OK, a little error, as I had been doing 2X AA and 4X Aniso all along.
The "6970" at 6970 clocks was Min 39 Max 81 Avg 54.067 Very nice.
I then bumped all settings to highest, went 4X AA, 4X Aniso and HBAO and got Min 29 Max 34 Avg 31.733. Big hit, but again, I was also in a huge firefight at the time with about 4 tanks and 10 infantry all around with buildings blowing up. Still much more playable than I was at low with the 5850's. I could not tell a big difference between the high/med settings on initial inspection, so I will probably drop a couple and enjoy 50+ FPS on my new Eyefinity.
Thanks Anandtech forums. I hope this helps someone else.