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AMD's HD6970 has been a strong seller since it was released on December 15th 2010. The combination of class leading performance and competitive price point has served AMD's partners well. Today we are looking at the new PowerColor HD6970 PCS+ which receives a high level of TLC, with enhanced clock speeds and a striking dual fan heatpipe cooler.
The Powercolor HD6970 PCS+ is shipped with some noticeable speed improvements. The GPU core speed has been increased from 880mhz to 940mhz and the GDDR5 memory now operates at 1425mhz (5.7 Gbps effective), up from 1375mhz (5.5 Gbps effective).
| Product | AMD HD6970 | PowerColor HD6970 PCS+ |
| Core Clock speed | 880mhz | 940mhz |
| Primitive Rate |
2 prim/clk
|
2 prim/clk |
| Shader Architecture |
VLIW4
|
VLIW4 |
| Stream Processors |
24 SIMD/1536 ALU
|
24 SIMD/1536 ALU |
| Texture Units | 96 | 96 |
| ROPs/Z-Stencil | 32/128 | 32/128 |
| Frame Buffer | 2GB GDDR5 | 2GB GDDR5 |
| Memory Width/Speed | 256 bit, 5.5 Gbps | 256 bit, 5.7 Gbps |
| Power Connectors | 8 pin & 6 pin | 8 pin & 6 pin |
| Display Outputs | 2xDVI + 2x mDP + HDMI | 2xDVI + 2x mDP + HDMI |
