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    m17x R3: What is the best way to verify whether you have a 6970m, or 6990m?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by TechnoWhore, Oct 8, 2011.

  1. TechnoWhore

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    Hi, I've just received my new R3. I bought it off ebay. I should have a 6990m, but the dell service tag and AMD CCC only refer to the card as a AMD HD 6900 series card. Is there a way to verify whether I have a 6970m or 6990m installed.
     
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    Download GPU-Z (can be found on techpowerup) and see what the program tells you. It will tell you all of the information you need to know (including the name of the GPU).
     
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    Thanks, I'll give that a go :)
     
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    Use GPU-Z and check the shaders. 960 for 6970M and 1120 for 6990M.
     
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  5. TechnoWhore

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    Thanks TurbodTalon :)

    Yes it has 1120 unified shaders, so I guess it is a 6990m. I find it odd that GPU-Z also just calls it a AMD HD 6900M series as well though.
     
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    The only program that I can recall that showed the actual series of the card was HWInfo64.
     

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    And even Mumak doesn't want to commit on the 6990M. :)

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    in gpuz, your speeds should read 715/900...1120 shaders was already mentioned above
     
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    As stated, use GPUZ to confirm the number of shaders. 1120 is a 6990m. No software will ever be definative about which card you have, because ATI was stupid enough to use the same hardware ids for both the 6970m and 6990m :rolleyes:
     
    Raidriar, Oct 9, 2011
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