Sapphire Special Edition HD6970 and HD6950 CFx Multi Screen Review

The packaging for the Sapphire HD6950 isn't quite as elaborate as the Special Edition HD6970, but we like the rendered female warrior on the front.

The bundle is, like the HD6970 version, very impressive. There is no free game with the HD6950 but you get a miniDP converter and full sized DP cable. Power converters, video adapter, crossfire cable, literature and software disc are also supplied.

This card also follows the reference AMD design with the red fan placed to the right, forcing the airflow over the PCB and out the rear of the chassis. On the rear there is a backplate, identical in design to the HD6970.

The HD6950 is Crossfire capable, for 2/3/4 way configurations. Unlike the HD6970, this card doesn't require an 8 pin power feed, just two 6 pin power connectors.

Both HD6950 and HD6970 have a new switch next to the Crossfire Connectors which enables two modes. Setting 1 is an unprotected mode for user updates and setting 2 is protected as factory default.

Connectivity is strong with 2 miniDisplayport connectors being complimented by an HDMI 1.4A output and 2 DVI ports (one DL and one SL).

The cooler is a 5th generation Vapor Chamber system which AMD claim has great cooling efficiency and acoustic performance but more on this later. The 2GB memory installed on the card is Hynix H5GQ2H24MF.

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