Vega 16 vega 20 radeon pro 560x radeon pro 555x radeon pro 560. If you like to overclock, backup, or monitor your pc hardware or if you just like to check your components, this is the right place for. Products supporting windows 10 products that do not support windows 10 products supporting windows 10 the following amd radeon graphics products fully support directx 12 and will provide the complete windows. New oc software and free 3dmark06 and pcmark05 license keys. The radeon hd 6970m has 2 gb of gddr5 memory, using 256 bit bus. Sapphire trixxx worked perfect and easysimple software. Amd radeon hd 6970m graphics processing unit for mobile market segment makes use of terascale 2 unified processing architecture, and was introduced in january 2011. Codenamed blackcomb, the radeon hd 6970m is the mobile. The amd mobility radeon hd 6970m or sometimes called ati mobility radeon hd 6970 is a highend graphics card normally reserved for big and heavy laptops. How to overclock your mobility radeon graphics card for.
Gaming and 3d graphics performance of the amd radeon hd 6970m can be improved if it is paired with a similar. The software interface exposes a set of robust capabilities common in most enthusiast platforms along with new features available on new intel application processors and intel motherboards. After installing the latest 12a hotfix drivers and checking out performance in a couple of games, i tried ocing the card in the ccc. Since we had looked at the hd 6970 by itself as well as in crossfire, the next thing to do was see what happens when we overclock them. Hd 6950 product specifications courtesy amd the crossfire scaling issue is a big one. Following amds unfortunate renaming of its product stack with the radeon hd 6800 series, the radeon hd 6900 series is thus far a 3 part, 2 chip lineup.
I thought it was an easy task as i know to do a dedicated card is just some small software package. The radeon hd 6970m mac edition was a mobile graphics chip by amd, launched in august 2011. Amd gpu can not be active in the game, intel graphics card used. Just like on all other similar products, amds two cayman variants, called cayman pro and cayman xt, are based on the exact same gpu silicon. Amd drivers and support for radeon, radeon pro, firepro. My first order of business will be to try and overclock this badboy and see what shes capable of. If your system is not running windows 7 or 10, or for drivers software for other amd products such as amd radeon pro graphics, embedded graphics, chipsets, etc. World records achieved by overclocking a amd radeon hd 6970m videocard. This compares favourably with the 60%80% seen with the hd 5870 two cards perform 1. A few weeks ago amd released the radeon hd 6970 and radeon hd 6950.
Windows 10 driver support for amd radeon graphics products. The gpu is produced on 40 nm manufacturing process. Load the hd 6970 bios into winflash by clicking load image, followed by program. Intel recommends operating intel graphics frequencies inside the documented specifications. It looks like the hd 6970 will overclock within a small envelope by comparison but with only two cards that is a guess and time will tell the tale when tools become available to adjust the voltage for some real fun.
Overclocking the g73jh ati mobility radeon hd 5870 gpu hello, welcome to asus republic of gamers official forum. Aug 17, 20 apple initiates video card replacement program for radeon hd 6970m equipped mid2011 27 imacs. If youre feeling bold and curious, you can tinker with the overclocking function overdrive, available in ccc. Official amd pc drivers are not compatible with mac versions of the graphics cards by default, leaving boot camp users stuck with dated and poorly optimized drivers that are not compatible with the latest games. Took things further made a custom rom so that the overclock would be default. Codenamed cayman xt, the new radeon hd 6970 features 2640. Apple has updated its imac line with new intel sandy bridge cpus and latest amds gpus. Dec 15, 2010 power consumption idle and gaming putting realistic, repeatable load on a gpu to get a decent idea of its real world power consumption and thermal output has long been something weve.
