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ATI's dual-GPU Radeon HD 5970 pictured in the wilderness
Engadget —
And now... fighting out of the red corner, weighing in with two Evergreen GPUs, and wearing black trunks and red trim, it's the Radeon HD 5970. ATI's latest challenger for the title of undisputed graphics champion has been snared in the wild, and its photo shoot reveals a suitably oversized beast. Measuring in at 13.5 ...
Leaked Photos of the Radeon HD 5970 Dual-GPU Card Emerge
Maximum PC all RSS Feed —
Last month we posted a link to some early spy shots of the Radeon HD 5850 X2 & 5870 X2, but aside from the pictures, the post was a bit short on details. The card which still hasn’t been officially unveiled by AMD is still somewhat of a mystery, but the gang over at Alienbabeltech.com got a hold of some new photos and information that answers some, but not all of the questions we have about the new design.
Based on the reference card shown in the pictures, it appears as though this monster will require two power connections, one 8-pin and one 6-pin which are located just above the ...
Future AMD's Answer to NVIDIA Fermi
HardMac.com —
On can find on the website AlienBabelTech some photos of the future Radeon HD 5970.
This card features two GPU HD 5870, in other words a source of raw power but also a massive energy drainer (left photo). So far, Apple never supported dual GPU cards on Mac OS X. With Snow Leopard, and Open CL, things might quickly change as one GPU could be used for rendering:display, while the second one could be used for GPGPU tasks.
ATI HD 5900 spotted in the wild
TG Daily - All News —
Rumors that the new HD 5900 series could be just another chip refresh have been knocked on the head according to Alien Babel . The site had been asking around and found out that ATI has decided to drop the “X2” nomenclature and its upcoming dual GPU-on-a-PCB cards. The card that was supposed to be HD 5870X2 will now likely be called the HD 5970 and the HD 5850X2 will probably be called the HD 5950. These cards will be much like their older brothers, the HD 4870-X2 and the HD 3870-X2, featuring two GPUs on a single PCB and employing onboard crossfire support. The site's ...


