The AMD HD6850 1120/960 Shader Debate – comparisons

For this article today (you couldn't really call it a review), we are using a Core i7 970 system at reference clock speeds, with 6GB of Crucial DDR3 @ 1600mhz.

Processor: Intel Core i7 970
Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 13
Motherboard: Asus Rampage III Extreme
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Tracer 1600mhz 6GB (3x2GB)
Power Supply: Corsair AX1200
Chassis: Thermaltake Level 10
Monitor: Dell Ultrasharp U2410 (A00)

Software:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit

Unigine Heaven Benchmark
3DMark Vantage
Catalyst 10.9 & 10.10 Driver (12th October WHQL) /ati_catalyst_10.9a_appprofile
Steam Client
Forceware 260.89 beta
Tessmark
Shader Toy

Games:
Resident Evil 5
Lost Planet 2
Far Cry 2
Tom Clancy H.A.W.X.
Alien V Predator
Mafia 2

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