The amd radeon hd 6970m performed extremely well in our tests. This site was created in january 2016 to supply the newest amd graphics drivers to boot camp users who run windows on their mac. Sapphire hd 6970 2gb dual fan video card overclocked. Crossfires supertiling gpu sharing speeds rendering by evenly dividing the graphics processing, intelligently alternating the rendering workload to each radeon gpu for efficient load balancing, and optimized performance. His radeon hd 6970 2gb video card overclocked tweaktown. Apparently, the 6970 should scale at 80%100% that is, two 6970 cards should achieve 1. New imac come with radeon hd 6770m and hd 6970m geeks3d. This thread talks about how with new overclocking tools people can increase the core voltage and. Jun 01, 2016 i know swapping cards is a bit of a chore but it would be better if you tested the 6970m like you did the 7970m so that we know for certain that its attaining full 3d clocks.
Jul 31, 2015 amd gpu can not be active in the game, intel graphics card used. Apple initiates video card replacement program for radeon. Performance vise it seems same compared to lets say. Apr 22, 2011 that was the only program that would enable me to overclock my amd radeon hd 6970m over the amd overdrive limit. Not that i need an overclock, so im back to the safe limit of amd overdrive. The radeon hd 6970 is essentially a more refined version.
Apple initiates video card replacement program for radeon hd. Amd drivers and support for radeon, radeon pro, firepro, apu. It also has 960 stream processors, 32 color rops, and 48 texture units. Intel xtu is a windowsbased performancetuning software that enables novice and experienced enthusiasts to overclock, monitor, and stress a system. This model has the maximum power consumption of 75 watt. We have updated the overclocking software page on again with dozens of small tools to tune, benchmark, stresstest and test pc components. Review amd radeon hd 6970m graphics card notebookcheck. If you have any questions,post it in the comments below.
At 9311500 playing tomb raider it chugs along happily at 65 degrees. What has 960 shaders, two gigabytes of dedicated gddr5 memory with throughput of 115. Softmod amd 6970m firepro m8900 update 6990m works too. Given more time and some better third party software we are keen to see. Power usage is also reasonable a 550w psu is sufficient to power this model.
Dec 14, 2010 in this regard the hd 6970 and hd 6950 share a similarity in how they overclock and the headroom available. With the launch of the radeon hd 5800 series in september of that year amd got a significant and. Download and run directly onto the system you want to update. How to overclock your mobility radeon graphics card for higher fps. Under extreme duress, usually in a piece of software like furmark.
Nvflash os the official nvidia utility to flash the graphics card bios firmware on. Today im going to show you my maximum overclock with the hd5770. The radeon hd 6970 is essentially a more refined version of the 5870, so expect. So my new parts will be arriving in a few days, which i will be overclocking. I just wanted to point this out in its own thread because i think that the 7850 now represents the best value by far in the midrange price bracket. After some tests with gputool and furmark the card performed without problems, no artifacts and the temperatures were around 6070c i tried crysis 2 and appeared a bsod. I managed to get the card clocked to the cccs limits for both memory and gpu without any problem.
Only qualified technically advanced users should attempt any overclocking procedures. Overclocking might cause damage and can void your warranty. Poor performance with 7970m vs previous 6970m community. Ive read about the 2x 6pin connectors which are different from the 1x 6pin and 1x8pin of the radeon 6970. Amd radeon hd 6970m mac edition specs techpowerup gpu. Crossfire boosts image quality along with rendering speed, eliminating the need to crank down screen resolutions to get. That was the only program that would enable me to overclock my amd radeon hd 6970m over the amd overdrive limit.
Whats the best way to overclock a radeon 6950 ive read a lot about it on the web to get the best overclock. I will only be overclocking slightly in the near future when games require a bit. Apple initiates video card replacement program for radeon hd 6970m equipped mid2011 27 imacs. Installing the amd catalyst software suite windows os 17. Built on the 40 nm process, and based on the blackcomb. May 16, 2011 how to overclock your mobility radeon graphics card for higher fps. Click on view more to see the complete hall of fame. Sep 20, 2011 a game uses a gpu differently than cad software.
