GIGABYTE AMD Radeon HD 6970

GIGABYTE AMD Radeon HD 6970 2 GB 256 bit GDDR5

1. Powered by AMD Radeon HD 6970 GPU
2. PCI Express 2.1 Support
3. Microsoft DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.1 * Support
4. Integrated with 2 GB GDDR5 memory and 256-bit memory interface
5. Supports CrossFireX ™ and Avivo ™ HD
6. Dual-link DVI-I / DVI-D / D-sub (by adapter) / HDMI DisplayPort / Mini
   * NOTE: OpenGL 4.1: Drivers scheduled for 2011

40 nm Technology
Faster clocks, double the transistor density of the last 40 nm technology. 40nm technology helped make HD 6970 series products the most advanced GPUs ever highest ever speed clocks, incredible feature integration, full performance and precision all the time, and the ability to take advantage of future high-speed memories.

Catalyst ™ Control Center
Brand new ATI Catalyst Control Center goes far beyond traditional driver configuration software is a feature rich and stable 3D acceleration control application that puts you in total control of his unit ATI visual processing (GPU). Catalyst Control Center offers exceptional graphics performance and visual quality for maximum performance, stability and innovation. Safe GPU overclocking, custom profiles, and assignable hotkeys are just a few of the many new features. You can also enjoy frequent updates, reliable customer service and a program of interactive user feedback, all backed by ATI's technical confidence, the ability of industry leader, and a commitment to creating your ultimate visual experience.

Shader Model 5.0
Shader Model 5.0 adds support for indexed temporaries which can be very useful for certain tasks direct temporary access is preferable is most cases. One reason is that indexed temporaries are hard to optimize. The shader optimizer may not be able to identify optimizations across indexed accesses that could otherwise have been detected. Furthermore, indexed temporaries tend to increase register pressure a lot. An ordinary shader that contains for example, a few dozen variables will seldom consume a dozen time in the final, but is likely to be optimized to a handful depending on what the shader does. This is because the shader optimizer can easily track all variables and reuse registers. This is typically not possible for indexed temporaries, thus the register pressure of the shader may increase dramatically. This could be detrimental to performance as it reduces the hardware's ability to hide latencies.

Microsoft ® DirectX ® 11 and OpenGL ® 4.1 Optimizations
The power of DirectX ® 11 with awesome performance, stunning visual effects and more dynamic interactivity than ever, the best performance and application compatibility for all DirectX ® 11 applications. Microsoft ® DirectX ® 11 games with stunning 3D graphics and shading effects. Ensure top-notch compatibility and performance for all OpenGL 4.1 applications.

CrossFireX ™ and PCI-E 2.1
Upgrade to even greater 3D performance quickly and easily thanks to plug-and-play ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU. PCI Express ® 2.1-Now you are ready for the most demanding graphics applications thanks to PCI Express ® 2.1 support, which allows up to twice the throughput of current PCI Express ® cards. Doubles the bus standard's bandwidth from 2.5 Gbit / s (PCIe 1.1) to 5 Gbit / sec.

HDCP Support and Ready to HDMI
High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) is a form of copy protection technology designed to prevent transmission of non-encrypted high definition content as it travels across DVI or HDMI digital connections. High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) is a new interface standard for consumer electronics devices that combines HDCP-protected digital video and audio in a single consumer connector.