The HD6950 has been a big seller for AMD over the last couple of months, thanks to a combination of solid pricing and high levels of performance. When the enthusiast audience learned that the HD6950 could be easily modded into a HD6970, sales figures increased even more. Powercolor have capitalised on this easy software modification by releasing the HD6950 PCS++, a card which comes with both a HD6950 and HD6970 bios.
Not only does the Powercolor HD6950 PCS++ offer HD6970 performance levels at the flick of a switch, but it also has a custom heatpipe cooler and PCB to improve noise emissions and reduce temperatures.
Product | Powercolor HD 6950 PCS++ (6950 mode) |
Powercolor HD 6950 PCS++ (6970 mode) |
Core Clock speed | 800mhz | 880mhz |
ROP's |
32
|
32 |
Shader Architecture |
VLIW4
|
VLIW4 |
Shader Units |
1408
|
1536 |
Frame Buffer | 2GB GDDR5 | 2GB GDDR5 |
Memory Width/Speed | 256 bit, 5 Gbps | 256 bit, 5 Gbps |
Power Connectors | 8 pin & 6 pin | 8 pin & 6 pin |
Display Outputs | 2xDVI + 2x mDP + HDMI | 2xDVI + 2x mDP + HDMI |