Amd radeon hd 6970 manuals manuals and user guides for amd radeon hd 6970. As for gpu stress testing software, i dont know of any good ones. I foud a good compromise for gaming at 9501450 for gaming which im running 247 with temps max around 80. How to overclock raspberry pi 4 over 2ghz for a tasty speed bump. The driver will override clocks and fan control anyways, its just how amd developed their packages. Power consumption idle and gaming putting realistic, repeatable load on a gpu to get a decent idea of its real world power consumption and thermal output has long been something weve. So if you have a 6970m and need to use professional software once in a while you might want to give this a try. Please note you may have to register before you can post. This article provides information about windows 10 driver support for amd radeon graphics products. View online or download amd radeon hd 6970 user manual. I can now overclock to 10701600 on stock volatage, but thats just for benchincg. Intel does not recommend overclocking intel graphics frequencies. Nov 15, 2019 his radeon hd 6970 2gb video card overclocked page 1.
Let the flashing process complete and reboot your system. Dec 15, 2010 codenamed cayman xt, the new radeon hd 6970 features 2640 million transistors, 23% more than that of the 5870. You can overclock intel hd graphics for better performance. Softmod amd 6970m firepro m8900 update 6990m works. The memory is clocked at 900 mhz, which translates to 115. We tried upping the radeon hd 6970s clocks in amds catalyst control center software, keeping powertune at its factory setting, and still managed to get just cause 2 and metro 2033 to crater. Both cards are based on amds new cayman core which is their first graphics processor to use a vliw4 shader configuration. The radeon 7850 is an overclocking beast anandtech. Video card benchmarks over 1,000,000 video cards and 3,900 models benchmarked and compared in graph form this page contains a graph which includes benchmark results for high end video cards such as recently released ati and nvidia video cards using the pciexpress standard. Overclocking radeon 6950 whats the best you can get. Since we had looked at the hd 6970 by itself as well as in crossfire, the next thing to.
The content of this article is organized into the following sections. His radeon hd 6970 2gb video card overclocked page 1. Codenamed cayman xt, the new radeon hd 6970 features 2640 million transistors, 23% more than that of the 5870. I just fire up my games and if it runs at that clock speed fine, then it stays at that clock speed. The radeon hd 6000m series represents the continuation of amds extremely popular radeon hd 5000 series. Jul 01, 2011 hi, i have an unlocked sapphire 6950 that i would like to overclock to 6970s frequencies from 8001250 to 88075. Discussion in gaming software and graphics cards started by beomsu21, apr 22. Hi, i have an unlocked sapphire 6950 that i would like to overclock to 6970s frequencies from 8001250 to 88075. For example you dont need a high frame rate when designing something with cad software, but its crucial that the rendering of your work is accurate and detailed.
If for example we find that the 6970m is not reaching full 3d clocks we can immediately rule out the 7970m as the problem and focus on the laptop itself. Feb 03, 2011 what has 960 shaders, two gigabytes of dedicated gddr5 memory with throughput of 115. Radeon hd 6750m, hd 6770m and hd 6970m here are the features of these gpus. Log in to create and rate content, and to follow, bookmark, and share content with other members. The new 40nm toplevel radeon hd 6970m goes by the alias blackcomb xt and is superior to. Dec 15, 2010 there are only a handful of metrics by which 2009 didnt end as a successful year for amd. A dual frontend design while nvidia went nuts with its fermi design, breaking apart the elements of a typical gpu frontend and scattering them throughout the. Dec 15, 2010 a dual frontend design while nvidia went nuts with its fermi design, breaking apart the elements of a typical gpu frontend and scattering them throughout the chip, ati has been much more reserved. In this regard the hd 6970 and hd 6950 share a similarity in how they overclock and the headroom available. Overclocking the g73jh ati mobility radeon hd 5870 gpu. Just i read a few posts where people had the 7970m running at 1500 which would be awesome to have myself but even at the current ocs its still a very capable card.
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