PowerColor HD6970 Devil 13 Review
Test Setup, Overclocking and Temps
Published: 16th December 2011 | Source: PowerColor | Price: £349.99 |
Test Setup
PowerColor HD6970 Devil 13
Catalyst 11.11
Intel Core-i7 950 @ 4GHz
Gigabyte G1 Assassin
Corsair AX1200W
6GB Mushkin Redline
Noctua NH-D14
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Overclocking
With the BIOS switched to the overclock the card ramps up from the default 880MHz to a fabulous 960MHz. However with a little gentle prodding we were able to get the Devil 13 up to 1000MHz, a mighty fine overclock for the HD6970.
Temperatures
Now although we only have nVidia cards to compare to in this graph it's worth pointing out that normally the HD6970 is a toasty chip. The custom cooler on the Devil 13 certainly keeps the card well reined in, not even cracking 70°C when overclocked and under heavy loading. Very impressive.
Most Recent Comments
Hi guys, Tom,
It would be nice if you could put the Skyrim benchmarks in next reviews as it is a game of the year 2011 for many players, & me 2.
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It would be nice if you could put the Skyrim benchmarks in next reviews as it is a game of the year 2011 for many players, & me 2.
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QuoteReally good looking card, but as you said yourself it has come out so close to the release of the 7000 series cards that its unlikely a lot of people would purchase it.Quote
I wonder what the thinking was behind the tool set?Quote
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hopefully they can range the success of this model with the 6k series and move it over to the 7k series.Quote