6970 @ Eyefinity

[spammeister]

Can't wait for WSGF to review the 6970!

I see from other benchies it scales a lot better at 2560x1600 resolution while gaming.

Unfortunately (or fortunately?) there is a serious lack of Eyefinity reviews on day 1 of release. Basically this is how I'm going to judge wether (or when) to upgrade from a 5870.

Thanks in advance!

[flopper]

http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/1084/pg17/xfx-radeon-6970-and-radeon-6950-graphics-card-review-crossfire-eyefinity-vs-sli.html

show some scaling.

[skipclarke]

The review is coming. Should be today. All the benchmarking is done. Need to finish the writing.

[discy]

yes please :)

[tfannon]

i just ordered a card with the sole purpose of better eyefinity. i should have it tomorrow.
i held off on crossfire for now till i see more reviews.

[discy]

i just ordered a card with the sole purpose of better eyefinity. i should have it tomorrow.
i held off on crossfire for now till i see more reviews.

I think good choice. Right now I have a 6870, and I can play virtually everything on high settings @ 5760x1080. So the 6970 should be even better, if not great! :D

Right now I am waiting for the 7000 series in the second quarted of 2011. It should have a smaller gpu chip, so cooler and more performance (again :hide ).

[Mach1.9pants]

Seeing what the CF scales like and how the 6970 does at higher res, if I can get confirmation that CF and EF works without the *&*%*#!! stutteryness I am sold on a pair. Selling my 5970 to get a 5870 cos of the CF+EF=stutter was not good.

[spammeister]

The review is coming. Should be today. All the benchmarking is done. Need to finish the writing.

Bah writing! Pretty pictures is all we needs.

[duniek]

what about 6-eyefinity?
where are MST HUBs ?
WTF :( :cry:

[suiken_2mieu]

what about 6-eyefinity?
where are MST HUBs ?
WTF :( :cry:

I heard they are coming early next year.

[CamposMIC]

The images from the review are broken.

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/AMD_Radeon_6970_6950_-_Featured_Review_Page_5

[gssjr]

My finger is hovering over the buy button for 2x6970s ...need that review!!

[Exmortis]

My new 6970 is on route, probably on a plane right now crossing the border to the Great White North.

[skipclarke]

The images from the review are broken.

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/AMD_Radeon_6970_6950_-_Featured_Review_Page_5

Wasn't finished with the review at the time you posted this. Searching eh? ;-) It is done now.

[skipclarke]

Can't wait for WSGF to review the 6970!

I see from other benchies it scales a lot better at 2560x1600 resolution while gaming.

Unfortunately (or fortunately?) there is a serious lack of Eyefinity reviews on day 1 of release. Basically this is how I'm going to judge wether (or when) to upgrade from a 5870.

Thanks in advance!

It's live!!!

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/AMD_Radeon_6970_6950_-_Featured_Review

[Mach1.9pants]

Sweet, any CF stutteryness?

[skipclarke]

Sweet, any CF stutteryness?

None.

[tfannon]

nothing compared to the complex review ibrin just did, but i figured i'd add my own little data. i posted this over on EVGA forum as well.

Well... my 6970 came today. i got it unboxed and moved my 5870 over to another machine. Both machines are setup for eyefinity. The 6970 uses 1920x1200 x 3 while the other machine has 1920x1080x3 (slightly less pixels).

The one quick test i was able to do was Alien Vs Predator in eyefinity mode.

6970 machine 32fps, 28fps (with 2AA on)
5870 machine 26fps, 17fps (with 2AA on)

So, it looks like the 6970's extra memory can help out when enabling AA in eyefinity mode.

Looking forward to more tests soon but need to get my room put back together.

By the way, the card is massive. I was really not expecting that.

PS: i used the powercolor mini-dp to dvi and it is working without issue.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815309008

[Mach1.9pants]

[quote]Sweet, any CF stutteryness?

None.
Just to confirm before a spend a mass of cash, did you ever notice the stutteryness when using 58xx with CF & EF?

Thanks

[skipclarke]

[quote][quote]Sweet, any CF stutteryness?

None.
Just to confirm before a spend a mass of cash, did you ever notice the stutteryness when using 58xx with CF & EF?

Thanks
No. FWIW, Amazon may not have the absolute best prices on cards (I dunno, they might), but they have an exceptional return policy. Check them out if you want to try the new cards with the ability to return. That $10 or so per card might be a life saver.