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AMD Radeon HD 6970
2 GBGDDR5

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SpecificationAMD Radeon HD 6970
Overview
ManufacturerAMD
FamilyNorthern Islands(HD 6900)
Launch date2010-12-14
Architecture
ArchitectureTeraScale 3
GenerationNorthern Islands(HD 6900)
GPU / chipCayman
FoundryTSMC
Process40 nm
Compute
Compute units24 CUs
Shader processors1536
Memory
VRAM2 GB
Memory typeGDDR5
Memory bus256 bit
Memory bandwidth176.0 GB/s
Clocks
Base clock0.88 GHz
Boost clock0.88 GHz
Memory clock1.38 GHz
PCIe
Bus interfacePCIe 2.0 x16
Display
Display outputs2x DVI, 1x HDMI 1.4a, 2x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
Power
Board power250 W
Suggested PSU600 W
Power connectors1x 6-pin + 1x 8-pin
Physical
Reference dimensions286 mm × 42 mm × —
Slot widthDual-slot