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ATI Radeon HD 5970 Dual-GPU Video Card Review

Manufacturer: AMD
Product: Radeon HD 5970 Graphics Card
Date: Wed, Nov 18, 2009 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Nathan Kirsch -
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Test Setup

All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with all the latest updates installed. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. The Corsair DOMINATOR memory modules were run in triple-channel mode at 1866MHz with 8-8-8-24 timings. The NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards were benchmarked with Forceware 195.55 drivers; the ATI Radeon HD graphics cards were tested with 9.11 CATALYST drivers. The ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 motherboard was run using BIOS 0610 with the processor running stock settings and Turbo enabled.

Windows 7 Drivers Used:
Intel Chipset Inf Update Program V9.1.1.1014
SoundMAX 2000B Audio Driver V6.10.2.6585 for Windows 64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)
Marvell Yukon Gigabit Ethernet Driver V11.10.5.3 for 32/64bit Windows 7.(WHQL)

The EVGA GeForce GT 220 SSC DDR3 Test System

Here is the Intel LGA 1366 Test platform:

Intel Test Platform

 

Component

 

Brand/Model

 

Live Pricing

 

Processor

Intel Core i7 975

 

Motherboard

ASUS P6T Deluxe V2

 

Memory

6GB Corsair DDR3 1866MHz

 

Video Card

 

See Below

 

Hard Drive

 

Western Digital VelociRaptor

 

Cooling

 

Titan Finrir

 

Power Supply

 

Cooler Master 1000W

 

Chassis

 

None (Open Bench)

 

Operating System

 

Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit

Radeon HD 5970 GPU-Z 0.3.6 Details:

ATI Radeon HD 5970 GPU-Z 0.3.6

Radeon HD 5970 GPU-Z 0.3.6 Temperatures

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Review Index
Page 1 - The New King of GPUs Arrives
Page 2 - The Radeon HD 5970
Page 3 - Unlocked Overclocking
Page 4 - Test Setup
Page 5 - Batman: Arkham Asylum
Page 6 - Resident Evil 5
Page 7 - Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.
Page 8 - FurMark 1.7.0
Page 9 - 3DMark Vantage
Page 10 - Unigine 'Heaven' DX11
Page 11 - Temperature Testing
Page 12 - Power Consumption
Page 13 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions