[Tested and Burned] SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 2048MB Review
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 Review Index
- 1 – Meet with SAPPHIRE’s Radeon HD 6970
- 2 – SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 Features
- 3 – SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 OpenGL performances
- 4 – SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 Direct3D performances
- 5 – SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 Gaming performances
- 6 – SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 DirectCompute performances
- 7 – SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 Power consumption and overclocking
- 8 – SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970: Conclusion and Misc Links
6 – SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 DirectCompute performances
For measuring DirectCompute performances, I simply used the Compute Shaders samples that come with DirectX 11 SDK June 2010.
- NBodyGravityCS11 test, res: default size.
Avg FPS: 382 – EVGA GTX 580 SC |
Avg FPS: 376 – ATI Radeon HD 5870 |
| Avg FPS: 374 – ASUS ENGTX580 |
| Avg FPS: 317 – Sapphire Radeon HD 6970 |
| Avg FPS: 297 – EVGA GTX 480 |
| Avg FPS: 277 – ASUS EAH6870 |
| Avg FPS: 273 – Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 |
| Avg FPS: 223 – MSI N460GTX Cyclone 768D5 OC |
| Avg FPS: 198 – MSI R5770 Hawk |
- HDRToneMappingCS11 test, res: 1920×1080 windowed.
| Avg FPS: 1090 – ASUS ENGTX580 |
| Avg FPS: 1027 – Sapphire HD 6970 |
| Avg FPS: 1020 – EVGA GTX 580 SC |
| Avg FPS: 960 – EVGA GTX 480 |
| Avg FPS: 913 – ATI Radeon HD 5870 |
| Avg FPS: 834 – ASUS EAH6870 |
| Avg FPS: 834 – Sapphire HD 6870 |
| Avg FPS: 550 – MSI N460GTX Cyclone 768D5 OC |
| Avg FPS: 493 – MSI R5770 Hawk |
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 Review Index
- 1 – Meet with SAPPHIRE’s Radeon HD 6970
- 2 – SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 Features
- 3 – SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 OpenGL performances
- 4 – SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 Direct3D performances
- 5 – SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 Gaming performances
- 6 – SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 DirectCompute performances
- 7 – SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 Power consumption and overclocking
- 8 – SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970: Conclusion and Misc Links
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According to PCGH Cat10.12a hotfix boosts D3D tessellation, OpenGL tessellation tweaking is scheduled for Q1/2011
http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,804732/Neuer-HD-6900-Treiber-steigert-Tessellationsleistung-um-bis-zu-75-Prozent/Grafikkarte/News/
Great news for the upcoming OpenGL tessellation optimizations. Thanks Stefan!
[...] practice how PowerTune acts on the GPU when FurMark is running (1920×1080 fullscreen). I used SAPPHIRE’s HD 6970 for this test and I monitored the GPU temperature, usage and core clock with MSI Afterburner 2.10 [...]
I noticed that Cayman has one more OpenCL extension than Barts or Cedar – cl_amd_fp64 i assume?
I don’t know. I’ll tell you when I re-plug the HD 6970 on my testbed.
[...] AMD Catalyst 11.1a hotfix + Unigine Heaven OpenGL tessellation + SAPPHIRE HD 6970 [...]
[...] order to confirm this news, I took my SAPPHIRE HD 6970 and here is what I [...]
[...] SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6970 running TessMark [...]
Will my PSU be able to power this card?
I have a S-ATA Netzteil ATX Power supply MS N55-VAL
I it good enough to power this card?