Retail AMD 1GB 6950 Pictured - Custom Mid Cooler

[Grooveriding]

Looks like the 1GB 6950 & 6970 cards are ready for retail. Some shots of a HIS branded 1GB 6950.

http://translate.googleusercontent....gle.ca&usg=ALkJrhiESCnWAWJMBTZ7gMXsK32XUv0tUg

Product Code H695FN1G2M

EAN Code 4895139005202​

EAN Code 4895139005202

Cooler Fan​

Cooler Fan

GPU 6950​

GPU 6950

Core Clock 800 MHz​

Core Clock 800 MHz

Memory Clock 5000 MHz​

Memory Clock 5000 MHz

Memory Size 1024 MB​

Memory Size 1024 MB

Memory Type GDDR5​

Memory Type GDDR5

Memory Interface 256 bit​

Memory Interface 256 bit

Interface PCI Express x16 (PCI Express 2.1)​

Interface PCI Express x16 (PCI Express 2.1)

Box Dimension 34.8 x 9.45 x 15.25 cm (HxWxD)​

Box Dimension 34.8 x 9.45 x 15.25 cm (HxWxD)


Same specs as the 2GB 6950 apart from 1GB of memory of course. If this card is priced around $250-275 it's going to be the best performance in that price bracket. :thumbsup: It seems AMD is prepping to rain on the 560's parade much the way NV's price drop did on the 6870/6850 launch.

No word yet on the 1GB 6970s or any pics unfortunately :\

 

[lsv]

Neat, does that mean it'll run 5 monitors?

 

[happy medium]

If this card is priced around $250-275 it's going to be the best performance in that price bracket.

Lets hope so , there is no other card in that price bracket.

 

[Grooveriding]

Neat, does that mean it'll run 5 monitors?

Yes, looks like it has the same connection abilities found on the higher end 6950 & 6970 cards :thumbsup:

 

[happy medium]

Yes, looks like it has the same connection abilities found on the higher end 6950 & 6970 cards

I didn't know that the 6900 series could use 5 monitors. All of them can?

Is that just for productivity?

 

[Imp]

Is that Crossfire connector standard across all AMD cards, or does it only link between 2 6950s?

 

[Grooveriding]

Is that Crossfire connector standard across all AMD cards, or does it only link between 2 6950s?

I think that shows a dual CF link there, unless my eyes are bad. So it should do tri and quad crossfire.

 

[jackstar7]

69xx can run 4 monitors without involving external splitters and such. The 5th is just so you have options on which connections to use.

Just as the 58xx had 4 connectors, but was handling 3 monitors.


Also, this card looks a little shorter than the reference 69XX. Can't tell for sure though. Also can't tell if that's a BIOS switch just next to the X-fire. Hope to see more about this soon. Price wars might be a-comin'.

 

[maniacalpha1-1]

What kind of release date are these looking at?

 

[tviceman]

This card is going to be a great addition to competition in the market space, but it's not going to be $50 cheaper than the 2 gig models. That would be both an out-of-this-world deal and suicide pricing vs. the 2 gig model.

Regardless, the high end pricing is going to take some serious punishment here in a few weeks!

 

[Skurge]

Looks like it might end up being a silent card. The 4870 512mb was about $30 less than the 1GB version, so thats what I see happening.

 

[betasub]

^ What do you mean by "silent card"?

 

[notty22]

The reviewer at TH hinted in todays feature article or in comments ? Can't remember that he was going to be busy benching a new video card he just recieved. I'd imagine its this or the gtx 560 ? Something besides playoff football, 32nm and Fringe to keep cold winter nights interesting

 

[Skurge]

^ What do you mean by "silent card"?

Well quieter than the 2GB version anyway.

 

[Concillian]

I didn't know that the 6900 series could use 5 monitors. All of them can?

Is that just for productivity?

They can all run up to 6 monitors. In fact, so can the 6800 series cards.

From AT review of 6850 / 6870:

For Barts AMD is keeping parity with Cypress’s display controller, giving Barts the ability to drive up to 6 monitors. Unlike Cypress however, the existence of MST hubs mean that AMD doesn’t need to dedicate all the space on a card’s bracket to mini-DP outputs, instead AMD is using 2 mini-DP ports to drive 6 monitors in a 3+3 configuration. This in turn means the Eyefinity6 line as we know it is rendered redundant, as AMD & partners no longer need to produce separate E6 cards now that every Barts card can drive 6 DP monitors. Thus as far as AMD’s Eyefinity initiative is concerned it just became a lot more practical to do a 6 monitor Eyefinity setup on a single card, performance notwithstanding.

Of course they pulled the same feature forward into the 69xx cards.

Up to 6 monitors eyefinity. To use however you want to use them, productivity or gaming or both.

As for how do you get 6 from only 5 ports? Displayport 1.2 has enough bandwidth for 2x 2560x1600 displays or 4 "1080p" displays and can be daisy chained or connected with a hub

 

[tviceman]

Well quieter than the 2GB version anyway.

Personally I think every single card released AFTER gtx480/470/465 has been a non-issue when it comes to noise.

 

[Skurge]

Personally I think every single card released AFTER gtx480/470/465 has been a non-issue when it comes to noise.

Well I never said any of the other cards were noisy, They are fine, I can deal with them. But I wouldn't mind a card that I wouldn't be able to hear over my case fans. I can hear my 5770 on a hot day, especially after I replaced the stock cooler on my CPU.

Its a plus point, not a huge 1, but still a plus point.

 

[tviceman]

Well I never said any of the other cards were noisy, They are fine, I can deal with them. But I wouldn't mind a card that I wouldn't be able to hear over my case fans. I can hear my 5770 on a hot day, especially after I replaced the stock cooler on my CPU.

Its a plus point, not a huge 1, but still a plus point.

What case do you have?

 

[Skurge]

CM690 with 3x 120mm 800rpm case fans.

 

[badb0y]

Gotta love the competition, doesn't matter which side your on.

 

[tviceman]

CM690 with 3x 120mm 800rpm case fans.

I don't know what speed my 120mm case fans are at, but it's an Antec 900. I'm guessing yours are at a lower speed and are quieter than mine because my case fans at the lowest settings are still louder than all my past and present GPUs when under load unless I manually set the fan speed. I envy you for your case being that quiet!

 

[calvin0416]

I think that shows a dual CF link there, unless my eyes are bad. So it should do tri and quad crossfire.

AMD is bringing sexy back!

 

[happy medium]

Will the 6970 1gb be the fastest "1gb card" on the planet? I was just thinking that.

 

[Skurge]

I don't know what speed my 120mm case fans are at, but it's an Antec 900. I'm guessing yours are at a lower speed and are quieter than mine because my case fans at the lowest settings are still louder than all my past and present GPUs when under load unless I manually set the fan speed. I envy you for your case being that quiet!

Well they spin so slow I can see the individual fan blades when I have the side cover off. Also, my last CPU was a 3.4ghz Pentium 4 so I wanted something much quieter than that for my next PC.

 

[Skurge]

Will the 6970 1gb be the fastest "1gb card" on the planet? I was just thinking that.

lol, I wonder if they will put that on the marketing slides.