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Dual-GPU AMD Radeon HD 8990 specifications leak online

Discussion in 'TechSpot News and Comments' started by Shawn Knight, Dec 5, 2012.

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  1. PC nerd TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 263   +23

  2. Jack Thompson Newcomer, in training

    @BlueFalcon... I can see that you have no clue what you are talking about.
    You can not compare two separate cards and expect the single dual GPU to use the same amount of resources as two 8970s...

    1) Having both GPUs located on same board (Underclocked) decreases the amount of power needed to power them up, so 375W is not that unbelievable.

    2) Same about memory bandwidth. The pipeline design can be tweaked and significantly altered to accommodate additional bandwidth for the dual GPUs.

    3, 4 & 5... dude... seriously read up on design... you are pulling conclusions out of your arse.
  3. LukeDJ TechSpot Booster Posts: 293   +53

  4. DKRON TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 456

    haha exactly! Read it first
  5. I know this is a very old post but the HD 7990 and HD 7970x2 both exist still,the HD 7990 is made by POWERCOLOR and the HD 7970x2 is made by HIS! Both are on Newegg.com!
  6. dividebyzero trainee n00b Posts: 4,101   +201

    The fact the cards exist wasn't really in dispute, just that they aren't official SKU's of AMD.
    And in the interest of completeness, Club3D and VTX3D also have 7990's. Both based on PC's TUL design
     
  7. SedoSan Newcomer, in training

    FINALLY something to replace my aging dual HD 6990 with. YES!