ASUS Radeon HD 6990 4 GB

[yogurt_21]

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[krisna159]

I think i'll keep my old setup for while And wait the price goes down.. May be i'll wait until crysis 2 benchmark comes out
(crysis2 its good game but need a lot resources) anyway thx for W1zz,nice job like always

 

[nt300]

First I like to start off with having "No support for CUDA/PhysX" is not a con. Anyway, great review Wizard.

The only issue I have with the HD 6990 is it does not offer a significant performance improvement over the previous generation HD 5970. That is currently quite understandable due to simple possible reasons being 1) The drivers require maturity and 2) The HD 6990 is based on the same 40nm manufacturing process as the previous generation.
This is all despite the massive modifications to the micro- architecture. It’s also not worth the price they are asking for which means this will attract a niche audience. At the same time I understand AMD’s need for such a monster of a card. They continue to remain KING of the Graphics Cards.

 

[Steevo]

There is rape in the air, I don't care I love the smell of it.

 

[ERazer]

great review w1z! ty

 

[OneCool]

590 with dual 570's should beat it

 

[Animalpak]

Awesome review W1z!

Looks like a nice card for those with fat wallets and have multiple monitors.

That's what im talking about, not so many people needs that amount of power. This graphics card suffers when used with a single screen of 24", at least 3 24inch screens to work as it was thought this monster.

 

[xXxBREAKERxXx]

Realy dissapointed.... Price 600 euro ? And not even beat the 6970 in CF... I guess ill stick with gtx 580 dcii. Realy hope price to be 500-530 euro.

 

[Bjorn_Of_Iceland]

For what ? To play some dumbed down console ports ?

To play some dumbed down console ports in 64x AA!

 

[sttubs]

I'd like to have it but the 5970 is still breezing through everything. I wish I could afford a 2560x1600 monitor, or three

 

[MxPhenom 216]

damn man I a dissapointed, if a GTX590 does come out this thing will almost definitely get smashed:shadedshu

definitely not buyin

but still why don't you use higher res wiz, it might do better there

yeah seeing how the price is $710. If nvidia prices theres at like $600 then they will have a winning card on their hands for sure. Pricing at $600 will also give them some padding since AMD will have to take drastic measures to drop it down enough to be competitive.

 

[TheMailMan78]

yeah seeing how the price is $710. If nvidia prices theres at like $600 then they will have a winning card on their hands for sure. Pricing at $600 will also give them some padding since AMD will have to take drastic measures to drop it down enough to be competitive.

Yeah 600? Keep dreaming. That would only be 100 bucks more then the 580. I'm thinking more like 800 or 900 bones for Nvidias top dog.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

Yeah 600? Keep dreaming. That would only be 100 bucks more then the 580. I'm thinking more like 800 or 900 bones for Nvidias top dog.

They will need some massive performance out of that card to make it worth 100 to 200 more then the 6990.

 

[TheMailMan78]

They will need some massive performance out of that card to make it worth 100 to 200 more then the 6990.

No they wont. 10 or 20% and Nvidiots will be all over it for the E-peen alone. But honestly I think Nvidia has this one in the bag. I guess time will tell.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

No they wont. 10 or 20% and Nvidiots will be all over it for the E-peen alone. But honestly I think Nvidia has this one in the bag. I guess time will tell.

Nvidiots?? oh really??

 

[TheMailMan78]

Nvidiots?? oh really??

Sure. All day. People will buy Nvidia just because its Nvidia. E-peen is a helluva drug.

Honestly this whole gen. from ATI and Nvidia sucks.

 

[MxPhenom 216]

Sure. All day. People will buy Nvidia just because its Nvidia. E-peen is a helluva drug.

http://streetknowledge.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/dave-chapelle-as-rick-james.jpg

Honestly this whole gen. from ATI and Nvidia sucks.

they have no reason to really try. all out games are just a bunch of ports.

 

[TheMailMan78]

they have no reason to really try. all out games are just a bunch of ports.

Thats the spirit! Why even try!

 

[CDdude55]

No they wont. 10 or 20% and Nvidiots will be all over it for the E-peen alone.

A lot of people including both AMD and Nvidia fanboys will buy the best for the e-peen alone. It's about to happen with the 6990 and with the ''590'' or whatever it's going to be called.

 

[OneCool]

PS3 ftw!


Killzone 3 is sweeeeeeet

 

[YiZuSc]

I thin this should be tested on the 11.4 preview drivers or at least 11.2, not ok with this

 

[fullinfusion]

^ like he said

I'm glad I picked up twin 6950's that unlock and run on par with this gpu.

Money in my pocket

Plus, great review W1zzard

Digged!

 

[Over_Lord]

Very disappointing really.

agreed, price and power. was wishing for 2x HD6950 CFx like power

 

[the54thvoid]

Was going to talk about the merits of brand loyalty but thought too many people would argue for the sake of it...

So instead.

The Switch of Awesomeness

It is inherently bad practice to ship a product with a built in manufacturers boost facility that voids the warranty when you try to use it. Anandtech has checked out the AMD line, using it with the switch flicked will void your warranty :shadedshu

Update: After publication of this article there's been some slight confusion on the matter of the AWSUM switch and the warranty. AMD's official guidance is that overclocking the card voids the warranty, which means that AWSUM/uber mode it warranty breaking. Technically speaking just flipping the switch doesn't break the warranty - it's operating the card that does - but retail cards will come with a sticker over the switch warning users of the potential danger of overclocking and that it violates the warranty. So breaking the sticker to flip the switch will for all practical purposes violate the warranty. Specific policies may differ by partner, however.

As for the 6990 itself, very fast but too loud. As for the power requirements? Realistically for the performance it delivers, it's actually to be expected - you wanna go faster you're gonna use more gas.

It was always going to be the case that the two dual gfx cards were going to be stupidly powerful. This isn't news at all. As many folk have said, go 6970 crossfire instead. Or go with two custom 6970's for better noise.

 

[crazyeyesreaper]

how gives a damn about a fucking switch, herp derp CCC set clocks done durr. my god does the switch even matter?, just overclock the dog snot out of it with regular tools and no one will know the difference problem freaking solved. but thats right this card is priced as the uber card most idiots will buy simple cause its teh bestorz. its a good card it does what its suppose to it gives great performance and does so with a single PCIe slot. overall dont care i got 2x 6970s and there faster in general altho dosent mean i wont consider getting a 6990 to crossfire with a 6970 for some trifire fun later on.