
Large size
Heavy weight
High level of noise in 3D mode
Dependence on software multiGPU support.
Availability
will struggle to fit into most cabinets
Too long to fit in many PC cases
six- and eight-pin power connectors (and a robust power supply) required
still no six-monitor support
12.1" Long graphics card may not fit some cases
Maximum postprocessing Anti Aliasing is limited to 8x
Abstract: If our tests show anything it's that the £540 HD5970 is a poor purchase regardless of how much money you have available. Firstly it's the hottest card on test when run at stock settings. The only hotter card is the overclocked 5770. So straight away you have more heat to
Abstract: January 19, 2010 After the Radeon HD 5800s and 5700s, it's over to the Radeon HD 5970 to make its appearance. A bi-GPU Radeon HD 5800 model, it completes the top end of the AMD range of cards and should reinforce current AMD domination.The range is gr...
and Test Results ATI Radeon HD 5970GPURV870 x 2Manufacturing process45nmStream processors1600 x 2Core frequency 725MHzROP units32 x 2Texturing units80 x 2Memory [ammount/type/bus]2GB / GDDR5 / 256 x 2Memory frequency [real/effective]1GHz / 4 GHzBand...
Abstract: Just a bit bigger and longer than its already large single GPU cousin, the HD5970 abandons ATI's old 'X2' moniker for the dual GPU cards, going for a distinct base product number instead, a whole 100 points more. How does it compare with the two HD58...
Abstract: Video Review: The HIS HD 5970 2GB GDDR5 Video Card has a core speed on this product is 725MHz and the 2GB of GDDR5 256 bit memory is 4GHz DDR. It comes with 3200 stream processing units for vertex, pixel and geometry data, 160 texture units and 64 raster operators. The pixel fillrate is 46.4 Gpixels/sec, texture fillrate is 116 GTexels/s and the memory bandwidth is 256GB/s.
Abstract: Economic crisis or no, tech firms have managed to keep us immersed with a flood of new gadgets and technologies. From CULV processors to USB 3.0, the acronyms and buzzwords have been unrelenting. So what are our top picks for the year?...
Undefeated performance in contemporary games, Wide range of supported FSAA modes, Best Edgedetect CFAA in the industry, Best anisotropic filtering in the industry, Supports up to three monitors, 3200 ALU, 1600 texture processors and 64 raster processors...
Large size, Heavy weight, High level of noise in 3D mode, Dependence on software multiGPU support.
Final Words & Conclusion So there you have it. The Radeon HD 5970 is actually a really nice overclocker if you give it the right environment and tools. Now a couple things you'll need to keep in mind. You need the extra voltage on core and memory. Mea...
CrossFireX is really beginning to make some strides. The technology isn't perfect, but it's a lot better than it was a few years ago. Apart from the DX11 Heaven benchmark, there was no worrying negative effects when adding the second card. The wor...
