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    Perf/overclocking AMD 6970M BlackcombXT 1GB GDDR5 ?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by pau1ow, Oct 20, 2011.

  1. pau1ow

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    Guys,

    Do you know this card ? Does someone actually have it and did some benchmarks ? Would like to get some feedbacks about it because I'm about to purchase it.

    Thanks
     
    pau1ow, Oct 20, 2011
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    you mean AMD 6970 2gig card right?

    It is a solid card. When overclocked, it will come close to a stock 6990m. Just FYI, my 6990m will play all modern games at native 1080p with good graphical settings. I'm currently playing Crysis 2 on Ultra DX11 setting
     
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    @SlickDude80 you mean AMD 6970 2gig card right?

    I meant AMD ATI Radeon HD6970M 1GB !!! I know the 6970M 2GB is quite good, O/Ced it's quite similar to a 6990M but I never heard about the 1GB and after some googling, I found that it was supplied in some macbook. I can buy itbut don't know about the quality/perf of this card.

    Anyone has this card ?

    Thx
     
    pau1ow, Oct 20, 2011
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    i didn't even know they made a 1 gig version of that card. Yea, i just googled it too and its for mac.

    What laptop do you have? Will it be compatible if it comes from a MAC? The compatibility would be my greatest concern.

    Performance wise, even with 1 gig, it should still be a potent card
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 20, 2011
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    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    I think its for iMacs, no way Apple would cram a HD 6970m in a regular MacBook Pro.
    How would they be able to keep it cool?
     
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    Then the other question i have is does this MAC version 6970 run at the same speeds?

    To the OP, is GPU core running @ 680 MHz and is the memory DDR5 @ 900 MHz?

    If its a cutdown version of the card, it will definitely affect performance
     
    SlickDude80, Oct 20, 2011
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    It is ! I'am asking the guy which laptop he took out the card from, lets see what he says

    Edit: he took out the GPU from his iMac :( Dont think I will run this card onto my MSI barebone then :(
     
    pau1ow, Oct 20, 2011
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