Posted on Wednesday, November 18 2009 @ 18:14 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
Get ready for lots of ATI Radeon HD 5970 news today, this is the latest dual-GPU card from AMD and unless NVIDIA can squeeze out a thousands Fermi cards before year-end it will likely be the fastest graphics card of the year. The Radeon HD 5970 features two 40nm RV870 GPUs clocked at 725MHz and 2GB GDDR5 memory clocked at 4000MHz. It delivers up to 4.64 teraFLOPS of single-precision and 928 gigaFLOPS of double-precision computing power. Idle board power is specced at 51W and maximum board power is 294W.
Designed to support the most demanding PC games at ultra-high resolutions and image quality settings, the ATI Radeon™ HD 5970 has unlocked overclocking potential, granting access to every bit of power the card has to offer through ATI Overdrive™ technology. Now shipping from retailers and available in the channel, the ATI Radeon™ HD 5970 also launches today in new Alienware Area-51, Area-51 ALX and Aurora desktop PCs.
Record-breaking overclocking capabilities take Dragon Platform technology to the forefront for users that demand the utmost control in performance tuning. The unrivaled overclocking capabilities of the ATI Radeon™ HD 5970 are enabled by the unique design of the card, which features advanced fan and vapor chamber technologies and a fully vented exhaust to keep the card cool and ensure overclocking headroom using ATI Overdrive™ technology. The formidable combination of AMD Phenom II processors, AMD 7-Series chipsets, and ATI Radeon HD graphics deliver comprehensive tuning, immersive entertainment, and outstanding value.
Enthusiasts can expand their field of view, ATI Radeon™ HD 5970, driving up to three displays at once, delivering an unmatched maximum resolution of 7680x1600 and creating an unparalleled game play experience. For the first time ever, ATI CrossFireX™ technology leverages the power of multiple graphics processors to deliver even more game performance in 20 of today’s popular titles when using ATI Eyefinity technology, with more to come.
