March 8 Launch Date for Radeon HD 6990

TAViX · Feb 28, 2011

I used to own 2 dual GPUs in my career, no wait, 4 if you consider the ones from 3DFX, and never had any problems with them. They were blazing fast compared to the single GPU alternatives, and yes, they had some issues with SLI/Crossfire, but mostly in games that were outputting more than 60fps anyways, so...

Also I miss playing with 24xAA and Super Sampling enabled, hehe!

Dave65 · Feb 28, 2011

brandonwh64 said:
I smell trolling with this post. there is no way in hell a 32nm 6 core 12 thread CPU with one of the highest end video cards couldn't play BC2 over 20FPS. hell i got 30-40FPS with my I7 920 and a 9600GT while i waiting on my 5850 to arrive.

Me too..

_JP_ · Feb 28, 2011

Looks stunning. Can't wait for reviews. Does anybody know how many CF fingers this one will have?

Animalpak · Feb 28, 2011

i give it maximum 650 bills

claylomax · Feb 28, 2011

More here: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2011/02/28/amd-radeon-hd-6990-in-our-lab/1

Fourstaff · Feb 28, 2011

wahdangun said:
you forgeting multi monitor crowd, and anyone who use this kind of setup to use only single monitor is stupid.

Well, I am sure BP is not stupid

However, you are right, people doing eyefinity gaming will need to have at least 2 beefy graphics card to power. But Eyefinity is the definition of excess, so your point?

claylomax · Feb 28, 2011

Actually scratch that, there's nothing new on that article.

ToTTenTranz · Feb 28, 2011

New or not, I'm drooling over this Dragon Age II screenshot with eyefinity.
It's almost making me go and buy 3 monitors + another HD5870 to play it like that.

TRIPTEX_CAN · Feb 28, 2011

brandonwh64 said:
I smell trolling with this post. there is no way in hell a 32nm 6 core 12 thread CPU with one of the highest end video cards couldn't play BC2 over 20FPS. hell i got 30-40FPS with my I7 920 and a 9600GT while i waiting on my 5850 to arrive.

I can't use any drivers newer than 10.5 with my 5970 and BC2. ATI fudged up badly somewhere and have refused to admit it. Basically I'm held hostage to 10.5 since I moistly play BC2. When Crysis 2 comes out I'll probably have to switch drivers everytime I want to switch games to get the best of both worlds. He's not trolling.

I hope ATI can iron out the issues with the 6990 so they dont have to ignore customers who payed top dollar for their hardware. :shadedshu

Frick · Feb 28, 2011

ToTTenTranz said:
New or not, I'm drooling over this Dragon Age II screenshot with eyefinity.
It's almost making me go and buy 3 monitors + another HD5870 to play it like that.

I don't know, I'm not a fan of multi monitors in games. The bezels destroys everything for me.

yogurt_21 · Feb 28, 2011

claylomax said:
More here: http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2011/02/28/amd-radeon-hd-6990-in-our-lab/1

The Radeon HD 6990 certainly looks like a powerful piece of kit

lol I mis-read this line.

TheMailMan78 · Feb 28, 2011

Other then Eyefinity I don't see a purpose for this card.

CDdude55 · Mar 1, 2011

More pics:

LAN_deRf_HA · Mar 1, 2011

I see comments still about micro stutter on newer dual cards where others say it's gone, and it just makes me wonder is it still there but only perceivable to some? For instance not everyone noticed the latency increase switching to LCD from CRT, but for me it was painfully obvious.

cdawall · Mar 1, 2011

TheMailMan78 said:
Other then Eyefinity I don't see a purpose for this card.

same reason for the 3870X2, 4870X2 and 5970 oh and the 7950GX2, 9800GX2, and GTS295 just cause you wont pay for the performance doesn't mean other people wont

wahdangun · Mar 1, 2011

Fourstaff said:
Well, I am sure BP is not stupid However, you are right, people doing eyefinity gaming will need to have at least 2 beefy graphics card to power. But Eyefinity is the definition of excess, so your point?

but dual Gpu card have excessive power to power that excessive display

btw how on earth this new photo have 8+8 power connector ? Did amd know gtx 590 performance? And decided its need more power?

segalaw19800 · Mar 1, 2011

The Witcher said:
When will people learn the lesson ?

Most of these "Extreme high-end, 2 GPU graphic cards) are filled with bugs, expensive and power hungry.

a GTX 460, 560 SLI is a better option.

I've been seeing people crying all over the Internet about their new "broken" Dual-GPU cards ever since the 9800 GX2 was released.

My 3 1/2 year old 4870X2 still kick ass :toast:

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cdawall · Mar 1, 2011

The Witcher said:
When will people learn the lesson ?

Most of these "Extreme high-end, 2 GPU graphic cards) are filled with bugs, expensive and power hungry.

a GTX 460, 560 SLI is a better option.

I've been seeing people crying all over the Internet about their new "broken" Dual-GPU cards ever since the 9800 GX2 was released.

my 7950GX2. HD3870X2 (quadfire), HD4850X2 (quadfire) and 4870X2 (quadfire) all worked perfectly fine. both of the 3870X2's are still alive and kicking. how is a 560 SLi is better how? now you have twice as much that can go wrong way to improve over ati and NV

claylomax · Mar 1, 2011

wahdangun said:
but dual Gpu card have excessive power to power that excessive display

btw how on earth this new photo have 8+8 power connector ? Did amd know gtx 590 performance? And decided its need more power?

Ignore previous pictures, it was going to have two 8-pin from the beginning.

TAViX · Mar 1, 2011

I think it breaks the record of the longest card ever produced!!

TheMailMan78 · Mar 1, 2011

cdawall said:
same reason for the 3870X2, 4870X2 and 5970 oh and the 7950GX2, 9800GX2, and GTS295 just cause you wont pay for the performance doesn't mean other people wont

And thats where you are wrong. 99% of games don't take advantage of a 580. Unless you have a Eyefinity this is just a waste of money with extreme prejudice.

When the 3870x2, 4870x2 were released there were games that would bog those down. Not anymore. So have fun with your e-peen because thats all this card is. E-peen. Now if you have some insane Eyefinity rig thats different. This card is worth it.

TAViX · Mar 1, 2011

What if I want to play Crysis, Metro, Stalker, Mass Effect 1+2, or any other new game with at least 8xAA and Super Sampling??

TheMailMan78 · Mar 1, 2011

TAViX said:
What if I want to play Crysis, Metro, Stalker, Mass Effect 1+2, or any other new game with at least 8xAA and Super Sampling??

Unless you are playing at like 10x10 resolution 8xAA Super Sampling is unneeded.

cdawall · Mar 1, 2011

TheMailMan78 said:
And thats where you are wrong. 99% of games don't take advantage of a 580. Unless you have a Eyefinity this is just a waste of money with extreme prejudice.

When the 3870x2, 4870x2 were released there were games that would bog those down. Not anymore. So have fun with your e-peen because thats all this card is. E-peen. Now if you have some insane Eyefinity rig thats different. This card is worth it.

looks barely playable to me

still not a crazy framerate

pr0n Inspector · Mar 1, 2011

That's way over 99% don't you think?

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